Porthleven Apostolic Church
General information
| Church name | Porthleven Apostolic Church |
| Meeting place | Church Building |
| Meeting address & postcode | Thomas Street, Porthleven Helston TR13 9DG (directions) |
| Days & times of services | Sunday 10.45am & 6pm |
| Parking | On road, or at main car park near Costcutter Supermarket– short walk |
| Public transport | Regular buses from Helston / Penzance directions |
| Website | www.apostolic-church-porthleven.org |
| Contact information | Glen & Sarah Chaplin |
What we believe
| Denomination or other affiliation | Part of the Apostolic Church UK – Evangelical / Pentecostal |
| Vision statement | ‘Transforming lives & Glorifying God’ |
How we worship
| Nature of main Sunday service | Worship & Preaching, testimonies, special guests etc |
| Style of worship music | Contemporary, Songs of Fellowship 1,2,3,4 etc. fairly modern, but with a good hymn regularly |
| Size of congregation | 40 – 50 |
| Description of a typical welcome on a Sunday | Warm welcome given to all. Often get lot of tourists – read our visitors book to see what they think |
Activities principally for church members
| Small group ministry | Bible Studies, Homegroups, Weekly Prayer meeting, Freedom In Christ discipleship group, Prayer Breakfasts etc |
| Childrens activities | Rock Solid Kids club for 5- 11 years Friday 5.45pm |
| Youth activities | Wavelength Youth Group for 11+ years |
| Other regular activities | Jolly Tots Parent Toddler Group Thursdays 10am |
Activities principally focused externally
| Regular outreach activities run by this church | Regular outreach around the village, Alpha course every year, special events, prayer tent at harbour head |
| Involvement in outreach with other organisations | Our main evangelist Neil Smith is a worker with Ambassadors for Christ, and we work closely with them. |
| Links with other churches and organisations | We work together with Light & Life Church Helston, and Newlyn Christian Fellowship for some joint events. |
Other information
| Other information | We have a Community Charity Shop in the village which has been open for 2 years. All our proceeds we give away. Our motto is ‘helping people near and far’. Team of 13 volunteers run the shop and we reach out to our community in this way. |
The Cellar Charity Shop
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