Welcome to St. Martin's Church Website
St Martin's is well known for its warm and friendly welcome and lively worship. Our doors are open to all through our various activities throughout the week. If you are new to St. Martin’s and are considering joining us for worship we hope you will find a place where you are warmly welcomed and feel at home. In our services we aim to present the timeless truths of the Bible in a relevant and imaginative way.
St. Martin's is commited to
- Worshipping God in Spirit and Truth
- Helping one another to grow into maturity in Christ
- Reaching out with the love of God
- Proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ
We look forward to seeing you
Kevin Garrett (vicar)
Who was St. Martin?
Circa (316/317 - 397) St. Martin was the bishop of Tours whose shrine bacame a famous stopping point for pilgrims.
He was to bacome one of the most familiar and recognizable of Saints. He is a patron saint of France and of soldiers. There are many legends surrounding his name.
The Legend of the Cloak
While Martin was still a soldier at Amiens he experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life. He was at the gates of the city of with his soldiers when he met a scantily dressed beggar. He impulsively cut his own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar. That night he dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak Martin had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized; he has clad me."
Our Vision is
To be a fellowship that -
- Worships God in Spirit and truth
- Help one another to grow into maturity in Christ
- Reaches out with the love of God
Our Mission is:
- To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ
The Church is the Family of God
1 John 3 Verse 1
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God”.
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