After Hours Live - Christina Boonstra

Octavia's Cafe
Octavia View, 10a-14 South Brink, Wisbech
7:30pm (doors open 7pm)
Free entry

Christina Boonstra is a singer songwriter born and raised on the move. Her songs are a unique blend of acoustic indie pop, so catchy they'll rattle around in your head for days.

Her debut EP 'Until My Feet Move', received great reviews and was aired on numerous radio stations including BBC Three Counties, Vibe Radio Watford and UCB.

Book Your Place for 'Word on the Wash'!

Message from Helen Slipper at Terrington St Clement church:

We would be delighted if you would take a look at the Word on the Wash webpage - http://www.tsc-church.org.uk/wordonthewash/ - to see all the latest details about the programme, speakers, seminars and practical arrangements for Word on the Wash 2016.

We look forward to welcoming Hugh Palmer and Tim Chester as our main speakers.  Hugh will be teaching us from the book of 2 Timothy and Tim Chester will be unpacking Galatians chapter 2 for us under the title ' Rediscovering Reformation Joy'.

There will be a full programme for children aged 5-15 (including creche facilities for 0-5's with an audio link to the main hall) throughout Saturday 17th September - so please bring the whole family and make a day of it!

There will be four interactive seminars to choose from this year covering a wide range of topical issues - do please click on the 'Seminars' button on the webpage to browse the topics.

If you would like to support the event in prayer you would be most welcome to join us at our monthly prayer meetings at the St John's Centre, Kings Lynn, 4pm on Sunday's  19th June, 17th July and 21st August.

We look forward to receiving your booking online soon - or see you in September!

Don't Miss Salt of the Sound at After Hours!

Friday 1st July sees our After Hours Live 'Rose Fair Special' featuring the brilliant Salt Of The Sound.

Salt Of The Sound is the award-winning musical collaboration of husband and wife duo Anita and Ben Tatlow. Their aim is to create songs that encourage spiritual reflection both in church environments and in times of personal quiet, while also exploring musical styles and expressions that bring a freshness to the Christian music scene. Songs by Salt Of The Sound have been widely featured on BBC radio and Swedish national TV - and in May 2015, the duo were awarded the "Best Music" accolade at The Attic Film Festival.

www.saltofthesound.com

Friday 1st July
Octavia's Cafe

Octavia View, South Brink

19:30

Free entry

www,afterhourslive.org.uk 

India Missions Evening

On Wednesday night Patrick Jonhstone spoke about his recent missionary trip to North-East India. Providing a fascinating world-wide overview of missionary work in the current global climate as well as predicting future problem areas and opportunities for growth, Patrick gave encouragement to the church to engage in mission on a wider scale. He also spoke about his trip as well as some of the people he encountered there and what his visit achieved.

There was time for us to sample some Indian food half way through the presentation. There was also opportunity to ask questions.

Thank you to all who came and to Patrick for an enjoyable and educational evening.

Spring Harvest 2015

So a group from our church got back from Spring Harvest 2015 at Skegness on Friday. It was a time of spiritual refreshing, awesome moves of God's Spirit, anointed worship, in depth teaching and a time of good fellowship and fun! I am sure you will hear more about it at church on Sunday.  If you want to come along to Spring Harvest 2016 the theme is 'Game Changers' and it is set to be another great week!

My Friend Paul

Friday 13th December 2014 saw a host of Wisbech talent take to the stage in support of the charity 'My Friend Paul'. Orgainsed by teacher Jacob Keet, who is also a member of our church, the event was a fantastic celebration and featured musicians from different parts of the community including Thomas Clarkson Academy Strings, Wisbech Community Children's Choir, Wisbech Grammar School Flute Trio, the Clarkson Singers, Wisbech Community Choir and an amazingly talented young harpist Rosie Scott. Our church was also represented by Jacob, Alan and Clive who played violin and accordian to some very rousing Eastern Eurpoean pieces.

The event was held in St Peter's and St Paul's church in the heart of Wisbech. Just over £500 was raised for 'My Friend Paul', a charity who supports a family of orphaned children in Kenya. Find out more about the charity at myfriendpaul.org

Bean Baker at After Hours Live

Bean Baker and his bass guitarist Dave fought the Friday evening traffic all the way from Gloucester to be with us at After Hours Live on Friday evening. We are centrainly glad they did as they produced an amazing top-quality performance singing covers such as Ed Sheeran's 'Lego House' and Emily Sande's 'Next To Me'. To prove their musicianship they also covered a jazz number 'Hit The Road Jack' and then played a medley where they combined the popular song 'Everything Is Awesome' from the Lego Movie with One Direction's 'You're Beautiful'. They also played some original compositions including 'Set Me On Fire' as well as 'The Troll And Ogre Hunter' - their CDs sold almost as quickly as the chocolate cake in the interval!

There were also some people who were at After Hours Live for the first time and it was lovely to meet them. We are hoping they will be back next month to see the fantastic Daughters of Davis who will be getting us into the festive spirit.

Cathy Burton and MAF come to Wisbech

Cathy Burton plays at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech

 Set out in a cafe-style with clusters of tables and chairs dotted around the room, the audience arrived with picnics and nibbles and sat down to enjoy an evening of great music and inspirational stories at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech.

Cathy Burton and the team from Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) came to Wisbech last night (Friday 29th March 2014) as part of Cathy's national tour to highlight the important work of the MAF charity. Hosted by The King's Church, Wisbech this was a fantastic event and was well supported.

Thank you for coming along and a specially big thank you to all the volunteers and back-stage helpers who helped make the event a great success.

The King's Church, Wisbech is putting on other large events such as this one in the near future, including 'An Evening with Henry Olonga' in July. Henry is a retired interational test-cricketer and an amazing singer. Be sure to also check out the After Hours website for more events which include a visit from Noel and Tricia Richards in November.

 

 

Stories about the work of MAF

Audience members enjoying the show

Jeff Lucas and Adrian Plass come to Wisbech

Jeff Lucas and Adrian Plass come to Wisbech on their 'Seriously Funny' Tour

The King's Church, Wisbech was delighted to welcome Jeff Lucas, Adrian Plass and musician Niki Rogers to Wisbech on Friday 20th September 2013. The church hosted an evening of the 'Seriously Funny' Tour which developed out of a book Jeff and Adrian wrote together. The evening was well attended with over 150 people filling the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech for an evening of fun, wit, humour and serious moments too. Niki Rogers was also well received as she shared and sang some amazing songs.

Thanks to Jeff, Adrian, Niki and the rest of the 'Seriously Funny' team for coming and putting on such an amazing event in Wisbech. Thanks also to all The King's Church, Wisbech volunteers who helped to make the evening a great success, ans a special thanks go to everyone who came to the event from near and far! We hope you enjoyed it and we hope to see you again soon.

Our 2013 Wisbech Rose Fair Events

The Wisbech Rose Fair is an annual event that sees thousands of people coming to Wisbech over the course of five days in July. The event culminates on the Saturday with a wide variety of market stalls, flower displays, and a parade through the town with festive floats. Visit the Rose Fair website here.
This year the Wisbech Rose Fair is happening from Wednesday 3rd July until Sunday 7th July 2013 - and The King's Church, Wisbech is going to be there!

Friday 5th July 2013

Stand-up comedian Paul Kerensa will be coming to Wisbech on his book tour. He will be visiting us at our After Hours Live event that takes place at Octavia View Cafe from 7pm. This will be stand-up comedy at its best complete with fantastic cups of coffee and tea and delicious cake! Paul has been featured on TV as well as radio all around teh UK. He is also a sitcom writer including BBC1's 'Miranda' and 'Not Going Out'. Come along and join in the fun! Visit the After Hours Live website for more information.

Saturday 6th July 2013

Come and visit our stand in the Wisbech Market Place. This year we have teamed up with the 'Alpha & Omega Christian Motorsport Team'. They will be in town with their rally car which will be on display in the Market Place on Saturday 6th July. Come along to chat the the motorsport team as well as meet some people from our church to find out more about Jesus and what our church can do for you!

Sunday 7th July 2013

You may have been given one of our invitations before or during the Rose Fair invitig you to our special 'A Taste of Church' service. We are meeting in the Queen Mary Centre from 10:30am. We will finish at 12:15pm but you are more than welcome to drop-in and drop-out of the event at any time. During the event we will give a taste of what one of our church services is like as well as tell you about various courses and activities that we provide that can help you in your everyday life. Kids are more than welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

Click here for directions.

Church like you've never experienced before!

LoziB & Thomas Clarkson Academy pupils at After Hours Live

Lozi B performing at After Hours Live in Octavia's Cafe, Wisbech

After Hours had yet another successful event last night at Octavia's Cafe in Wisbech. Our March event was the first time that we had a few warm-up acts before our headline performer took to the stage.

Starting at the earlier time of 6:30pm, pupils from the Thomas Clarkson Academy bravely took to the stage to give some top-quality performances. Emily Lyall kicked things off by singing a fantastic version of 'Bullet-proof'. Joshua Betts added to the variety of the evening by playing some amazing pieces on his saxaphone. The stand-out piece for me was his version of the popular TV series Poirot's theme tune. Jone Lipnickaite finished off the warm-up acts by singing and playing her guitar as well as singing one song accompanied by piano. Her distinctive vocal quality served to add to the outstanding quality of these young performers. We look forward to working with them and other performers from Thomas Clarkson Academy in the future.

After a relaxing break for a cup of tea and a slice of cake from the fabulous Octavia's Cafe, LoziB took to the stage. She sang a variety of covers including 'Stand By Me' and 'You've Got A Friend' as well as some original compositions. Near the end of her performance LoziB bravely invited members of the audience to suggest various words that she then used to make up a song on-the-spot. This resulted in a truly unique experience and a song about Wendy the blue-and-red tiger! Her chilled and laid-back style added to the relaxed ambiance of Octavia's Cafe and the audience enjoyed the evening.

Next month, Bob Bell is back at After Hours by popular demand. His often amusing style and delivery of country music songs are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Why not come along and join us on the first Friday evening of May at Octavia's Cafe for the next After Hours Live?