Walsall Community Church

Paul’s first letter to the church in Thessalonike is packed full of encouragement. He is encouraged when he looks back to when the gospel first bore fruit in that city. He is encouraged when he considers them standing firm in the present and invites them to look ahead with hope even to their own deaths and to the return of Jesus.

We’re going to be spending three weeks in this earliest of New Testament books learning as they did that “the one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it".

Tim shares about how WCC make its its financial decisions in line with our vision.

Slides can be found here https://canva.link/m1vtashdwnn9qqh

Hannah de la Hoyde brings our Still Standing series to a conclusion with a look at our need for belonging and God's response

Guest Speaker Anna Betts joins us with her experiences of depression as a Christian leader, as a therapist, and as someone who has personally lived through it.

This recording contains personal testimonies that include discussions of domestic violence and suicide. While these stories are shared to highlight healing and hope, we recognize these topics can be distressing. Please practice self-care while listening, and reach out to the pastoral team if you need support.

Still Standing

We believe there is something profoundly courageous about choosing hope, seeking help, sharing our story, and continuing to trust God in the midst of our uncertainty.

Real Stories. Real Struggles. Real Hope.

Hayley brings insight into what anxiety is and how we respond to it.

This talk is about journey of grief around childlessness, infertility, and miscarriage. We recognise this will touch deep pain for many, and we want you to care for your heart first.

Guest Speaker and author David Oliver joins us to dispel the myths of responding to suffering.

You can find details of his books "All about Grief" and "All about heaven" at https://davidoliverbooks.com/

Still Standing

We believe there is something profoundly courageous about choosing hope, seeking help, sharing our story, and continuing to trust God in the midst of our uncertainty.

Real Stories. Real Struggles. Real Hope.

Heidi starts with the truth that perfect love drives out fear.

When we hear the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus in our time and places it demands a response

Together, we're exploring this term the impact of addictions and other challenging topics that are often difficult to talk about.

Oliver concludes the series looking at the culture of consumerism that provides the framework for many of the other issues to exist.

Link to PPT

Small Group Questions

We are joined by Kate Harvey from the Naked Truth Project to address the harms and pathways out of porn usage.

Here are the links to some of the videos and information she shared:

As a church we don’t want to raise this topic and then move on without offering support, so we want to provide some options that we will talk more about in coming weeks

If you wish to get help now, we would encourage you to connect to the Ctrl+alt+de...

Together, we're exploring this term the impact of addictions and other challenging topics that are often difficult to talk about.

Heidi continues the series looking at the power of our tongues and state of our hearts revealed in our gossip

Together, we're exporing this term the impact of addictions and other challenging topics that are often difficult to talk about.

Hannah continues the series reframing our engagement with social media in terms of the questions of how it is helping or hindering us?

Slides: https://canva.link/zwxpw9q8c999gdj

Stats presented: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2026-mid-year-global-update-report

Together, we're exporing this term the impact of addictions and other challenging topics that are often difficult to talk about.

Dave begins the series with an introduction to addiction, opening the door to meaningful conversations, greater understanding, and hope.

You can also see a version of Hayley's PowerPoint here