Revd. Antony William Ball – Pastor, Isleworth Congregational Church
It was with both shock and sadness that we learnt of the death of Antony in hospital on the 30th of April.
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Do You Read the Church Newsletter?
by Phil Andrews If you are reading this, then I would guess the answer is probably “yes”. But it may be that you are just randomly perusing, rather than being a regular reader? Or possibly you just skim through those articles or items which happen to catch your eye? On the other hand you may […]
Read on...No More Evening Services?
by Sally Moody Church Meeting on Wednesday started off as normal…We then went on to discuss a fairly controversial suggestion… that we cease holding evening services…. How do you feel about that? Do you think we should stop having our Sunday evening services? or should we continue to be the only local church that does […]
Read on...He [Christ] is, moreover, the head of the body, the Church…
by Rev. Antony W. Ball That image of Christ as the head of the body, the Church, is one to which St. Paul returns over and over again in his letters – it was clearly one of his favourites. In his first letter to the Corinthian Church he comments that “There are varieties of gifts […]
Read on...“Reform That You May Preserve”
by Phil Andrews This well-known adage, often erroneously attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, was actually coined in an 1831 speech by Thomas Babington Macaulay, the famed British historian and Whig politician. When the Whigs (the forerunners of the Liberal Party) took office under the leadership of the Earl Grey, Britain was a fractious and turbulent place. […]
Read on...Well-attended Brainstorming Meeting brings hope – but only if ideas are followed up!
by Phil Andrews I was fearing the worst when our much-heralded Brainstorming Meeting on April 6th was about to commence. It had been called to discuss the future and indeed the very survival of our Church, and yet it appeared only five people had felt motivated to attend. And yet, probably no more than fifteen […]
Read on...Save Our Church – a Special Meeting (with light lunch!) – Saturday 6th April 2024 at 10.30 a.m.
by Phil Andrews In meeting after meeting we deliberate over how we can reverse the natural decline in the size of our congregations, and of our membership. I say “natural”, because people leave us for all sorts of reasons – moving home, immobility and (sadly but inevitably) even death. And the simple fact is that […]
Read on...Church Membership
by Rev. Antony W. Ball to all who did receive Him,to those who have yielded Him their allegiance,He gave the right to become children of God… Jn i 12 (NEB) Last Wednesday evening, our Church Meeting asked me to write an article for our newsletter on what it means to be a Church Member – […]
Read on...Oue Church Anniversary – Sunday 1st October
by Rev. Antony W. Ball If you have a very good memory, you may remember me writing this in the October 2021 newsletter: ‘INDEPENDENT CHURCH 1848’ is carved into the stonework on either side of the main door of our church building (note my small c) but our Church (capital C) was ‘born’ at the […]
Read on...A Day in the Life of Isleworth Congregational Church
by Phil Andrews Those of us who attend services at Isleworth Congregational regularly tend to take the format pretty much for granted. But what might the passer-by, who routinely walks past our Church building on a Sunday morning or evening, think is going on behind our austere, imposing portals? Or for that matter what would […]
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