Regular Activities

The church has a number of active groups and holds several weekly and monthly activities including:

Art Group
Choir
Job Café (Facebook link)
Lunchtime Concerts
Saturday Coffee Morning
Table Tennis Group
Walking Group

The church is also the venue for a weekly Country Market organised by the WI.

Lunchtime Concerts

From October through to April, concerts take place in Glenorchy Church on Wednesdays. These last approximately 45 minutes and start at 12.30pm. Coffee and Tea are available from 12 noon in the Hall. The concerts are organised by Peter Johnstone.

The type of concert varies from week to week and includes piano solos, string quartets, piano and flute duets, organ recitals, and accompanied and unaccompanied vocal performances

The concerts are free of charge but there is a retiring collection for those who would like to make a donation.

Many other concerts are held throughout the year. Some of these will be aimed at raising funds for particular needs, both church-based and wider community concerns.

Artists performing will include choirs, soloists, organists and pianists, other musicians, and any mix of these.

Coming Up:

Art Group

The Art Group meets on Wednesday mornings and provides a relaxed time of companionship plus a little art and craft and, of course, refreshments! We also put on the occasional public exhibition of our craft and artwork.

Choir

The Choir provides anthems for the main festivals of the year and supports the introduction of new hymns in services which enhances our worship. We hold regular practices on Friday afternoons.

Saturday Coffee Mornings

Every Saturday morning from 10.00am, Glenorchy Hall, Exeter Road, is open for those in the town centre to drop in for tea, coffee or squash. This has been the case for many years now and there are many regulars who visit whilst doing their shopping.

On several occasions during the year there will be additional stalls (eg cakes or books) as a fundraiser for another cause such as Save the Children or for charities supported by the Mission Committee.

Tea and coffee are also served after the Sunday morning service in the Hall.

Walking Group

The Walking Group organises fairly leisurely walks of about 2-3 miles around the local countryside or parks once a month on a Friday mornings throughout the year. We start each walk with “coffee from the car boot” and finish with lunch at a nearby holstelry!

Country Market

Each Friday morning between 8.30 and 11.30, there is a Country Market organised by the W.I. in the church hall, which has stalls where local produce such as free range eggs, home-made jam and marmalade, seasonal fruit and veg, and cut flowers are for sale. There are also handicraft stalls with hand-made cards and notelets, various bags of all sizes, wooden kitchen bowls and knitted items. Refreshments are available too.