Wycliffe @ East Reading Festival
Wycliffe @ East Reading Festival 2025
The festival is a free community-focused event, with a music stage, spoken word/poetry stage, a funfair, a small food court with a variety of different cuisines and a wide range of community, charity and commercial stalls.
More details to follow!
Moldova Car Wash
We will be having a car wash on Saturday 5th July (9.30am-12pm) & Sunday 13th July (during 10:45 service) to raise funds that will be taken to Moldova for gifts and equipment for village outreach.
Reading Youth Day
We are excited for Reading Youth Day! Join us at Greyfriars Church for a day filled with fun activities, inspiring speakers, and opportunities to connect with other young people from all around Reading. We'll have hangout spaces, workshops & special guests, plus a BBQ is included in your ticket 🌟
We'll end the day with a worship evening where everyone is welcome 🙌
Date: Saturday 12th July 2025 📅
Time: 2:00-8:30pm 🕑
Ages: School Years 7-13 ✅
Booking is essential!
For more info and bookings: ☀️ Reading Youth Day ☀️ (12-Jul-2025) · ChurchSuite Events
Youth Camp 2025
Youth Camp is back! 🏕️
Youth Camp is Wycliffe’s annual summer camp for our young people in school years 8 and above. It’s a week of incredible fun, great food and getting closer to God, away in a field together! This year, we’re medieval themed, so you may expect a goodly heap of merriment and mischief! Forsooth!
Holiday Bible Club
Holiday Bible Club 2025 - Shipwrecked!
Tuesday 26th - Friday 29th August, 9.30am - 12 noon
We will be setting sail to discover God’s great rescue plan through the story of Jonah with lots of fun and games, singing and craft. ‘Shipwrecked’ will cost £8 per child for 4 days if you sign up in advance; or £10 on the door the first day, or £3 a day thereafter (please do get in touch if the cost is issue for you)
Going the Distance Marriage Seminar
Going the Distance (Run by Care for the Family)
Location: St Andrew's Church, Linton Road Oxford OX2 6UG
Could your relationship be on autopilot?
Drifting apart is one of the biggest reasons why many couples decide to call it quits. But there are simple ways to prioritise each other and stop just going through the motions. In this event run by Care for the Family, you’ll get practical ideas of how to communicate well, deepen connection and intentionally set the course for your relationship.
You’ll leave with:
Ideas of how to stay intentional about choosing each other in the busyness of life
Proactive ways to build the marriage you both want
Tools to help you invest in your sex life and build emotional intimacy
Insight into how your communication styles may differ and ways to effectively communicate your needs
Encouragement that all couples struggle – it’s not a sign that your relationship is failing
Event info:
Imagine you’re on a flight to a dream holiday, only halfway through, you hit turbulence and have to do an emergency landing in a muddy field. Relationships can often feel like this. At the beginning, you’re excited about a new adventure, but without time, active effort and intentionality, you can drift, or even crash land. Every relationship will face struggles, but the good news is, you can be prepared for when the rough patches come.
Going the Distance is a brand-new event where you get a rare chance to stop, take stock and invest in your relationship. Our speakers, Katharine Hill and Philip Jinadu share from their own lives without sugar-coating the challenging moments. They bring genuine honesty, plenty of humour, and explore the essential areas that will help you spot warning signs, avoid roadblocks and continue your journey together.
Is it for you?:
Whether you’ve been together for years or are just starting out; if your seven-year itch is lasting longer than you hoped, or you’re in a permanent state of matrimonial bliss, we believe this event will help you in the now, and over the long haul.
And don’t worry – we’re not about group sharing, audience participation or putting you on the spot. We’ll leave the public speaking to the speakers!
For more information and bookings: Going the Distance - Oxford Tickets, Wed 22 Oct 2025 at 19:30 | Eventbrite
Transform Reading: Joint Worship and Prayer Night
Reading churches will be gathering together for a Worship and Prayer night (led by Worship 24/7) on Friday 6th June, 6.30-9.30pm at Abbey Baptist Church, RG1 3BE. It would be great to have many of us there to worship together and contend in prayer for our town and nation!
Church Away Day
Save the date!
This year, we will be heading back to Rushall Farm for our Church Away Day.
We have Peter Dray - UCCF’s former head of Creative Evangelism joining us as speaker, so get ready for a day of deep chats, relaxed walks, picnics and worship.
Stay tuned for more details closer to the time!
Wycliffe Women: Clothes Switch
Ladies - get ready for our next Wycliffe Women event!
We will be having a colour-matching, closet-swapping get together on Saturday 10th May in the Kings Room from 10:45am-1pm.
There will be an opportunity for someone to colour match you with your best colours, so you may leave with a new wardrobe, totally suited to you! Bring along any pre-loved displays (must be in good condition) - clothes, shoes, belts, bags and accessories. Anything remaining will be donated to charity.
Alpha at Wycliffe
Alpha starts on 9th May!
You're warmly invited to Alpha. Starting Friday 9th May at Wycliffe, Alpha is a relaxed and friendly space where we explore life, faith, and meaning together. Each evening begins with a free meal, followed by a short talk and the chance to chat in small groups—no pressure, no judgment, just honest conversations. Alpha is for anyone—whether you're curious about Christianity, have big questions, or just want to explore what you believe. Wherever you're coming from, you're so welcome!
Email alpha@wycliffe-church.org.uk for more information or sign-up!
Easter Sunday Celebration
Easter Sunday Celebration
Join us for our Easter Sunday Celebration, where we will be meeting altogether for an all-age outdoors service in the church car park (weather permitting).
All welcome. Invite your friends!
Wycliffe Youth: Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt! 🎉🔍🥚
On Friday night, we’re hunting for eggs…. 800 of them! If you’re a young person, come along for egg hunting, team games, challenges and prizes!!
⏰7pm
📍Kings Room
Good Friday Walk of Witness
Join us on Good Friday as we gather with local churches to reflect on the incredible gift of Jesus’ sacrifice for us.
Join us at 9:40am at Our Lady of Peace Church, where we will make our way to Wycliffe together, stopping at various churches along the way. Once at Wycliffe, we will have a short service at 11:15am and refreshments afterwards in the Warehouse.
If you are unable to attend the walk, please come to Wycliffe at 11am for the service and if you have young children, there is parking at both Park URC and Wycliffe Baptist Church.
Route & Timings
📍 9:40 AM – Our Lady of Peace Church
📍 10:00 AM – Earley St Peter’s Church
📍 10:20 AM – Anderson Baptist Church
📍 10:40 AM – Park URC
📍 11:00 AM – Wycliffe Baptist Church
The Passion Play
The Passion Play by LAMPS
Join us for a special performance brought to us by the LAMPS Collective!
The life, death and resurrection of Jesus are recreated in this moving, memorable and ultimately joyful retelling of the Easter story.
Told from the perspectives of Peter, Mary Magdalene and a Roman centurion named Marcus, this powerful contemporary drama leads us up to and through the events of Holy Week, to the cross and beyond.
Doors open at 7:00pm and the performance will start at 7:30pm.
This is a ticketed event and you can buy your tickets via Eventbrite: The Passion by LAMPS Tickets, Thu 17 Apr 2025 at 19:30 | Eventbrite
Wycliffe Youth: Easter Seminars
Youth Seminar Series: Who Am I?
This Easter, our youth seminar series will explore discipleship, influence, leadership, self-worth and more!
Monday 14 April: Am I a FOLLOWER?
Tuesday 15 April - Am I a LEADER?
Wednesday 16 April - Am I a LOSER?
⏰4.30 - 6pm
📍The Base!
Midweek Easter Service
Midweek Easter Service
Join us for a special service to celebrate the joy of Easter! The service will be followed by refreshments and fellowship.
All welcome.
Open Doors Event
WBC on Thursday, 3 April, from 10:00am-12:30pm
This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the 380 million persecuted Christians worldwide, the work of Open Doors, and our exclusive ONE Church programme. This initiative connects church leadership teams and congregations with the persecuted church through online gatherings, opportunities to travel and meet believers, and regular inspiring stories and prayer points.
You will also have the privilege of meeting Abraham* and Eti in-person. Eti recently addressed 103 MPs in Parliament at the launch of our World Watch List in January. Abraham and Eti, a husband-and-wife team, have faithfully served as local partners in Bangladesh and beyond, supporting persecuted Muslim Background Believers. They will be sharing their personal experiences of persecution and the stories of others, followed by a time of Q&A, prayer, and worship.
(*Name changed for security reasons.)
Please register your place HERE to attend. Refreshments will be provided on arrival.
If you’re unable to join us in-person, we will also be livestreaming this event, so you can join online and hear from Abraham and Eti on Thursday 3rd April from 11am-12pm.
Coffee morning with 'Parenting special children'
A coffee morning for families of children with additional needs from ethnically diverse communities living in the Reading Borough Council area.
Dates: Wednesday 29th January, 26th February and 26th March
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Norcot Mission Church, Brockley Close, Reading RG30 4YP
Cost: Free
See the Parenting Special Children website for more information: https://parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/events/ethnically-diverse-communities-coffee-morning-jan-2025/
CAP Money Course
The CAP Money course teaches us to be smarter in managing our money, day-by-day. CAP experts have developed a proven method for helping people to take control of their finances, to avoid debt and become confident in building a spending plan and sticking to it. The CAP money course will take place at the Greyfriars Centre on Friar St, Reading.
The course will run on Monday evenings in March: 17th, 24th, 31st and 7th April, from 7PM (7:15PM start!) to 9PM. For more information and bookings, please go to this link: https://greyfriars.churchsuite.com/events/8z9iwsil
Café Théologique with the new Bishop of Reading, Mary Gregory
Wednesday 19th March - 7.30pm, ZeroDegrees Bar, Bridge Street.
Revd Canon Mary Gregory was ordained in 2005 and served her curacies and early incumbencies in the Dioceses of Sheffield and Leicester. Café Théologique is hosted by the University of Reading Chaplaincy and is a space to explore contemporary issues from a theological perspective. All are welcome. Events are free to attend without booking. Guests are welcome to join us for food at the venue from 6pm. This event will be in-person and online. For more details, visit Facebook event page or email Chaplaincy Administrator at crs96cc@reading.ac.uk.
CAP Money Course
The CAP Money course teaches us to be smarter in managing our money, day-by-day. CAP experts have developed a proven method for helping people to take control of their finances, to avoid debt and become confident in building a spending plan and sticking to it. The CAP money course will take place at the Greyfriars Centre on Friar St, Reading.
The course will run on Monday evenings in March: 17th, 24th, 31st and 7th April, from 7PM (7:15PM start!) to 9PM. For more information and bookings, please go to this link: https://greyfriars.churchsuite.com/events/8z9iwsil
World Day of Prayer
7th March - 10.30am at the Wesley Methodist Church in Reading and 2pm at St Mary's church in Shinfield
This year it has been written by the ladies of the Cook Islands along with specially composed music. This ecumenical service will be taking place all over the world on this day (at different times) so unite with fellow Christians and share this wonderful time together. All are welcome and there will be a time for fellowship after when refreshments and cake will be served. For further information please contact gayerees@talktalk.net.
Young Adults Worship Event
Saturday 1st March - 7pm at Kennet Valley Free Church. This is an evening of sung worship and prayer aimed at 18-35s from all around Reading to worship our Lord together. It is a joy and privilege to worship our Lord and even better when we can encourage one another in doing so and join together as a community of brothers and sisters from all across Reading. For more info: Charlie-kvfc@hotmail.com or micahjoelcooke@gmail.com
Coffee morning with 'Parenting special children'
A coffee morning for families of children with additional needs from ethnically diverse communities living in the Reading Borough Council area.
Dates: Wednesday 29th January, 26th February and 26th March
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Norcot Mission Church, Brockley Close, Reading RG30 4YP
Cost: Free
See the Parenting Special Children website for more information: https://parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/events/ethnically-diverse-communities-coffee-morning-jan-2025/
All Nations Multicultural Worship Day Course
For more information, go to the All Nations Collage website: Multicultural Worship Day | All Nations Christian College
Raising confident kids in a confusing world
Faith in Kids are running and session in Maidenhead on Wednesday 12th February on ‘Raising Confident Kids in a Confusing World’. It hopes to equip parents to have conversation with their children around topics such as sexuality, morality and gender and to know that they are God's ‘plan A’ for raising faith in their children. This is the link for more information or to book tickets:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/faithinkids/1333503
Wed 12 Feb 2025 7:45 PM - 9:30 PM
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Close, High St, Maidenhead, SL6 1YY
24/7 Worship Night
Worship from 6-9pm on Friday 7 February 2025 at Brookside Church RG6 7HG
We would love for you to join us for an evening of non-stop worship & prayer!
Please contact: reading@worship247network.com for further details.
Insta: @worship247reading
Coffee morning with 'Parenting special children'
A coffee morning for families of children with additional needs from ethnically diverse communities living in the Reading Borough Council area.
Dates: Wednesday 29th January, 26th February and 26th March
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Norcot Mission Church, Brockley Close, Reading RG30 4YP
Cost: Free
See the Parenting Special Children website for more information: https://parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/events/ethnically-diverse-communities-coffee-morning-jan-2025/
Service for the week of prayer of Christian unity
You are invited to a Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
6pm Sunday 19th January, 2025
St. Michael’s Church Tilehurst, New Lane Hill, Reading, RG30 4JX
Organised by Churches Together in West Reading, Tilehurst & Southcote
Materials prepared by the ecumenical community at Bose in Northern Italy. Celebrating 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed.
Preacher: Fr Ian Graham
BURN: Reading worship and prayer event
Burn Worship 24/7 Reading at Greyfriars Church Centre RG1 1EH, at 5-9pm on Friday 3 January, (family hour 5-6pm).
Join other followers of Jesus for an evening of non-stop worship as we kick off the New Year!
Contact: Reading@worship247network.com for more details.
Christmas Day
Come along on 25th December!
All age service at 10:45am.
You are invited to bring along a present to open with others if you wish.
Carol Services
Come along on 22nd December!
Morning service at 9am.
Christingle service in The Warehouse at 10:45am.
Carols by candlelight at 6pm.
