Friendly family church Gateshead
A genuine, authentic church where EVERYONE is welcome and real friendships happen. YouTubeContact UsIn person services
Join us at 1130 am in person or online via YouTube and afterwards for coffee & chat.
St Ninians Church
Ivy Lane,
Low Fell, Gateshead
NE9 6QD
Chowdene@StNInians
We are currently meeting in person weekly at St Ninians.
There is great parking and easy access. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.
We anticipate this arrangement will last until renovation work is complete on Chowdene Chapel.
New to church – why not join us on this new chapter of our journey – a warm welcome awaits.
About Us
Chowdene is a genuinely friendly family church in Gateshead where everyone is welcome.
Our name comes from the chapel where we started in Low Fell. After more than ten years in a borrowed venue our family & chapel are about to embark on an exciting journey of transformation into a beautiful community hub,
Sundays
The church family meets every Sunday at 11am.
Our meetings are usually just an hour or so and are a real family celebration with something for everyone.
Mixing modern and traditional worship songs and encouraging teaching there is something for everyone.
Midweek
During the week, we meet in small groups in various locations and we also have a number of community based initiatives for all
Starting with a toddler group for our youngest, right through to lunch clubs and walking groups for our older family members and everything in between check the information below to find out more.
Podcast
Every week we enjoy talks from a wide range of speakers from within and outside of our church family.
Teaching messages seek to encourage and inform and our podcast is listened to across the globe.
Whats happening –
Prayer
If you are in need of prayer, get in touch with us at prayer@chowdene.co.uk or go to the prayer page to fill out a form and our prayer team will discretely and confidentially follow up on your request.
Our prayer vision is “For God to establish our church as a house of prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:6)”
We believe that through prayer, we serve one another, and we bring the power and importance of prayer into all the areas of the church ministries and we believe in the healing power of prayer; as the bible says;
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7)
On the first Sunday of every month at 10am we join as a smaller group of the church community to join in corporate prayer. We also spend time praying for one another and celebrating answered prayer during our main morning gathering. We meet in house groups and other smaller groups to ensure that we are a praying church right throughout the week
Creche
Parents with young children are invited to come and go as they feel the need, either leaving their child to be looked after by the creche helpers or staying with them.
Toddlers (Midweek)
On the last Thursday of each month, there is an optional extra Bible story session at 10.45
Strongpoint Kids
Strongpoint Kids
For children aged 3 – 9. Children stay in for the first 20 minutes of the service and then go out to do fun, age-related activities.
Small Groups / House Groups
It’s great to gather around food to talk about what was discussed in a message, have fun, just hang out in a social setting. Various locations, mail housegroups@chowdene.co.uk to find out more.
Holiday Club
This year the dates are 3-7 August 10.00 – 12.00 each morning, with an all-age service to celebrate the week on Sunday 9th August at Emmanuel College.
Our theme this year is WonderZone, and we will be making some amazing scientific discoveries, and finding out more about who God is each day.
Teens
- Xstream Team
Our exciting pre-teens group, meets on Sunday morning from 11 .15 to 12.15 .
Using fun games and activities we explore the Bible together as we seek to engage with and empower our your people. As a group we are learning who God is, what He does and how we can get involved.
Our aim is to inspire pre-teens to meet God through the Bible, so if you are in school years 5 to 7 come along and find out more.
Youth Group
Book Club
We meet in informal groups to discuss what we have read during the last week of each month.
Chowdene Choir
Ironmen
In the local community
When a crisis strikes a family with children, its effects can be devastating. Many of us would turn to relatives and friends for support but some families can be really isolated with nobody there to help them. Safe Families is a Christian charity offering early intervention volunteer support to vulnerable children and families with the aims of preventing child neglect and abuse, stabilising the family and reducing the flow of children into the care system.
We have more than 20 volunteers working with the charity and have supported more than 100 children.
Globally
About Strongpoint CIO
Chowdene Community Church, Gateshead (Charity No. 239787) began in the early 1960’s. The Trust Deed, established in 1964, governing its activities wasnt really fit for purpose 50 odd years on so the old Chowdene charity is being wound up. All assets and liabilities have been transfered to Strongpoint (11914030 , a new CIO with a new Board of Trustees, which is better placed to serve the community in broader ways into the future. Meanwhile Chowdene Church continues to be the name of the church family that meets Sundays and across the week.
Believe. Receive. Be Restored .
(Romans 3 v 23-24) Visit us and find out more.
Our vision and values
go and make disciples…
Our vision here at Chowdene Church in Gateshead is based on Jesus’ commandment in Matthew 28 to “Go and Make Disciples”
We believe that the Local Church is God’s plan for the world and we meet each Sunday in Community to worship, equip and encourage one another and then go out and change the world around us,
In support of our Vision, we live out a set of dynamic values woven into our church culture and applied to all we seek to achieve. Read more below.
