New theme: Fruit of the Spirit

February 14, 2020

For the next few Sundays at Urban Hope we'll be talking about the different fruits of the spirit, so sorry to the people who will have this song stuck in their heads!

The first one will be about Love, and it'll be on the 16th February (just after Valentine's Day too! it's like we planned it!)

There will be breaks at various points (like Ash Wednesday) when we'll be talking about the various parts of the Easter story.

So please do join us at Coffee Tots, in the City Arcade, in Coventry City Centre, every sunday, at 11:30 am!

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas from all of us at Urban Hope!

Here are some pictures from our carol service.

Cathedral projections - last night tonight!

November 16, 2019

Coventry Cathedral is currently showing an amazing projection show each night between 5 and 9. It's in memory of Coventry Blitz and it's all kinds of gorgeous!

The whole thing takes about 20 minutes to walk around, with different projections and sounds at different parts of the cathedral. It's well worth the visit but the last night is tonight, 16th November.

If you can't make it, then you can watch the video below, but it's better to see in person.

The below is taken from https://historicengland.org.uk/get-involved/visit/where-light-falls/coventry-cathedral/

Using the cathedral as a canvas, leading creatives Double Take Projections will project powerful poetry, visuals and photography to tell the story of the cathedral, the city and its people.

It's a tale of destruction, recovery and resilience: from the medieval period — when culture, learning and trade flourished — through the destruction of the old cathedral during the Blitz, finishing with peace, reconciliation and the building of a modern city.

Part of Coventry 2021 UK City of Culture.

Event information

The projections will take place in a number of locations around the outside of the new cathedral and inside the cathedral ruins. Ambassadors will be available to help you navigate on the night.

The main show lasts approximately 10 minutes and will be repeated throughout the evening, so you can arrive any time between 5 and 8.30pm. We recommend you allow 20 minutes to enjoy the full experience.

This is an outdoor event so please dress for the weather. Please note food and drink is not provided.

Do go and support if you can. Us City Centre churches have got to stick together!

Harvest Thanksgiving

October 06, 2019

Today wasn't just the first week of our new service time (11:30! Set your alarms folks), but it was also our harvest thanksgiving service.

We made bread...

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...talked about God's generosity and creativity, and decorated leaves for things that we wanted to thank God for. (I didn't get a photo of the leaves, sorry, they were really good though!).

Afterwards we ate together, including the bread we made.

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