I write as the Vicar and Senior Pastor of the Church to give you a flavour of our vision and a sense of  God's call on us as a church. You can discover more and see for yourself by exploring the website. Even better, why not come to join us on a Sunday?

In short our vision is to be 'A Transforming Community for Hammersmith and West London.' But what do we think that means?

First, we think God calls us to be a community. We believe God is at work in the world today doing a great work of reconciliation. So through the work of Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit he creates a community of people who are marked by their lack of division, where young and old, male and female, rich and poor (and all points in between) come together from every race and background. That community is called the church. That community is one where all have a part to play. In the face of a world full of extraordinary hatreds, extraordinary selfishness, extraordinary loneliness, we are committed to getting together.

Second, we think that a community should be transformative. To belong to the community is to be committed to personal change. In some way we think we have glimpsed what it means to be truly human in Jesus. A Jesus who lived free, who lived for the flourishing of others, who was marked by compassion and sacrificial service. We believe the Holy Spirit is committed to shaping us into this Jesus' likeness - to restoring our humanity. This is what we want to be, but we know we cannot do it on our own. That is why we are committed to growing together.

Third, we believe that community should be transformative for those it meets. In our case, Hammersmith first and then out from there. Jesus calls us to be like light shining in the darkness. Not because we think we have all the answers but because we bear witness to him who is, we believe, the answer. Jesus calls us to follow him, and we think that if he were walking around Hammersmith today he would be at the points of pain in the wider community. That’s where we want to go and that’s why we are committed to going together.

We hope then that if you were to join us you would see signs of our vision being worked out in practice.

It may help you to know that institutionally we are part of the Church of England. Whilst we are deeply grateful for our place within this historic denomination, with its system of governance and liturgies, we do not stress the denominational distinctives. People from any church background are welcome.
In the service of our vision there is significant emphasis on mission (evangelism and social action), the teaching and applying of the Bible (in particular the work of Christ and the ministry of the Holy Spirit), intercessory prayer, pastoral prayer ministry, the adoration of God and living well for Christ wherever we find ourselves in the world. We hope that you would find us orthodox in belief, generous in spirit and committed to living out our faith.

I hope that in all this our motivation as a church is a passionate concern for God's glory, for His reputation. Our constant prayer is that He would be glorified through us.

Please come and check us out and whether you want to consider making your spiritual home with us or you simply want to visit we want to assure you that you would be very welcome.