What we’re about
As part of the Woodlands Church Family, we want to see Bristol transformed by the love and power of God.
We meet every Sunday morning at 9.30am and 11am in our building in Sea Mills, with a live-streamed service available on our website at 9.30am.
We run various midweek activities in our local community and, along with other churches in the area through Sea Mills Community Initiatives, we help run Café on the Square, a Community Garden and the Methodist Hall in Sea Mills for the benefit of the community.
At heart we're a community of people dedicated to following Jesus, with a faith that engages with modern life. There's a great feeling of family in our church and we're open to anyone and everyone, regardless of where you are on your own faith journey.
Our vision is broken down into four aspects:
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To help people become committed Christians and part of the life and worship of the church.
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To release every member into ministry and mission in the power of the Holy Spirit, with opportunities to discover, develop and fruitfully use each one’s gifts.
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To disciple each member in an atmosphere of love, prayer and Bible teaching to follow and become like Jesus.
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We want to build together in unity with other churches to reach the whole city and region with the gospel, to be a salt and light in the region and to bless the nations of the world, especially the poorest and the persecuted and to care for the planet.
Highgrove Church was started in 1983 and after rapid growth the church planted a further congregation in Henleaze and Westbury (The Community Church) in 1993. Two years later a third congregation, Woodlands Central, was started in Clifton and more recently Woodlands Metro, Branch Church and Woodlands Southside. These congregations are part of one church: the Woodlands Church Family. What began with just a handful of people in 1983 has mushroomed incredibly. Yet our vision has stayed the same all the way through.
We’re an Eco-Church
Highgrove has a Silver Eco Church Award. This is an award scheme that encourages churches to care for creation as an integral part of loving their neighbours and following God faithfully.
