As a church we remind ourselves that “Jesus came not to be served but to serve”. Whether it is putting out chairs on a Sunday morning or leading in one of our weekly programmes, we encourage people to follow the way of Jesus and get involved in serving.

The theme of justice comes up time and time again in the Bible, often alongside the idea that God has a deep concern for those who are poor and marginalised. We have found that this is a particularly important word for us as we serve in the East End of Glasgow.

Sitting round a table and sharing a meal with others was something that Jesus did so often, whether with his disciples, or with people that the rest of society thought were “sinners”. For this reason, you’ll find that welcome and hospitality are key features of all that we do as a church.

We recognise that many in our community are struggling and vulnerable. However we constantly remind ourselves that we have a God who is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love, and so we seek to show the same compassion to those around us as God would.

We want to be a church who are real about the struggles and troubles we face. God desires that we “share one another’s burdens” (Gal 6: 2, NLT) and so we encourage all of our people to be open and honest about the sin and brokenness that we experience in this life, both with each other and also with God.