As a congregation we draw on four vital Christian traditions:

• As part of the United Reformed Church we are a church of the Reformation. We trace our origins to the great 16th Century renewal of the Church with its commitment to "Semper Reformanda — the Church Reformed and Always Reforming"
  
  
• As part of the Methodist Church we belong to the tradition of evangelical faith. We are heirs to that day in Aldersgate Street when John Wesley's heart was "strangely warmed"
  
  
• Our desire to be "an open minded church" comes of a liberal tradition of faith — one which is open, tolerant and intellectually critical
  
  
• Our membership of Churches Uniting in Central Sutton and our existence as a united congregation is a sign our commitment to the ecumenical movement. Each of these traditions comes out of a particular turning point in church history

TRINITY BOOK CLUB

The new Trinity Book Club begins in September 2008.
Our first book is Derek Wilson's

"OUT OF THE STORM - THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER”

We shall be discussing it on:

7 September - THE GREAT CRISIS- CHAPTERS 1-8
28 September - THE MATURE LUTHER- CHAPTERS 9-14
12 October - LUTHER's LEGACY CHAPTERS 15-17

7.45 in the Terrace Room. All are welcome.

Free Church Heroes

Being ecumenical is about uniting all people as one (in which process Christian unity is the first but not necessarily the easiest part). So being a human being and a Christian is infinitely more important than being a member of any denomination. But there is a richness in all our traditions which is worth celebrating.

So in June 2006 at Trinity we held a series of Sunday evening talks at 8pm celebrating some of the great Free Church tradition.

Oliver Cromwell — Martin Camroux introduced the greatest Englishman

John Wesley — David Winwood introduced the founder of Methodist

John Bunyan — Mike Dales ntroduced the author of Pilgrim's Progress

David Livigstone — Martin Camroux introduced the great missionary explorer