Aspiring to be an Inclusive Christian Community

Sometimes, when people say 'All are welcome', they mean 'all are welcome, as long as people can fit in to the established rules' - but Norwood Church and 'Creating Space for God' aspire to be a truly inclusive community.  It is not that we do not care about your race, gender, sexual oriantation, disability; on the contrary, we care deeply about the diversity of human beings and wish to celebrate God's gift in all humanity.  That includes gender (both sex and gender identity), racial/ethnic origin, national identity, disability/impairment, sexual orientation, age and class.  Even as a Christian community we are open to dialogue with people of all faiths and none.

We don't always get this right - after all we are human and make mistakes - but we try to be open to ALL, and open to God.

Coming up in 2012/13

An unusually busy schedule for the editor has kept the blog quiet this spring and summer - but look out for lots of news coming soon.

Creating Space for God is able to confirm that we will be back for a fourth year, starting September 2012, continuing until June 2013.  We currently plan to hold our programme of creative events on the First Friday of each month, and more details will follow soon.

In the meantime, Norwood Church will host a regular series of coffee mornings (complete with cake!) on the LAST Friday of each month, from July to October - and many of the Creating Space Team will be around to chat to, if you would like to know more about the programme.