Privacy Policy

At Hamilton Road Evangelical Church we collect different types of information about our users for the following main reasons:

To provide a useful resource in the form of an online directory of users.
To provide an interactive website where email is used to communicate with the users.
To provide a security mechanism whereby we can restrict content to certain groups of users.
To help us to improve the service we offer.

Our principles

We are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy can be summarised in one sentence: we will not share your information with others without your consent.

We have established the following two principles:

We will respect your email privacy. You will only receive email from Hamilton Road Evangelical Church in relation to areas you have expressly signed up for.
We will not share any individual user details (including your email address) to any third party without your consent.

What information do we collect?

We collect information on our users through registration.

The minimum information we need to register a user is your first and last name and a password. We also ask for some further, voluntary information so we can provide a richer, more useful address book.

Who will have access to your information?

You have control over who is able to access specific items of information. By default your personal information will be visible to other authenticated users of the site. You can change these settings from your personal profile page. Your information will be used to build the online address book and show your birthday in the Hamilton Road Evangelical Church calendar.

What else you should know about privacy

Remember to close your browser when you have finished your user session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of, and access to, your own computer.

Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information over the internet that this information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information in publicly accessible online forums, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your usernames and passwords and any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are using the internet.

Our pages may contain links to other websites, and you should be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices on other websites.

We use Stripe for payment, analytics, and other business services. Stripe collects identifying information about the devices that connect to its services. Stripe uses this information to operate and improve the services it provides to us, including for fraud detection. You can learn more about Stripe and read its privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Any Questions?

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

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What can you expect on a typical Sunday morning?

We meet at 11:00am in our Church Building (details here). For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to settle in, meet our team and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. We have a reasonably sized car park and there is also free parking in the streets around the church.

When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone at the front door.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets to the rear of the building.

Our Morning Service
Sunday-34 ed2000 The service begins with a welcome from one of our team members, along with a few notices. Our services usually include a mixture of congregational songs (new and old), as well as one or two bible readings (we give out the page numbers so everyone can follow along). There will also be a time of prayer, led by the speaker. We believe that God's Word is what God uses to change our hearts and lives, so there will always be a bible-based sermon to help us apply the truth to our everyday lives. We usually end with a final song and closing prayer.

We're a friendly, relaxed bunch and we want you to feel totally at ease with us. The person leading the service will guide everything so you won't ever be scratching your head wondering, "what do I do now!"

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits immediately after the service. It's a great way to meet people and we would love it if you could stay for a few minutes to meet folks. All refreshments are free.

What about my kids?
Sunday-22 ed2000750 We believe children are a vital part of church life and we want them to feel included in all we do. Children stay in the main meeting with adults for roughly the first 15 minutes. During that time we usually include a short "children's talk," and there's often a kid's song too. After that, we run "Junior Church," in our side hall, with activities and bible teaching aimed at their level. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy. After you've dropped your kids off at their groups, please re-join us and enjoy the rest of the service. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

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Getting Connected
If you want to get in touch with us before you come or have any other questions, please use this form below. Thanks for reading!

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

Name:

Telephone:

Email Address:
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


Adam Laughton (Pastor)		David Platts (Church Secretary)
We're delighted to welcome Adam and his wife Jules to Whitstable! Before coming here, they were involved in a house-based church planting work in Ebbsfleet, Kent for 11 years. Prior to that they were working in a Baptist church in Southport, Merseyside. They have four adult children.		I was privileged to be brought up in a Christian family and although I don’t know exactly when I was converted I was aware of the Lord being my Saviour from a very young age. I am a retired teacher, having taught in Canterbury for over 40 years. Whilst there the Lord brought Helen, now my wife, to the same school and we have been happily married for over 40 years. We have two grown up children.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Ad Jules Sig black 2020