Because we believe the word 'church' describes the people, and not the place or a particular time of meeting for a service, then it's kind of hard to say when we meet, because we meet at all sorts of times.
Our main gathering is currently on a Sunday at 4pm - we spend time chatting, drinking coffee & tea, looking at the Bible, sharing, playing with the kids, praying, learning, ... really just being together...but with a purpose...to learn about God...to worship him, and to encourage one another towards that end...wherever each of us might be on that journey.
But we try and express what it means to be church together in different ways too. We'll meet for a coffee and a chat; we'll go to the pub; go to the park; meet and play a game; go for a walk; share a meal; have a BBQ; meet and read the Bible together and pray...the list is endless! If church is a community, which it is, then really 'church' comprises whatever and however the life of that community is expressed. We don't want to limit ourselves by saying that 'Neighbourhood Church meets at 4pm on a Sunday' - yes, that's one expression of our community...of our church....but just one.
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