Project Type: Single Church
Project Area: North
Project Address:
Watsons Road
Longwell Green
Bristol
Postcode: BS30 9DW
Website: http://www.themustardtree.com
Project History & Affiliations:
The Mustard Tree Community Church is not part of any denomination, but we are part of the Bristol Celebration Churches Network overseen by Rob Scott Cook. We are a medium sized family church with started in 1991.
We are a friendly, outward looking church with good local church and community links.
Structure & Vision of the Project:
Our mission statement is: To love God, to love each other and to make disciples of Jesus.
There is a leadership team of five people with overall responsibility for the church. The work is shared across nine ministry areas each with a team leader.
Our aim is for all people to grow in their knowledge and experience of God. Further information is on the website www.themustardtree.com
About the location of the Project:
Longwell Green is a suburban district of Bristol on the SE edge midway between Bristol (6 miles) and Bath (6 miles) city centres. The old village of Longwell Green was swallowed up by rapid housing developments of the 1980s and 1990s.
The church is based in a mission hall in the centre of Longwell Green but meets on Sunday mornings in the local primary school.
About the youth work of the Project:
Youth groups for church based and other youth schools assembly team (possibility of developing this into after school clubs & lessons)
Youth care group – discipling youth
Sunday groups for church based children
Joint youth events with other local churches
Involvement in Soul Survivor