Grange URC, Bebington, is open to all visitors and people wanting to seek the living word of God. Visit our website to see what we are about. Seeking To Spread The Gospel in Higher Bebington Welcome To the website of Grange United Reformed Church (Grange URC), in Higher Bebington on the corner of Kings Road and Kings Lane at Broadway roundabout. We seek to present the Good News (Gospel) of Jesus Christ. We would very much like other people to come to know what faith in Jesus and joining with God’s people means, so we try to be friendly to visitors without pressure. We seek to serve our community through groups that meet on our premises, and to support various Christian groups who work in other parts of the local area, UK and the world. Read More >> Weekly Message Listen to this weeks sermon. No more than about 30 mins in length and we follow a theme each week using a book of the Bible. May 11th - Dave Bennett 00:00 / 23:20 Previous Weeks Messages - HERE Daily Bible Study The daily devotional by Alistair Begg provides a verse or short passage of Scripture to read each day, followed by an insightful commentary by Alistair that explains the passage in more depth Church Activities See what activities are taking place at our church during the week by having a look at our What's On Calendar . These range from our Guiding Groups to monthly Arts & Crafts . We also Hire Rooms and host Parties . Our Team Our church is managed by a team of volunteers. Hard working and dedicated to our ministry, they ensure the smooth running of our activities behind the scenes. Music Our congregation love to sing - and sing very well. Our choir was brought together during lockdown to record some classic and modern hymns. Each recorded individually and edited together by our music director Martin. You can hear our efforts by viewing our YouTube Channel . Safeguarding At Grange URC we take Safeguarding seriously. Please click HERE to view our current policy and also our policies for Lone Working, Privacy and CCTV.

We provide Mission Support for both UK and overseas ministry. Mission Support Here, at Grange URC, we have a themed Mission Support every couple of months. Our current support is for (click on image to open):

Here you can listen to the current weeks message delivered during the morning service. Weekly Message Archive Below are sound files of previous weeks messages from our morning service. Each is approximately 25-30 mins long. Depending on your internet connection the audio may take one or two seconds to load. Scroll down for the most recent recordings.

Our hall is a good size and can be hired out for parties and business use. There is also an additional, smaller room, The Parlour. ROOM HIRE You can see from the above picture that our hall is large. It also has disabled access both internal and external. We also have a smaller room available and both spaces have refreshment facilities. You can view more detailed pictures of the rooms by clicking on the following links: Main Hall Smaller Parlour Room If you wish to proceed with a party booking go to our PARTY BOOKING page for more information. To make an enquiry about booking the Hall or the smaller Parlour room please make contact using our Contact Form . PLEASE NOTE - WE DO NOT HIRE ON A SUNDAY Here are some current users of our various rooms. Click on the logos for more details:

Higher Bebington Rangers Higher Bebington Rangers meet from 7-30 - 9pm on Thursday evenings, roughly fortnightly, in term time in The Hub at our church and our main aim is to HAVE FUN! There are about 10 to 12 girls in our group, drawn from several local schools and the local sixth form college. Rangers is for young women aged 14 - 18 who wish to carry on with Guiding after the age of 14, or for new girls in the Ranger age group who wish to join Guiding for the first time! Several of the group also help with local Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units, working towards their Young Leader certificates. There are also opportunities available to work on the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme or for International travel. The Ranger Programme is based on Creativity, Community Service, Skills for the Future, Health and wellbeing and Outdoor adventure. The choices of activities within this framework is up to the girls themselves and gives plenty of opportunity for a flexible and varied programme. Pampering Challenge Badge (peppermint foot-fizz!) In our regular meetings we enjoy outdoor cooking, crafts, indoor cooking, games, singing, themed evenings, quizzes, badges, Wii, and outings such as bowling and trips to The Body Shop, crazy golf and the cinema. We have supported local charities, raised money for the RNLI, had visitors from Dogs for Good and Asylum Link ......... and much, much more! The picture to the left was our Disability Awareness Challenge. As well as all this, we like going away on sleepovers, camps and holidays together, planning our meals and activities, enjoying the outdoor life and having fun! Here are some pictures from the Murder Mystery Sleepover, Cooking at Camp (in the rain!) and Raft Building at Guy's Farm - they actually floated! The possibilities are endless and limited only by resources and the imagination of the girls. If you are interesting in joining us or would like further information, please make contact using the form below. We’d love to see you. Get in Touch Leader - Miss Charlotte Luke Send Message Thanks! Message sent.

We have many activities at Grange for young people. Here is what is on offer. Youth Activities At Grange we have many activities for young people. We have a wonderful, dedicated team of volunteers who use so much of their time to fill many early evenings so that children in the local area enjoy themselves. Please click on the links below to view the various groups and what they do each week, meeting times and contact details.

This page tells of our Core Beliefs and our Mission in Bebington. Beliefs It is important to us that what we believe and do is based on the Bible, which we taken to be the reliable word of God. We seek to present the Good News (gospel) of Jesus Christ – that God sent his Son into the world to die on the Cross, so that all those who trust in him are forgiven all their wrongdoing and enabled to live a new life with him by God’s Holy S pirit. We also believe that we should learn from the Bible how God wants us to live as Christians and to respond to the issues and circumstances of life today. Our Mission Our mission should be based on the following foundations: Discipleship: Acts 2:42-47 - The desire to deepen our trust of God and grow more like Jesus. True discipleship grows when our life is directed by God’s Word and the Holy Spirit into a deeper holiness and Christ-likeness. Evangelism: Matthew 28:19-20 - As ambassadors of Christ, we are to share the Gospel that connects with people’s lives, by the work of The Holy Spirit challenges their sin and so point them to the joy of forgiveness and united to Christ by faith, with the future hope of Eternal Resurrected Life. Mission: Luke 10:25-37 - ‘Ministry of Mercy’ To engage as a Church Fellowship with the community to meet the some of the needs of the Community, so that we can take God given opportunities to share the Gospel and met their eternal needs. Vision and Mission of Grange is - Knowing Jesus and Sharing Jesus Our Statement of Purpose to honour God in all that we believe and do, taking the Bible as our authority to enable God's people to grow in faith and spiritual life, in fellowship and in witness and service to make known the Good News through the church and in the local community to co-operate with Bible-centred churches, missions and Christian agencies at home and abroad.

Here is snapshot of our weekly activity. What's On Church Services On the first Sunday of each month the service includes the Lord’s Supper (or Communion). All who trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord are invited to share the bread and wine. All-age ‘Family Service’ take place on key, seasonal occasions (Easter, Remembrance etc) on a Sunday morning and include members or our uniformed organisations. Sunday 11:00 - Morning Worship (Doors Open 10:30am) No evening services at the current time. Regular Weekly Activity Diary Below. If viewing on Mobile device click on button: Mobile View

Party Booking Grange URC on Broadway Roundabout, is pleased to announce that Party Hire in our main hall is available again. Our hall can accommodate medium sized bouncy castles with plenty of room. Hire is for a Saturday between 11am to 4:30pm or, if available, school holidays. PLEASE NOTE - that we do not allow hire on a Sunday. Large inflatables can be hosted by Bounce Bebington which is run by Liam & Lisa LePoidevin. You can see some photos HERE they offer a range of inflatable equipment from a large slide to an assault course. Please contact Lisa for more details on 07742 005086. Before completing the booking form please check our CALENDAR to make sure there is not another booking on the day and also read our T&C's below. If you are happy to proceed please use our CONTACT FORM to make an initial enquiry Terms & Conditions of Hall Party Hire Grange URC is happy to consider hire of the hall for parties with the following conditions pertaining: Parties will be considered for a Saturday afternoon or, on occasion, outside of Term Time. Ball games are not permitted except using a soft ball. Nothing is to be attached to the walls or doors in any way unless using white tack (or similar). The hall or smaller room are available from 10:30am to 5pm for children’s parties. These are the earliest arrival and latest final exit times. Children’s age should not exceed 11 years. Grange URC does not provide Public Liability Insurance and Hirers should ensure that their household insurance covers the event or separate insurance should be sought. Costs of hire are: £25 per hour (inclusive of 30 mins before and after for prep and clear time) We will permit earlier entry to the hall if required. This is additional to the free half hour granted before. This is charged at £5 for each additional half an hour required. Additional Terms & Conditions on the day of the party: The Hirer shall take good care of the premises, the furniture, fittings (including notice boards) and other property therein and shall make good and pay for any damage however it is caused. The Hirer shall not, while using the premises, hold any sales or raffles or suchlike fundraising activities or propagate any teaching or engage in any activities inconsistent with the beliefs and practices of the Church. See our website for information on our beliefs. It can be found here – www.grangeurc.org.uk The Hirer shall, during the hire period, be responsible for the efficient supervision of the premises including the effective control of children and the orderly and safe admission and departure of persons to and from the premises in case of emergency. The premises shall be vacated by the end of the time booked and left in a clean and tidy state. In particular: Any crockery and utensils used in the kitchen must be washed and put away. Electrical items switched off at the mains socket unless specified otherwise. The water heaters only need switching on approx. 30 mins before required. All chairs and furniture are to be stacked or returned to the position in which they were found. Please do not leave tables around the hall. All toilets left clean and flushed. All lights and taps turned off. All windows must be closed, fastened and all lights switched off and external doors securely locked and bolted. The hall floor swept and cleaned when required. Rooms checked, litter removed and put into the correct bins. The Hirer shall not make any alteration or addition to the decoration of the premises or to its fixtures and fittings or introduce any furniture or affix anything to the walls of the premises unless using ‘White-Tack’ (or similar). The Church reserves, at all times, a right of entry onto the premises. This will be notified in advance wherever possible. Payment must be made within 2 days of the party via bank transfer. An invoice will be sent with bank transfer details. Management Committee Grange URC

The 5th bebington Brownie web page. Welcome to 5th Bebington Brownies! We are part of Girlguiding UK and aged between 7 and 10 years old. Being a Brownie is all about fun, friendship and fabulous opportunities! We meet on Thursday evenings at Grange with our leaders Brown Owl, Barney, Snowy & Jay. We also have 2 Young Leaders, Raven & Kestrel, who help us too. We are divided into small groups – called sixes – and they are the Leprechauns, Ghillie Dhus, Gnomes and Scottish Kelpies. We also have the Hedgehog six who are our older Brownies who are almost ready to move onto Guides. Our Brownie Adventure is based on three areas – You, Community and World, and the activities we take part in help us to develop our understanding of these areas. Our weekly meetings are a mix of games, crafts, group activities, challenges, badge work, competitions, indoor activities and outdoor activities, and we also join with other units in the local rea regularly for themed fun-days and other BIG events. We also have an annual Brownie Holiday – over the last 12 years we’ve been as far away as Lancaster, as close as Willaston and lots of places in between! Our holidays always a have a theme and as well as games, crafts and other challenges, we really enjoy learning to look after ourselves and working together to prepare meals and keep the holiday house tidy. 141_edited IMG_20170504_185433530_edited IMG_20161127_145244274_edited 141_edited 1/6 At the centre of everything we do is our Brownie Promise. We make our Promise when we join Brownies, and then we become part of a worldwide family of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers. Our Brownie Promise is: I promise that I will do my best To be true to myself and to develop my beliefs To serve the Queen and my community To help other people And to keep the Brownie Guide Law. And the Brownie Guide Law is: A Brownie Guidethinks of others before herself and does a good turn very day. We hope this page gives you a flavour of some of the things we like to get up to at Brownies – If you think you’d like to join the fun, please email Brown Owl (Elaine) by using the contact form below. Alternatively, you can register your details at www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-your-daughter/ and choose “5th Bebington Brownies” from the unit selector. Get in Touch Leader - Miss Elaine Jordan Send Message Thanks! Message sent.

Your privacy is important to us. Please take time to read how we safeguard your information. CCTV Policy Purpose: To ensure the continuing security of the premises. To prevent or take action, relating to crime against the building or those using it To allow us to monitor and deal with any breach of compliance with building use agreements. Policy maintenance and review: To be reviewed every two years or when the law changes. The Elders as Trustees act as Data Controller and are responsible for approving and reviewing this policy. Associated policies: Privacy Policy System control: The system will be controlled by Martin Morris (‘Manager’) assisted by two named deputies (Sue Ringrose and John Hughes) Images and sound will be recorded only if movement is detected (not on continuous loop). The system cameras will be positioned in three main areas: Octagon Entrance, Allotment Entrance, and the Kings Lane Entrance. Whilst the system cannot be timed to be active outside of meeting times, any activation will be ignored that takes place during known organisation/church meetings. If unauthorised movement has been detected by the Manager, the police can be called to investigate if deemed appropriate. Images will be viewed by the Manager and a Deputy if they consider that this is necessary related to our purpose stated above. Images will not be stored in any cloud-based format nor on computer or mobile device on a day-to-day basis. Images will only be recorded to a data card within each camera. These are positioned out of general reach. Should access be required to any card images, the Manager will be accompanied by one deputy for this purpose and the appropriate recorded images downloaded onto the church laptop and then password protected. Images will be viewed and passed to the police if a crime is thought to have been committed. Data will be kept for up to a maximum of 30 days, after which it will be overwritten, unless it is subject to a police investigation. However, images used as evidence which result in a conviction are required by law to be kept securely for the duration of the sentence, which could be more than 20 years. Such images will be securely locked away. Recorded image files will be time and date stamped. The system will not be used to provide images to any online platform or disclose images to the media. Subject Access Requests To be made to the Elders via the Manager (manager@grangeurc.org.uk ). Such requests will be dealt with within 30 days and an administration charge of £10 will be applied. CCTV image extracts for a Subject Access Request will be encrypted onto an MP4 file format to be accessed by the data subject on his/her personal computer. Once the data subject confirms the safe receipt of the MP4 file, the Manager will disclose the password used to access the file. Requests for access to CCTV images must include (a) The date and time the images were recorded, (b) Information to identify the individual, if necessary and (c) Proof of Identity. Access to images by third parties Third parties who wish to have a copy of CCTV images (i.e., images not of the person making the request) do not have a right of access to images under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Care must be taken when complying with such requests to ensure that neither the GDPR, Human Rights Act nor the CCTV Policy are breached. Requests from third parties will only be granted if the requestor falls within the following categories: Law enforcement agencies (where the images recorded would assist in a specific criminal enquiry) Prosecution agencies Grange URC Management Committee or Eldership for any legitimate purpose to assist with the safe operation of the church premises. The Elders, Grange United Reformed Church, Kings Road, Bebingto n CH63 8LX First approved by the Church Meeting 26 September 2022 Revisions: January 16 2024 – John Hughes to replace Norman Bradshaw as Deputy.