FOOD GROUPS are for people who are hungry for more of God, who want to be nourished by his truth, and who are open to being challenged and changed by reading the Bible together. We will get round the table and eat supper before digging in to the Scriptures and inviting the presence of God's Spirit to empower us to live out His truth in our everyday lives.

Alpha - Rich Kelly and Pete Button

Alpha is a fantastic course that introduces people to the Christian faith, featuring food, a short video, and lively discussions. There are three ways to get involved:

Sign up if you want to explore life's meaning and faith in a welcoming space.

If you're an inviter, bring your friends and give them a chance to explore the Christian faith too!

Join the team by helping with catering, welcoming, tech, or group leadership it's a great way to serve and make new friends.

Pre-Marriage Course - Doug & Laura Owen

The Pre-Marriage Course is a series of five sessions, designed for couples considering marriage, whether engaged or not, and wishing to build a strong and lasting relationship. Whilst based on Christian principles, it is relevant and helpful for any couple with or without a Christian faith or church background.

The course explores Connection, Communication, Conflict, Commitment and Adventure, giving you an opportunity to talk as a couple, with a helpful video guiding the sessions.

We will mainly be on zoom for convenience and privacy in discussion, but we will have socials at the start & end of the course as an opportunity to chat to other couples.

Communion - Jon Soper - Wednesday

10.30am - 11am - Coffee and conversation
11am - 11.45am - Communion

Wherever you are with God, when you take communion, you are obeying Jesus' command, receiving grace and taking hold of what the ancients called the 'benefits of His passion'.

Come and join the communion network on a weekly basis. Meet with others, receive bread and wine, cleanse your soul, receive God's power and love and be strengthened and sent out to share the love of Christ wherever you go. This term we will be thinking about the First Letter of St John. Bring your friends, and we'll be inviting in shoppers from the High St to experience God's grace.

Monday Night Football - Ben SMITH

We meet together every Monday evening for a friendly kick-about at St Peter's School Astro-Turf, 8pm-9pm (£3 per week). We also do the odd social, and occasionally a cheeky game against another church.

Ultimately we believe that through football, people can encounter the love of Jesus and have seen people come to faith through this group.

So, if you used to play pro or you've never touched a football before, you are all welcome.

Women’s Swimming Network - Annie Morris & Katherine Austin

We're excited to build friendships and community as we meet to go swimming in the sea and local swimming spots. After the swim we hope to chat over coffee, and share stories and laughter together.

We meet fortnightly for a bigger swim together, while encouraging people to meet up in between in smaller groups. Everyone's welcome - Whether you've been wild swimming for years, or you're keen to try it for the first time. Bring your friends!

Launch - Tim Hurrell

We meet weekly around food (of course) then it’s a discussion, a real-life story or checking out a Bible story usually centred around the person of Jesus. He’s the best news on the planet and we aim to make learning about Jesus possible for anyone, it doesn’t matter if you’re a believer or not. We welcome honest questions and realise everyone is different and we are all Learners!

LOVE — LAUGHTER — LUNCH — LEARNING — LIFE

Thursday’s at 12pm - Starts 2nd January

Street Conversations - Jesse Wilson & Nathan Hill

We're seeking a dedicated team to share the message of Jesus through faith-driven conversations in Exeter each month.

December 1st: Join Jesse and Greg Downes for an engaging session at Providence Chapel, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, share, and be part of meaningful conversations in a welcoming environment!

Our group meets on Sundays from 12-2 PM at the ENC offices for coffee, training, and prayer before heading out in pairs for an hour of conversations about life and purpose. We reconvene afterward to share stories and feedback.

You don't need to be a "super-evangelist"—just a desire to share God's love. We welcome all, and full training will be provided.

Start date TBC - Monthly

CAP - Exeter debt centre - Liz Camp

We see lives transformed and order brought out of financial chaos as we help local people with their debt situation.

Big-hearted people are needed for home visits with our debt coaches. Just 3 daytime appointments with any one client or family over a 6 week period. No financial expertise needed, but a friendly smile is important.

CAP is a God-centred ministry so prayer is key. Monthly CAP Praystations are on zoom and in person. Or opt for our prayer email and pray independently for client visits and situations, and our debt coaches.

Prison Network - Iain Blackwell

Once a month we run the church services in the chapel of Exeter prison - worship, prayer, a bible reading, a short talk, and prayer ministry for any of the prisoners who would like to be prayed for.

There are two services, across which we get anything from 20-40 men attending. Heaven on earth in the prison looks like an openness to healing, and "casting all our cares on Him, for he cares for you".

Monthly on Sundays

CARRIE @ enc - Helen Lach

At ENC we have a heavenly mandate to welcome the stranger. CARRIE @ ENC is a Network aiming to welcome and offer support to refugees who are settling in Exeter.

We have experience doing just this as part of a Community Sponsorship Group along with Belmont Church and Exeter Vineyard Church: Over the past 3 years we have welcomed 2 Syrian families and supported them in areas such as education, budgeting, befriending and teaching English. A rewarding and joyful experience!

Additional volunteers will be needed in the future when our third refugee family arrives. In the meantime our current families are keen to cook a Syrian meal for us, so if you are good at organising events, or if you would like to express an interest in being part of this Network more generally, please do sign up.

The well - Sam Randall

The aim of the Fuel network is to strengthen Christians and reach non-Christians through a charismatic worship experience in Crediton parish where there currently is none.

The Crediton rector and team want to create a space to ignite charismatic worship for the people of the Crediton parishes. Within 12-18 months, the aim would be for the charismatic worship to be entirely owned there and equipped by Crediton ministers and parishioners.  

The Rector and team view ENC’s potential involvement in supporting them to create a charismatic worship space as a big answer to prayer and a blessing they did not dare imagine.  They sense the work of God in this and are very excited by its potential.

Dates: Weds 26th Feb, Weds 26th March, Weds April 23, Weds may 21st, Weds June 25th

Re-Kindle - Paul & Betty Colsell

Have you ever considered going deeper with God?

Come and join a small group of people for breakfast at Betty and Paul Colsell's. We will listen to talks by Tim Keller, a pastor and author who communicates the Bible insightfully to both Christian believers and sceptics.

We will discuss as we go and have a high expectation that our faith and interest will be re-kindled.

Tuesdays at 8.30am - starts 7th January

Open House - David & Jane Edwards

The primary aim of Open House is to provide an opportunity for adults to spend a relaxed evening together in a host's home.

By sharing food and drink, together our aim will be for guests to feel welcome and sufficiently relaxed to enter into conversations that will help to establish and strengthen supportive relationships through our church community. Bring your friends!

Last Friday of the month - Heavitree

18-25s Essence - Nathan and Lucy johnson

Welcome to the Essence page! Essence is our network for 18-25yr olds at ENC. We are a diverse mixture of students and young adults who are excited about Worshipping God, being filled with the Holy Spirit and are on a mission to reach the city and the campus with His love in creative ways! Essence meets in term time on Thursday evenings at 7.00pm (for a 7.30pm start) at St Stephen’s Church, right in the centre of the city, and we’d absolutely love you to come and join us.

Firehouses

Firehouses are homes across the city, where once a week people gather for 45 minutes of white-hot prayer. We believe that prayer makes a difference, so, with Jesus at the centre, we are going to ignite prayer fires to fuel our future mission in the city. We want to:

- Stir up hunger for God amongst us as a community
- Receive more power for transformation
- Remember again that we are people sent into the city

Click the button to the right to discover which firehouse’s are available and to sign up