[ You will be welcome at our regular service this Sunday ]

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News / community events:

Next Community Afternoon Teas - 2.30pm Thursday 28th November [ie. on 4th Thursdays] - All welcome. Our series of Community afternoon teas, give the opportunity to relax with friends old and new, meet and greet, share conversation, tea/coffee and cakes and other nibbles, and get to know others a little better.

Friday 13th December - Evening BBQ get together - 6pm to about 8pm - out front of the church building at 24-26 Elizabeth Street [Basic BBQ food & Tea/Coffee supplied - Bring own cold drinks, and any special diet or extra foods. For our congregation, neighbours, and community contacts] 

This Christmas Sawtell will again hear the sounds of a traditional Christmas as many loved Carols are sung on the evening of Wednesday 18th December 2024.

We are now again entirely lay led, except for occasional visiting Ministers of the Word assisting with services. Your prayers and ideas for the future will be very welcome. We have adopted a new statement of Vision, Mission and Values.

Please look at our Devotional (SOAP), choose current month in This Month and Wider News, for regular updates!

Services note: With active Covid cases in our community continuing on a daily basis, please do NOT come if tested positive, feeling unwell, are in isolation, had been in very close contact, or awaiting PCR test results.  Remember to sanitise hands, and distance when appropriate. Masks may be worn but are not required. Current Safe Plan  (update at 15/11/23)

Our Church

Our Sawtell Church is a quite small but active Congregation which is drawn from the village of Sawtell, Toormina, and Boambee East, as well as the three Boambee valleys and Bonville; all to the south of Coffs Harbour and north of Urunga / Bellingen.

The congregation meets together, and centres our activities, in the multi-purpose building at 24-26 Elizabeth Street, Sawtell. We are again a fully lay led congregation.

Services and Activities - Everyone is welcome to join us for worship and fellowship, whether a local resident, new to the area, on a holiday or a business visitor!

• Worship Services, normally 9.00am weekly, plus Monthly evening service over a meal 5.30pm; with special Services at Easter and Christmas, and occasionally others.
• Communion, within our morning service - is generally held on Fourth Sunday of the month

Are you just checking on what is on?    Go to This Month or look for the major latest on our two notice boards in Elizabeth Street.  Regular events and activities:

• Annual Carols by Candlelight for our community, including collecting for a local group each time (2023).
• Anzac Dawn service coffee/tea and Anzac biscuits in conjunction with the RSL sub branch.
• 'Your Community Book Swap' - shelves on front of church building - bring, borrow, or just find something for you.
• News: Public Defibrillator now available on front of church building (supported by Sawtell Rotary & Sawtell RSL)
• A range of popular active groups, meetings, talks and activities with the community - see This Month and occasional special menu items above. UUFIT programs including Stretch & Stability - See latest details on our link for Groups 

Sawtell is part of the Mid North Coast Presbytery - its website provides resources and further information about the Uniting Church in Australia.

 Giinagay! Hello and welcome! We acknowledge, and pay respect to, the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which we live, organise and meet – the Gumbaynggir nation!