Welcome to Oasis Church
At Oasis Church we are a family who enjoy life in response to knowing God loves us and desires relationship with us. We have a hope-filled future because of that love. We want you to know how loved you are and invite you to come and meet us on Sunday and find out more.
Sunday Meetings
We meet on Sundays, 10.00am at North Avenue Christian Centre, North Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2AL; starting with refreshments and a chance to chat to one another, with worship starting at 10.30am.
Our emphasis on a Sunday is encountering the presence of God together and receiving revelation from God, whether that be through teaching or spiritual gifts. Our meetings are usually a mix of worship, prayer, a talk and ministry; we welcome people of all ages and stages and have dedicated children’s work teams for children and youth aged 2–14.
NEWS UPDATE: COVID-19
Following government advice we have, with sadness, decided to suspend our Sunday meetings. We will keep this under review and we will be considering different ways we can be able to keep in touch with one another as a whole church and support one another individually – so watch this space! Keep in touch with us via social media.On Sunday 7th November, we have changed our meeting time to 2:30pm. There be no morning meeting.
Please join us at 2:30pm for a worship celebration where we will be expressing our gratitude for the provision of our building. We will be joined by some members of URC churches from across the region who are coming to celebrate with us. Refreshments will be served after the meeting so please feel free to bake something if you would like to and stay afterwards and enjoy some Oasis hospitality!
Sunday 1st May 2022
This Sunday we are going to be at Admirals Park in Chelmsford to picnic together from 12pm; there won’t be a meeting in the morning. This gives us lots of opportunity to connect with each other, get to know each other better & have fun! If you park in Admirals Park car park and then walk through to the park from there we will be on the hillside near the play area. Please bring food for you & your family. Looking forward to seeing you!
Oasis Videos & Talks
We are excited to make videos and talks from our weekly meetings available to encourage and minister to you.
A new name for Oasis Church Chelmsford
It was probably five years ago that God started speaking to us about a new name. There are several times in the Bible where God gives new names to people and even places—names which reflect something of His purpose and His nature and each time they come with a fresh assignment or purpose.
The name 'Oasis' has served us well these past 26 years but it's time for us to embrace a new name which fits our calling to be a sent people, not just a gathered people, carrying the essence of God with us everywhere we go.
We are still absolutely committed to experiencing and proclaiming the transformative love and power of the risen Lord Jesus but we are also committed to sharing that anywhere, anytime and with anyone. Oasis was never meant to remain an oasis. The water level was always supposed to rise, burst the banks and flow out under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
We are now excited to announce that from September 2022, our new name will be 'The River'.
"…so that everything will live where the river goes." (Ezekiel 47:9)
We are currently working on the legal, charitable, organisational and branding elements involved with relaunching a church with a new name. Our Oasis church name is obviously what we are using for the time being and we will have a transition time as we switch each element of the church over to ‘the river’ so watch this space as things develop.
