There's a lot going on in Kemsing and Woodlands churches! This page shows some of our recent items of news; click on the headline to read more about any item.
Over yesterday and today, we moved our church office into a new location.
Our church office always used to be in our church hall, which burnt down 5 years ago. Almost immediately after the fire, the St Edith Club kindly offered us the use of their committee room as a temporary office. At... more
Two weekends ago, we had the first confirmation service for many years, although for practical reasons it was a joint service with 3 other churches rather than a service just for us in one of our own church buildings. 7 young people from our Kemsing and Woodlands church family joined with... more
2018 was our best year yet for the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal.
We started in 2010 with just 40 boxes. Last year, we'd grown this to 169, so we set ourselves the target to reach 200 this year. For the third year running, this has become something the whole village community... more
We heard today that the planning appeal, which was heard on 3rd and 4th July this year, for planning applications 17/03877 and 17/00062 were both dismissed (that is, refused). Many people have been waiting to hear the outcome of these appeals, so we wanted to let people know as soon as possible... more
Today, we celebrated 100 years since the end of World War I.
As usual, we started with a packed church, with well over 100 adults, many Scouts and Guides; as on every Sunday of the year, children younger than school age had our two supervised creche groups in the vestries. We sang... more
When: Wed 29th, Thurs 30th, Fri 31st Aug 10am – 12.30pm
Where: Otford Manor, Shorehill Lane, Otford, TN15 6XF
Who: Children currently at Primary School: Reception-Year 6
Cost: £2 per session or £5 for all 3
(we do not wish cost to be a problem for any child... more
Having just got back from a week away with some of our youth groups 11-14 year olds we have had an amazing time away!
A week full of fun, laughter, water games, visit to Chessington theme park, crafts, wide games, bonfires, inflatables and much much more!
We studied the book of... more
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (3rd and 4th July 2018), the appeal hearing for our two planning applications occurred.
BackgroundThe two plans being appealed were as follows:
17/03877 — Erection of new vicarage with access through churchyard. This application was made by the... more
On Sunday, after the morning services, the PCC approved the annual report for Kemsing for 2017.
You can download the full report from its dedicated page on our website, and also read some excerpts. It tells the story of a year in our church family. We're a happy, growing and busy church,... more
Many thanks to our Explorers group, who braved the snow and ice (along with their parents, and their leaders) to visit The Dynes yesterday afternoon. They sang Christmas songs and carols, and acted out a simple nativity.
The Dynes is closing just before Christmas, to enable Abbeyfield... more
