Privacy Policy

At Beacon Community Church we collect different types of information about our users for the following main reasons:

To provide a useful resource in the form of an online directory of users.
To provide an interactive website where email is used to communicate with the users.
To provide a security mechanism whereby we can restrict content to certain groups of users.
To enable the purchase and delivery of goods through our online shop.
To help us to improve the service we offer.

Our principles

We are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy can be summarised in one sentence: we will not share your information with others without your consent.

We have established the following two principles:

We will respect your email privacy. You will only receive email from Beacon Community Church in relation to areas you have expressly signed up for.
We will not share any individual user details (including your email address) to any third party without your consent.

What information do we collect?

We collect information on our users through registration.

The minimum information we need to register a user is your first and last name and a password. We also ask for some further, voluntary information so we can provide a richer, more useful address book.

We collect information on our customers when you make a purchase through our shop.

We will collect your name, postal and email addresses, payment information and information about your order. Payment information is then transmitted and processed securely and is NOT held on our servers.

Who will have access to your information?

You have control over who is able to access specific items of information. By default your personal information will be visible to other authenticated users of the site. You can change these settings from your personal profile page. Your information will be used to build the online address book and show your birthday in the Beacon Community Church calendar.

What else you should know about privacy

Remember to close your browser when you have finished your user session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a device with someone else or are using a device in a public place like a library or internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of, and access to, your own device.

Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information over the internet that this information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information in publicly accessible online forums, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your usernames and passwords and any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are using the internet.

Our pages may contain links to other websites, and you should be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices on other websites.

We use Stripe for payment, analytics, and other business services. Stripe collects identifying information about the devices that connect to its services. Stripe uses this information to operate and improve the services it provides to us, including for fraud detection. You can learn more about Stripe and read its privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Any Questions?

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to Beacon

It's great to have you join us. Please read the information on this page to get an idea of what happens at Beacon. We would love to connect with you, so please make sure to provide us with your contact details below.

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service, which starts at 10:00 a.m. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team. They will be wearing a Welcome lanyard and will have a welcome pack full of information about Beacon.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits after church in the foyer. This is a fantastic way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access and there are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our Service

Church begins at 10 am with prayer and welcome worship led by our band followed by church news, kids talk and public reading from the Bible. We typically follow this with 2 or 3 worship songs that lead us into the presence of the Saviour taking us to communion, the central point of our gathering. During this time we make room for prayers, prophecy and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the Bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. After communion, one of our leaders will then give a sermon that is Bible-based and that we can apply to our everyday lives. We then finish with a final worship song followed by foyer. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service. We try to be Christ-honouring, Spirit-led and gospel-centred.

images: Services

What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Creche (0 months to 3 years). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
Kids Church (3-11 years)
Youth (11-15 years) on the last Sunday of each month.
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children stay with their parents or grown-ups until after communion though the creche is open from the start of church. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the start of communion, creche is officially open while Kids Church stay with us until after communion when it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. All of our Kids workers are DBS checked and are committed to serving your children.

The kids' group activities vary depending on the age but usually, there is a friendly welcome, Bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings and in different locations. We have three types of small groups, Life Groups are for more mature believers and these follow a curriculum that is decided by the members of the group, Discipleship Groups are for newer Christians and these follow a curriculum that is designed to cover all the bases of faith, practice and Christ formation, while Missional groups are outreach groups. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries: Band of Brothers
Women's Ministries: Soul Sisters
Counselling Services including:
- CAP Debt counselling and Christian Counselling
Creche, Kids Church, GAP, Limitless Youth, Worship training, Beacon Academy, Guides, Helping Hand Charity shop, Art Groups, Foodbank, Alpha and Keys to Freedom

Get in touch with us to plan your visit or if today is your first time at Beacon, please give us your details and let us know how we can serve you

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

Name:

Telephone:

Email Address:
Please choose from these options I want to plan a visit I am a new attendee I would like a Pastoral visit I want to know more about faith I would like prayer
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


Sandy McMeekin		Liz McMeekin

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes