About Our Church:
We are a church family of about 200 Christian believers. We meet together for Sunday worship and a range of midweek activities in a modern building on the inner link road, on the northern side of central Norwich. We aim to be welcoming and contemporary, with an emphasis on thinking through how God's word, the Bible, applies to our everyday 21st century lives. We aim for our worship to be both joyful and reverent.
The young church joins with the whole church on Sunday mornings for part of the service, before going to their separate groups. There is also a Sunday morning creche.
Technically, we are described as an Independent Evangelical Church and we are affliated with the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) which exists to encourage and advise like-minded churches. The FIEC Statement of Faith which we hold to can be found here.
We base our church life and teaching on the Bible itself, believing that the Bible is God's Word. We teach Christian conversion by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, believer's baptism and responsible Christian living. Our full vision statement can be found here.
In addition to Sunday worship and teaching services, we have a midweek meeting for prayer, a monthly Saturday prayer breakfast, and home-based fellowship groups.
Regular activities include:
- groups for young people of all ages, including an annual holiday club
- groups for seniors, women, parents
- recreational activities, such as the art group, rambling, bird-watching
- an instrumental group for Sunday services, open to all ages, all abilities and all instruments
- support for overseas Christian work
- hospitality for students, including international students
Please check out the Activities pages for more information.
All of us are at different stages in the Christian pilgrimage. Whether you are just a beginner or well on in the journey, you are truly welcome at Surrey Chapel. We will be pleased to welcome you on a Sunday.