FIND A CHURCH,
FIND A FAMILY
Chrisitan Union is a great community within University, however we beleive it is important to be investing in a church and a wider community. Norwich has so many churches and CU members go to so many different ones!
We believe that being a Christian is not merely about having a set of beliefs, but having a relationship with a real, present God. Like any relationship, that involves getting to know Him more in your personal life.
As a Christian Union, we exist to make Jesus known, but believe that the local church is the best place to deepen and grow this relationship with God and learn how to live like Jesus. A church is a place to find a community of other believers to worship, learn, and serve with and we would love to help you find a church community at university.
Below you will find information about a diverse range of churches across Norwich, with contacts and details of ways you could be involved. Do not hesitate to contact the Christian Union if you have any questions, or would like to attend a church service with someone from the CU.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: At the beginning of the year, we have a church search which is a great place to go and chat to lots of different churches in Norwich!
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*** Important notice to check out the churches websites and socials for the most up to date information on what's on!
STN (St Thomas, Norwich)
HTB network, Anglican
Services:
10am service
6pm service
Location: STN, Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3RG
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Student Opportunities: Here at STN, we have opportunities to gather as students and young adults at our 6pm service. This is a time to learn more about God specific to the student and young adult group. It will be in informal time to worship and pray for one another. Before the 6pm we will be having free food to spend more time in community, so come along!
Thursday evenings will be student night! This is where we will eat together, worship, read the bible, chat and just send time together! Our hope is that through this you will be discipled and championed as students in your university and church. We would LOVE to do student life with you and encourage you in your walk of faith. Events this year include a pub quiz, a student weekend away, Christmas party, men's day, and time for leadership training and mentoring.
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Further Opportunities: Further Opportunities: Students are welcome to serve on our teams across church such as worship, tech, children's and youth groups and many more. STN run Alpha courses regularly - students are welcome to attend and help with the course as we reach out. There are also opportunities to get involved with Love Your Neighbour and our church coffee shop, the Mitre where you can be trained as a barista. If you like Sports, our charity Sports Factory deliver lessons and lunch clubs in local primary schools where there are opportunities for part-time jobs.
Proclaimers
Services: Sunday 10:00AM
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Location: The Space, Roundtree Way, NR7 8SQ.
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Free transport at 9:30am and 4:30pm every week! Head to the congregation hall where our hosts will be looking out for you! For city or NUA pickup contact us via email or DM us.
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Free transport from the UEA and the city centre every week. City centre pick up is at 9:00AM from the bus stop opposite the Theatre Royal (Theatre St, Norwich, NR2 1RL). UEA pick up is at 9.15AM from outside Congregation Hall on University Drive.
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Student Opportunities:
At Proclaimers we are passionate about helping students fidn their home from home. We would love to welcome you into our community of young adults aged 18-30 called ONE. Our hope is that you can find your people in church, people that become friends and your family. We are so excited to help you follow Jesus, discover your purpose and make a difference. We would love to meet you at our student welcome parties that we will be running after each service in the first few weeks of term. We also have mid-week groups where students and young adults can enjoy sharing a meal together and doing a bible study.
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Further Opportunities: We would love to help you connect into groups and find a team to serve in. There are opportunities for students to serve across all areas of church. We have regular courses and events aimed at empowering people in specific areas.
Holy Trinity Norwich
Church of England
Services
10am with creche and primary school age children’s groups
6.30pm with groups for secondary school age youth, students, and 20s & 30s after the service
Location:
110a Trinity St, Norwich, NR2 2BJ
Student Opportunities: Students are welcome at both of our services. We have a thriving student group that meets weekly after our 6.30pm service, where we eat a meal together, study the Bible, and pray together. We enjoy getting alongside and supporting our students and offer each of our students the opportunity to meet 1:1 to read the Bible with one of the student team. We love to create opportunities for students to meet and enjoy Sunday lunches with the wider church family.
Further Opportunities: We are keen to see our students grow spiritually and relationally while they are part of our church. Students can serve at Holy Trinity through music, technology, children’s/youth ministry, refreshments, welcoming and more. Spiritually, we run a Christianity Explored course, where you can explore the Christian faith, which is open to all.
Gateway Vineyard
Services: Sunday @ 10AM for coffee and pastries, 10.30AM for the service (Newmarket Rd) & fortnightly @ 7PM (Cadge Road).
Location: Norwich High School for Girls, 95 Newmarket Road, Norwich, NR2 2HU
Student Opportunities: Student Welcome Lunches on 2nd October, 30th October & 13th November, as well as food before our evening services on 25th September & 9th October. Student and Young Adult Lifegroups are on Wednesday nights and we have many socials throughout the term. We also have a big summer party at the end of the year.
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Further Opportunities: Students are welcome to be involved in all areas of the church life, including Children's Groups, Worship, Welcome Teams, Hospitality Teams, Compassion and Community Projects. Students are welcome to our different Life Groups and to join our leadership development courses. A group of students and 20's/30's also go each year to the National Vineyard Event 'Cause to Live For'.
King's Community Church - City Centre
Newfrontiers Relational Mission
www.kingsnorwich.com
Services: 10AM Sunday
Location: The King's Centre, King Sreet, Norwich, NR1 1PH
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King's City is a welcoming place for everyone. We are less than a 10 minute walk from the UEA campus so are perfect for students. Opportunities to connect:
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Life groups: These groups help us follow Jesus in the context of community
Lunches: We have monthly lunches which are great opportunity to get to know people and enjoy food together
Serving: Being on a team is a good place to get to know people; Be it on the PA team, serving coffee or getting involved with the kids work.
Authentic: This is our 18-30 ministry which runs to encourage each other to follow Jesus everyday
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Find out more by emailing Chris Hedges: authentic@kingsnorwich.com
King's Community Church - City West
Newfrontiers Relational Mission
Services: 10.30am Sunday
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Location: West Earlham Junior School, Scarnell Rd, Norwich, NR5 8HT
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King's City West is a welcoming place for everyone. We are less than a 10 minute walk from the UEA campus so are perfect for students. Opportunities to connect:
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Life groups: These groups help us follow Jesus in the context of community
Lunches: We have monthly lunches which are great opportunity to get to know people and enjoy food together
Serving: Being on a team is a good place to get to know people; Be it on the PA team, serving coffee or getting involved with the kids work.
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Find out more by emailing Liz Porter liz@kingsnorwich.com
Servant's Church
Services: Sunday 10:30 AM
Location: City Academy Norwich, 229 Bluebell Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7LP
Student Opportunities: We love to invest in and develop real relationships with students through our student lunches hosted by members of the congregation as well as regular events like film & discussion nights. Also, we have an Adopt-A-Student program, which links students with a family within the Church who invite them over for regular meals & encouragement.
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Further Opportunities: We would love to see students not just attend, but to get involved with serving within the church! There are plenty of opportunities to serve, including Music ministry, Children’s ministry, and Ushers team to name a few. There are also house groups which meet on different evenings of the week all over Norwich where students can share and learn about Jesus with people from diverse backgrounds. For those looking for gap-year opportunities we have a free, year-long intern program which includes practical ministry experience, an introduction to theological training, and a taste of the joys and struggles of real ministry.
City Gates Church
Indepedent Evangelical
https://www.citygatesnorwich.org/
Services: We meet at 9:30am and 11:15am every Sunday, with an evening service at 6pm and our Student Bible Study at 7:30pm. We offer lifts every Sunday at 10:45am from the Medical Centre on campus, so just let us know by joining our WhatsApp group!
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Location: 2-6 Botolph Street, Norwich, NR3 1DU
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Student Opportunities:
Student Connect - this happens every Thursday at 7:30pm, where we meet for a short talk and then split into groups to study the Bible together. Whoever you are and wherever you're at, they're a space where you can ask questions so that you might grow in your faith.
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One-to-ones - life as a Christian is best done together, and so many of our students find it helpful to meet up with someone a bit older for support, mentoring or encouragement. It might look like meeting up informally in a cafe or pub to study the Bible or read a book together, or just chat and pray - whatever you'd find useful in helping you grow spiritually.
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Socials - We love spending time together - usually with food involved! On the first Sunday of every month a group usually goes out for lunch after church, then there's socials, meals and days out during the year - including our annual beach trip to see the seals! To know what's happening, join our WhatsApp group!
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Further Opportunities: We want to create opportunities for you to find, practice and develop your gifts and abilities, looking to apply the gospel to all areas of your life. We love to see students get involved in different areas of church life - kids work, music, welcome and more!
Norwich Central Baptist Church
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Services: Sunday morning - 10:15am
Sunday evening Portuguese speaking service - 5pm.
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Location: NCBC, Duke Street, NR3 3AP.
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Our vision is to know Jesus and make Jesus known throughout Norwich. Everyone is welcome at Norwich Central Baptist Church. We are excited and challenged by our faith and the journey that we are on together.
Below are just a few of the things that, as a church family, we focus on:
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Bible-based and prayer focused
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Spirit-led worship
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Sharing life together
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Serving the community and our church family
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Sharing our faith with everyone we come into contact with, with words and actions.
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Community focused
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Being kingdom inspired
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Student Opportunities:
We want to support you as you navigate through this next chapter in your life and would love to be a part of your new adventure! We encourage our church family to get involved in church life – this could be in the welcome team, helping with NCBC Kids & Youth or assisting in the Worship or Tech Teams. We are looking to run a monthly lunch after Sunday service for the church family to share life together - a chance to enjoy plenty of food and meet new people.
Further Opportunities:
Get involved in church life by joining one of our Teams as well as a Contact Group – our Contact Groups meet weekly and provide a network of likeminded Christians who encourage, support, inspire and grow together. We have a monthly prayer evening, Encounter, where we prayer as a church family over all matters locally and internationally. As well as starting up some new community based activities - such as Café Tots (Mother & Toddler Group) and Café @ The Hub in Mousehold
Crossroads (St Anne's)
Here at Crossroads, we are passionate about seeing students equipped to live wholeheartedly for Jesus while at uni and beyond! We are located close to campus on the corner of The Avenues and Colman Road.
A BIT MORE...
We meet every Sunday at 6pm for worship, teaching and ministry. This service is informal and contemporary. There is also a traditional communion service at 10am. During the Autumn term, we will be holding welcome meals for students before our evening gathering, and would love to meet you and help you connect.
The best way to get properly stuck in is to join one of our Life Groups. They meet weekly on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. Our groups are a great place to be known and find community. Small groups are all about relationship; with other people and with Jesus.
WHAT DO WE DO FOR STUDENTS?
We know that being a student is unique in many ways and we want to help, support and encourage you however we can.
There’s lots of opportunities to get stuck in, from Sundays to just serving our friends, neighbours, and the city in whatever ways we can. We’d love to invite you to get involved!
Find us on Facebook and Instagram to find out more: @xrd.church
WHEN & WHERE
St Anne’s Church
Colman Road
Norwich
NR4 7HD
Sundays 10am (traditional) & 6pm (contemporary)
SUNDAYS: 9:00am, 11am & 5pm (free minibus transport is provided from UEA and the City Centre for the 5pm service)
Student opportunities: We gather Young Adults (YA’s) aged 18-25 every other Wednesday night for a time where students and young adults can come together to build community, worship God, eat food and have a lot of fun with others from a similar stage of life as you. Find out more by following us on instagram @soulyauk or visiting www.soulchurch.com
Other opportunities: We have 3 services on a Sunday as listed above. There are loads of opportunities to get involved with Soul Church including getting connected into a small group, joining a team or just coming along and being a part of the church family. Whatever it is you are looking for, we are hopeful you will find yourself part of a healthy church community here in Norwich.