(Corby Church)
The church exists to glorify God, to take the good news of Jesus Christ to others and to grow together in faith and love towards fulfilment in Jesus Christ.
Our Sunday morning service starts at 10am and will last for an hour, our doors are open to everyone. Please feel free to come and worship with us. For families with younger children there is a creche and/or sunday school facilities available. After the service tea and coffee is available from the church hall.
The Service
St.Ninians church warmly welcomes all to come and join in worship each Sunday morning. In the vestibule duty elders and board members will be giving out hymn books, praise books and intimation sheets. The intimation sheet will detail the order of service, scripture readings and any forthcoming events.
The service will begin with the congregation standing as the bible is brought into the church. Once seated the congregration will be greeted and any intimations will be read out. The children will attend the service for the first 15 minutes, then following the children's address they will leave with the Sunday School leaders to attend Sunday School where they will stay for the remainder of the service. All children attending the service will be welcome to attend Sunday School. For those families with toddlers or babies creche facilites will also be available.
The service comprises of singing songs of praise, scripture readings, prayers and a sermon. In addition to this the music group will normally perform for the congregation singing songs of praise. Towards the end of the service an offering is collected, these offerings will go towards the general upkeep of the church and God's work in the wider community. At the end of the service the minister will make his way to the entrance to the church to thank you for attending the service.
Tea and coffee will be served in the main hall after the service where all visitors will be made very welcome. During this time the minister will be available so that any opinions regarding the service can be expressed and debated.
The Building
The church was built in the late 1960's, to cater for the growing population moving from Scotland to Corby at that time. It is situated within the Beanfield estate in Corby, close to the town centre. Our sister church St. Andrews is at the other end of the town.
The church is a modern building bursting with life and contains two spacious halls which are used for a variety of activities. Other facilities include a vestry, session room, fully equipped kitchen and disabled amenities. The session room is mainly used for session meetings and other meetings related to church business. The vestry is used by the minster on tuesday nights for an open session to meet anyone who wishes to discuss e.g. weddings, funerals or any other business.
The large hall is used throughout the week for a number of events and activites. This is the main hall used for the Christmas Bazzar, Summer Fete and Quiz night The smaller of the two halls is used for Sunday School, Guild meetings and Board meetings. It is also used as a cafe during the summer fete and the Christmas bazaar. The kitchen has adequate facilities to provide meals for 100 people. The church has a car park situated to the rear of the building easily accessed by the gate to the right of the church.
©Corby: St. Ninian's Church of Scotland