Cafe Church

One of the outcomes of the walking church is perhaps the confidence to stop talking about an emerging form of church and actually join one. The cafe church in Bowness began 5 weeks ago, meeting in Costas on a Sunday afternoon. We have been going as a family, and are excited about how this new form of church in South Lakes will emerge. We have been discussing how it will develop and move forward. Our children are enjoying going to church - and watching the dvds. Our older son was amazed that we would be able to watch films like Finding Nemo - he couldn't see how God could be seen in the film - that is, until we explored together the issues that the film raises.

My vision is now that the walking church will become a part of the cafe church - that different interest groups will form within the cafe church and we will all come together on the Sunday afternoon. Already one lady is very involved in a music group. Other groups might include football and film. I have moved from being very disillusioned about church to excited about the future.

I am longing to go out walking again - I have been away, and visitors came for a week. When work quietens down in a couple of weeks we will be out again.