James Richards 
After months of preparation, the first Hill City Holiday Club has been an absolute success! Our theme of the club was Desert Detectives, prompting the kids to explore and find out more about Jesus. This involved a lot of fun scenery, including a manmade desert (AKA a sandbox). Each day the children were welcomed by … Read more
Last Wednesday at Hill City Church, our summer interns brought a little bit of “y’all” to the United Kingdom. It was July the Fourth, American Independence Day, so it was only fitting that we celebrate Texas while representing the colors red, white, and blue. After promoting the event on Facebook and in church, we had … Read more
Kaylee Ruppel: Hello everyone! My name is Kaylee. I was born and raised in a small town called New Braunfels in the Texas Hill Country. I grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ at a young age, making my faith truly my own over the course of my life. I am twenty years … Read more
Persecution levels are rising rapidly. That’s what the research behind this year’s Open Doors World Watch List 2016 has found. And as persecution increases, our Christian brothers and sisters need us more than ever. The World Watch List ranks the 50 countries where persecution against Christians is most severe. The list reports that persecution became … Read more
Following our week of prayer and fasting at the beginning of the year we had a request for some teaching about how to pray and fast to be made available online. Here are some thoughts on prayer and fasting by Sophie Toovey. Fasting shows us we need prayer (and ultimately, God!) more than we need food. … Read more
Friends, I was delighted when I learned last month that Torfaen is providing accommodation for several families from war-torn Syria who have sought refuge in Wales. As soon as this was announced I felt compelled that we as a church should do whatever we can to welcome them into our community and to help them settle. As … Read more
Each year we dedicate the first full week to prayer and fasting. Our prayer week for 2016 runs from Sunday 3rd – Saturday 9th January. There will be various prayer foci at various locations throughout the week. We will also be receiving daily prayer prompts via Prayer Mob throughout the week. It would be great to have you join us… … Read more
This morning I preached a sermon called Rest for the Weary, looking at the words of Jesus in Matthew 11v28-30. I closed the sermon by sharing a prayer that was posted by Scotty Smith on The Gospel Coalition website. I thought I would share it here: Most gracious Jesus, I’m lacing up my running shoes this morning to … Read more
We love Jesus Christ at Hill City Church, so it stands to reason that we also love Christmas! Therefore we intend to celebrate as much as possible. Here’s what we’ve got planned: join us if you can: Monday 14th December CAP Christmas meal Venue and time tbc Wednesday 16th December Cold Barn Carols 5pm at Cold … Read more
This is a little post that contains some BIG news! Last night Michelle and I shared with our ‘sending’ church, Highfields, some news that we have already announced to our ‘home’ church Hill City – that we believe that God has called us to move back to Cardiff to plant a new church in a very diverse, transient and challenging area of the inner-city. This is … Read more