The Update
Welcome to the latest news and events from Eastgate
Please click on the events below to view additional information and to sign up (if required).
Join us this week:
Local Fire Groups
For more information about the different groups, and to sign up, click here.
A reminder that there will be no Children’s or Youth groups running during our Sunday morning services throughout August. We will be worshipping together in the Auditorium as a whole church family. Our regular programmes will resume in September.
Celebrating Our Volunteers!
A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers who make so much possible here at Eastgate.
This week, we’re celebrating our Sunday Refreshments Team — and they’d love some more people join them! To find out more and get connected with the team click here
Making Ebbsfleet a kinder place to live
Community organisers across Ebbsfleet are collecting 1,000 stories of kindness across Ebbsfleet. If you would like to tell them about a kind act and help them celebrate the people making Ebbsfleet a kinder place to live, click here.
Coming up:
PRAYER@EASTGATE
Pray for the Iris Ministry Mission Trips
We would love you to join us in praying for the Iris Ministry mission trips to Poland and South Africa throughout August.
Here are the opportunities to pray, beginning Saturday 1st August:
Daily Prayer (via Zoom)
Click here for link
Meeting ID: 880 3742 7652
Passcode: 532541
Join us for prayer meetings at:
- 6:00am
- 12:00pm (also held in person in the Prayer Space, online only Fri/Sat 7th & 8th Aug)
- 6:00pm
- 12:00am (midnight)
Each session runs for one hour — join for the whole hour or drop in for whatever time you can.
Every Wednesday
Family Prayer & Communion
📍 Prayer Space
🕓 4:00–5:00pm
Sunday 16th August
Prayer Picnic
After the church service, join us in the garden for a time of fellowship and prayer. Bring your own picnic and let’s gather together to pray for the teams and all that God will do through these mission trips.
We would love to have as many people as possible joining us as we pray together for these trips.
Prayer For The Harvest
Join us as we seek the Lord for strategy and wisdom in preparing the church for the harvest, as well as interceding for outreach teams, missions and covering new believers in prayer. On Zoom every Monday, 7pm-8.30pm (drop in any time for as long as you are able) here.
Friday Prayer – morning + evening sessions
We are now hosting 30 minute prayer Zooms every Friday at the following times: 6.30am and 6.30pm
To join in with these prayer Zooms, use this link here.
Prayer Space
We also have a dedicated prayer space at Eastgate in the annexe which everyone is welcome to use. During the summer holidays it is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 3pm, Saturday 9am to 12.30pm (apart from 8th August) and Sunday 8.30am to 2pm.
Do you need prayer? 🙏
We have a wonderful team praying faithfully so if you need prayer for anything, please contact us via email: prayer@eastgate.org.uk
FAMILY NEWS
Fantasy Football Challenge
If you would like to take part in the Fantasy Football Challenge with a group of people from Eastgate, all you need to do is download the Premium League Football Fantasy app and follow the instructions – join a league, and use code tsbzei
Need someone to talk to?
‘I Hear You,’ is a pastoral ministry enabling active listening for Eastgate members. Our message is that you are honored, heard, valued, and known. You are worthy, and we want to encourage you. For more information and to get in touch, please visit eastgate.org.uk/ihearyou
ChurchSuite
If you haven’t downloaded the app and logged onto My ChurchSuite yet, give it a go. It is a great tool to help you connect with others and keep up to date with What’s On, Fire Groups, Teams and Giving. Download the mobile app or visit login.churchsuite.com. If you need any help getting logged in, please email office@eastgate.org.uk
Safeguarding
Eastgate is committed to ensuring a safe environment for all individuals, including children and adults. Further information on safeguarding is available here.
Eastgate Podcasts
Preach replays are now available on all your favourite podcast providers (Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc). Just search for ‘Eastgate Plus’.
Church Family Facebook Group
Join for family updates, news, encouragements, testimonies, and more – search ‘Eastgate Church Family’ or click here.
Giving
For information about giving, please visit eastgate.org.uk/giving