Why Community & Friendship?
God intends for us to live in vibrant, supportive communities where we can love, encourage, and support one another.
When we join together in community, we reflect the unity of God and the church, and ultimately demonstrate Christ's love for the world. Community provides a safe space for mutual care, spiritual growth, and bearing one another's burdens. Genuine friendships are a vital part of the Christian life, reflecting the Trinity's own eternal fellowship. As believers, we're called to prioritise community and cultivate deep, life-giving relationships. By doing this, and by supporting charities who invest in the lives of others, we fulfil the great commandment to love God and love our neighbours as ourselves.
Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Hebrews 10:24-25
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Positively, if we love each other, we will be kind and compassionate to each other, forbear and forgive each other, submit to each other and build each other up.
John Stott
What a thrill it would be if this building is the space in which lots of our community hear about Jesus for the first time and put their trust in him.
Tommy Farrell Aigburth Community Church
It's good if our communities are ‘grateful for our churches even if they don't agree with us’.
Tim Keller
Community & Friendship - Numbers
50%
the percentage volume of happiness an individual experiences by having a group of friends
Community & Friendship - Numbers
3
is the average number of very close friends people have
