Emmanuel Church

A longing to belong


Now the clocks have gone back and the nights are growing darker, I love evenings spent gathered round the fire in…

A time of ‘regathering’


At Emmanuel, we’re opening various spaces over September and October to help our community come together. We’d love…

Our journey as a community


Thom Jee, Vicar, Emmanuel Church Stoughton At the beginning of November we celebrate Remembrance Day. Across the country, we will hold silence as we…

New vicar looks forward to settling in


My name is Thom, and along with my wife Sarah and our kids Sophia (3) and James (1), we moved to Stoughton this…

Contrasting Words


I do hope that we have been able to enjoy a good Easter and that families have been refreshed by the holiday period. I hope also that we feel…

Death and resurrection


As we approach Easter I want to focus on the two themes of the death and resurrection of Jesus hopefully in a way that involves you. If I begin with…

The gift of space to write, think and pray


As I write, this strange year of 2020 is coming to a close. The Covid virus came upon us suddenly and changed our lives completely. This has been a…

Fair Trade shop at Emmanuel Church in Stoughton


The Fair Trade shop in the Parish Centre at Emmanuel Church, Stoughton. Why not try the Fair Trade shop at Emmanuel…

What does the word ‘normal’ mean?


Many of us have been saying to ourselves ‘I wish that I could have my normal life back again.’ I think that we can all identify with that feeling as…

Keeping Going


Patience, Endurance & Perseverance Frank Scammell, Vicar of Emmanuel Stoughton, discusses the longer term effect of the COVID crisis on the…