^{Dear Church Family}

^{I glimpsed the spiritual battle the other day when taking a funeral. Mercifully, the Lord provided a committed Christian, someone I’d never met, who prayed as I took the service. An extraordinary encouragement in a moment of need. The following day, I was reminded of Paul’s words in Ephesians 6. They are well worth quoting - and reading - in full!}

^{10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.}

^{Notice a couple of things. First is the intentionality with which we use this armour. ‘Put on…’, ‘...buckled…’, ‘…in place…’, fitted…’, ‘…take up…’, ’Take…’ This armour requires us proactively to use it. Secondly, the best of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God are there to prevent the devil getting a foothold. The truth, our righteousness, the gospel of peace (with God and one another), our faith and salvation are all ours in Jesus and when applied intentionally to every temptation, fear, doubt and weakness will preserve us. Moreover, we are encouraged to wield the truth of God’s word to confront all attack as we stand firm in Jesus.} 

^{We are weak but we pray and stand trusting in God as fearlessly we make known the mystery of the gospel. We can only do this - I can only do this - as others pray as that precious sister in Christ did at that funeral. Knowing I did not stand alone I preached Christ and Him crucified for our forgiveness. Pray on dear friends!} 

^{Standing firm in His strength
Jonathan}

Our services are now live-streamed via our online radio station Shepton LifeStream and are available to listen live on Sunday mornings and at regular times throughout the week here

The audio recordings of the reading and sermon from these services are also available to hear again. Click on the play button in the players below.

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Peter Street Rooms are available for hire

Peter Street Rooms are the rooms normally used for Church activities but they are also available for hire. We have two large meeting rooms (one with ground floor and ramped access, the other on the first floor) and a smaller meeting room on the second floor. There is a kitchen, male, female and accessible toilets and a small courtyard.

If you would like to find out more details with a view to hiring the rooms, please contact our administrator, Helen Bennett on 01749 342163 or 01749 346320

Who we are

We are gathering again post covid. Learning from Jesus, that we may live for Jesus and love like Him. We believe that is what Jesus calls us to do. 

When and where

Our weekly service in Shepton Mallet is on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am in the Parish Church. To locate us precisely go here. Our village church services times are here

What to expect

We are a diverse Church family of all ages and backgrounds and who appreciate differing kinds of services. Being together is more important than having exactly what any one of us wants but we do strive to provide a breadth of styles to our services for all to engage in and enjoy. 

How long is our service?

The Sunday service in Shepton Mallet lasts for about 75 minutes. 

Service patterns

Currently we have Holy Communion twice each month on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. On the 4th Sunday, our children and young people return from their groups so that we are all present either to receive the bread and wine or to receive prayer. 

Prayer ministry

Prayer is offered each week during and after the service

What to wear!

Most members of our congregation are generally casual but some a little smarter and some less so. To be honest, we don’t mind how you dress or what you look like - we’d just love for you to come and meet us! 

Benefice Clergy, Readers and Staff

Shepton Mallet Standing Committee

Shepton Mallet PCC Members