Oasis Church Bath
We're an inclusive, progressive and welcoming church in Bath, living out our faith to make a difference in our community.
A bit more...
Oasis Church Bath is part of the global Oasis family, founded by Steve Chalke. We're passionate about individual and community transformation, and we aim to see this happen through the work of our community hub which delivers a range of community projects and initiatives inside our building and beyond. As a church we have four distinctive characteristics which, when combined, we think make us unique. These are; 1) Full inclusion (particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community), 2) A commitment to social justice, 3) An open, progressive theology and 4) An informal service style. Visit our website to find out more.
What do we do for students?
We love students, and we know that what you often miss when you're away from home, is family. Family isn't made up of lots of people of the same age or stage, it's about aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, mums, dads and the occasional weird cousin (!) all sharing life together. Because of that we don't hold many special student events or meetings as we know there are opportunities for that elsewhere, but our hope is that you can integrate and feel welcomed and valued as part of our family, and in that be empowered to step into all that God has planned for you while you're here in Bath. Check out the video below made by one of our students to find out what it's like to be part of the church.
When & Where
Oasis Church Bath
The Paragon
Fountain Buildings
Bath
BA1 5DU
We do things slightly differently each Sunday...
The first Sunday of every month: Community Sundays
On Community Sundays, we don’t meet all together in our church building. Instead, we meet in smaller groups all across the city to spend time with one another and within our local community. Gatherings are organised by our Church WhatsApp groups, which you’ll be invited to join once you’ve decided to become a regular part of Oasis Church Bath. If you’re visiting us or coming along for the first time, we’d recommend you come along to a Learning Sunday or a Sofa Sunday – see below.
The second, third (and fourth on a five Sunday month) Sunday of every month: Learning Sundays
On Learning Sundays we meet all together at Oasis Church Bath. You can join us any time from 10am for coffee, the service begins at 10.30am and is finished by 11.30am. We enjoy some worship together, then someone gives a short talk on a particular topic, giving us the chance to respond and work out how we can apply what we’ve learned to our daily lives. We have separate groups for our children and young people, and the main services are also live-streamed for anyone who wants to join us online.
The last Sunday of every month: Sofa Sundays
On Sofa Sundays we meet all together at Oasis Church Bath. On Sofa Sunday we have a stage with a sofa on it, and someone on that sofa is interviewed or shares a story, experience, or area of expertise on a particular topic, while we enjoy coffee and pastries together. We don’t have separate groups for children and young people on this Sunday but we hope that older children and young people can join in. We also record the content and release it as a podcast.