Where did the SixThirty come from?
Where can I find the SixThirty?
"Blessing and honour, glory and power be unto the ancient of days.."
"He is the Lord, and he reigns on high - he is the Lord.."
"Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart..."
"I will offer up my life in spirit and truth, pouring out the oil of love as my worship to you.."
"Sound the trumpet, strike the drum, see the King of Glory come.."
"I will worship, with all of my heart. I will praise you with all of my strength.."
"When the music fades, all is stripped away and I simply come, longing just to bring something that's of worth that will bless your heart"
"Who sees it all, before whose gaze is darkest night bright as the day..."
The SixThirty Fellowship
6.30pm every Sunday
at St John's Church, Priory St, Carmarthen
Who are we?
We are an ecumenical fellowship of local Christians. We meet together 6-30pm every Sunday at St John's Church in Carmarthen to enjoy contemporary worship and strong Bible-based teaching. In the past we've had guest speakers such as David Pawson and Rob Parsons, worshipped Taize-style and celebrated the Passover Seder, but most importantly we want our faith to grow and we want to sing to our God!
There is no membership as such. In fact we encourage those who belong to other Churches and Chapels in the town to take back something of what they have experienced to their home Church, that the blessings that we have known might spread throughout the town.
How do I find St John's Church?
Follow this link!
What is the SixThirty?
The
SixThirty is an ecumenical fellowship of Christians
belonging to many Churches and Chapels within
Carmarthen, surrounding villages and towns. It provides
an opportunity for all who love the Lord to gather
together and experience the freedom of worshipping a God
who transcends all denominational boundaries.
There are many who can testify to the wonderful blessings that they have experienced through their involvement with the SixThirty. Gifts of music, preaching and Ministry have been sown, nurtured and blossomed.
The SixThirty is not a large fellowship - regular numbers vary between 35 - 50 of all ages, although this obviously rises when a well-known speaker is present. It is a warm and welcoming place for all who want to share worship with us.
We are not a Church. There is no membership as such. In fact we encourage those who belong to other Churches and Chapels in the town to take back something of what they have experienced to their home Church, that the blessings that we have known might spread throughout the town.
Where did the SixThirty come from?
When asked
how the SixThirty came into being, Gerald Williams
replied:
"All
26 years of my Christian life have been spent in
charismatic/evangelical churches, but when I returned to
my family roots to live near Carmarthen I could find
nowhere in the centre of this significant town where I
could worship, and be taught, in the manner I had known
and so loved.
More frustrating still, I sensed that I was not alone in
this: that there was a need for this expression of the
church in the town centre.
After four years of waiting on the Lord about this, and
taking advice from leaders I respect, I thought the Lord
might be saying to me:"Well, do something about it."
So I looked up the Archbishop of Wales' phone number in
the book and rang him. His secretary, at first
understandably sceptical, advised me to phone him on the
Thursday of the following week.
On the Monday of that eventful week, out of the blue, I
had a phone call from Rev Leigh Richardson, then a
curate at the civic church, St Peters. We had hardly
spoken before, perhaps a perfunctory word in the high
street.
He wanted to talk to me about his concern for the
spiritual state of the town!!!
We met immediately at his house. I expressed my personal
need for a service where the complete gift of the Holy
Spirit, and the full range of His gifts and ministries,
would be taught and experienced.
The very next day, on his own,Leigh was filled to
overflowing with this same Holy Spirit!
If we were to proceed, we would need somewhere to meet
and test the need. We didn't want to start a new church:
we wanted merely a weekly service in, ideally, an
existing church. The next day, Canon Randolph Thomas
offered us the use on Sunday evenings of St Peter's
daughter church, St John's, in Priory St.
These four days were an extraordinary kairos time. Leigh
and I were reeling.
When I phoned the Archbishop on the Thursday - a man I
knew only by growing reputation - instead of wanted to
know what he was going to do about our town,I was able
to tell Him what the Lord was doing!
Gently, he listened: and then he affirmed the work.
"The Six Thirty" was about to be born - of the Spirit."
Read Revd.
Leigh Richardson's account
Where can I find the SixThirty?
St Johns Church is just up the road from the civic church of St Peters (circle on map below), and opposite Priory St. carpark. There's additional parking in Lidl's carpark just down the road.
What's happening at the SixThirty?
The SixThirty meets every Sunday at 630 pm. We also meet for a music practice and fellowship most Thursdays at 7-00 pm.
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PROGRAMME OF SPEAKERS
May 6th - David Foster 13th - Alan
Chadwick 20th -
Christian Aid Special 27th - We're
at St Peters for an Olympic theme June 3rd - Julian
Thomas 10th - Will
Strange 17th - Will
Gibbons 24th - Ian
Rogerson July 1st - Mair
Owen 8th - Graham
Jones 15th - Peter
Ratcliffe 22nd - Will
Gibbons 29th - Peter
Jackson (A return visit for the blind
pianist and evangelist! See Keynote
Ministries)
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If you want to know more about the SixThirty then drop us an email
Links
The official Carmarthenshire Council Website