Welcome

Hi there,

Congratulations – you’re coming to study in Durham!  It’s a great place to study, a beautiful city to live in, and better still a fantastic opportunity to grow in your Christian faith! 

One of the best things you can do is get involved in a church community during your time in Durham.  As you plan and think about where you might be involved, I would love to introduce you briefly to King’s Church.

Phil Trainer
Student Minister

Student Ministry at Kings

Kings is a lively Christian community worshipping at the heart of Durham City.  We are committed to the preaching of Scripture, open to the work of the Holy Spirit and active in mission and service in the local community.

Students from all sorts of church backgrounds (and none) are involved at Kings. We are a charismatic evangelical church, linked to the Ichthus Christian Fellowship in London and a member of the Evangelical Alliance. Wherever you are from you will find a warm welcome here.

We have various activities specifically for students, including pastorates and cells, student cafe, student houseparty, Alpha and the June Project summer mission (see our Students section for more details), but we encourage students to participate in all aspects of church life.

Words of Wisdom

We asked some of our 2010-11 leavers if they had any advice for Christian freshers moving to Durham. Here are a few of the responses:

Search around, try churches out, quiz the church staff but get involved somewhere you feel comfortable and where you feel you can grow.
Andy Miller

Get involved in a cell as soon as possible! 
Steph Smithson

Whatever you do, make God your priority, and honour Him in all you do (degree, sport, college, job, relationships...)! 
Matt Woodhams

Freshers To-do List

1. Visit us on a Sunday

This is the obvious one but is by far the best way of seeing what Kings is like. We have three Sunday services during term-time and it’s worth checking them all out if you can but Morning Worship (10.30am at the DSU) is top of the list!

2. Come and see us at Freshers Fair

Look out for our stall at Freshers Fair on 4 and 5 October! There will be an opportunity to meet some of us, ask questions, find out more about the church, and sign up to the Freshers contact list.

3. Join us for lunch

We will be having student lunches at 1pm after Morning Worship on 2, 9 and 16 October. This is an opportunity to meet some older students, more new students, and eat free food!

4. And in the meantime...

• Have a good look around the rest of the Kings website, particularly the Students section.
• Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
• Get in contact if you have questions, concerns, or prayer requests. Call 01913942018 or email students@kcd.org.uk.
• Sign up to the Freshers Contact List
  (Don’t worry we won’t keep your details forever; this is just so we can be in contact for the first few weeks of term to let you know what is going on, welcome you to Durham and invite you to church.)