- Church of the Holy Spirit, Crawcrook
- St John’s Church, Greenside
- Church Office, Main Street, Crawcrook
- Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- NE40 4NB
0191 4137279 Church Office
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Greenside Parish
The Parish of Greenside is situated about eight miles south west of Newcastle-on-Tyne in the north east of England. Within the Parish there are two Church buildings: St John's at Greenside - a more traditional building and The Church of the Holy Spirit at Crawcrook - a more contemporary one. The distance between the Church buildings is about one mile. We are part of the Diocese of Durham.
We have joined the two congregations together and meet at each Church building on alternate weeks.
We are a Church trying to be faithful to the Good News of the Holy Scriptures. We believe in the authority of the Bible as the true revelation of God. We believe that the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are for today and seek God's wisdom in using them for the glory of His name.
We believe that we are here to reach out to the community with the Good News of Jesus Christ, and that means going out to the community and not expecting them to come to us.
We believe that prayer as in 2Chronicles 7:14 is a priority for the Church. We hold regular prayer meetings.
We believe in tithing as a biblical principle and encourage our members to be faithful to the scriptures.
We believe that the Church is for people of all ages and backgrounds with a special emphasis on an all-member -ministry.
We have a mixture of both contemporary and traditional music in our services (we try and choose the best from each genre). We have a variety of talented musicians who lead us in praise to our wonderful God.
We have a growing children's Sunday Club and Youth Group. We believe that in the sight of God children and young people are as important as adults and should be provided for equally.
We are a Church which cannot please everyone and find it more important to be loyal to God and the leading of the Holy Spirit, rather than having to provide a variety of styles of worship to suit every individual need.
We believe that love undergirds our ministry and without love our ministry would be a waste of time. Loving people into the Kingdom is often a term used.
We believe in caring for those in need. Connect 2 is the pastoral care group who attend to the pastoral care of the Parish.