Welcome to King Charles the Martyr Church, Potters Bar
Welcome to the website of King Charles the Martyr (KCM) Church, Potters Bar. We are an Anglican Church offering a wide range of styles of worship from traditional to informal. We are a caring community consisting of people of all ages who believe that God makes a difference in our everyday lives. Our mission is to Know Christ More through worship, prayer and study and to Make Christ Known by sharing our faith with those around us.
Our mission
We are a passionate Church family, committed to proactively meeting the needs of our wider community. We will welcome and engage with people through open and inclusive worship and prayer, enabling everyone to Know Christ More through our enthusiasm, faith and outreach.
Safeguarding
The Church of King Charles the Martyr, Potters Bar is committed to and will champion the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults both in society as a whole and in our own community. We fully accept, endorse and will implement the principles enshrined in The Children Act 1989 that the welfare of the child is paramount. We will foster and encourage best practice within our community by setting standards for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults and by supporting parents in the care of their children. We will work with statutory bodies, voluntary agencies and other faith communities to promote the safety and well being of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We are committed to acting promptly whenever a concern is raised about a child or young person or vulnerable adult or about the behaviour of an adult, and will work with the appropriate statutory body when an investigation into child abuse or other abuse is necessary.
Service information
Sunday 17 March - Lent 5 / Passion Sunday
0930 - Sung Eucharist
(Live streamed)
1100 Morning Worship with Church Parade
(Live streamed)
1600 Choir Service - The Cross of Christ
Sunday 24 March - Palm Sunday
0930 - Sung Eucharist
(Live streamed)
1100 - Cafe Church
(Live streamed)
Monday 25 March - Wednesday 27 March
2000 - Compline
Thursday 28 March - Maundy Thursday
2000 - Maundy Thursday Vigil
(Live streamed)
Friday 29 March - Good Friday
Churches Together Walk of Witness
Meet at KCM at 1000 to walk to War Memorial for joint service at 1100 with other churches
1200 - Hour at the Cross
1400 - The Final Hour
Saturday 30 March - Holy Saturday
2000 - Easter Vigil
(Live streamed)
Sunday 31 March - Easter Day
1000 - Joint Service
(Live streamed)
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS LIVE-STREAMED SERVICE
Please see our leaflet for details of services during Lent and Holy Week
Holy Wk Easter leaflet 2024
Notice Sheets
17 March - Lent 5 Passion Sunday - web version
10 March - Mothering Sunday - web version
Keep up to date with what is happening at KCM and have the weekly Notice Sheet emailed to you please let the office know and we can add you to the mailing list.
The Church Office is staffed and open to the public 9am - 12noon Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, but will be closed over the holidays so please do call ahead to ensure that someone will be available to help you.
Welcome!
Welcome to the website for the church of King Charles the Martyr (KCM) in Potters Bar. We are here to serve our local community. Do call in and say hello.
KCM is your church here for the whole community. Why not pop in on a Thursday for coffee and cake in the café? Or join us as we worship throughout the week.
In January it was announced that Revd Atalie will be leaving us at Easter to take up the post of Chaplain to the Bishop of St Albans.
All are welcome to join us for tea on Sunday 24 March 3-5pm as we say our official goodbye.
Revd Atalie will leave us on Easter Day and be welcomed to her new post in St Albans Cathedral at evensong on Tuesday 23 April at 5pm. All are welcome to join us.
https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/news/
KCM Community Cafe
The KCM Community Cafe is open from 10.45-13.45 every Thursday.
Come and enjoy coffee, tea, our legendary home-made cakes or a light lunch. Each week we have a special (for example Cottage pie, Macaroni cheese, Chili con carne, Home-made soup) as well as baked potatoes, sandwiches, toasties, ploughman's and salads.
The Cafe is staffed entirely by volunteers so our prices our very reasonable and all profits go to a variety of good causes.
We welcome people of all ages and have an area for children with a selection of toys.
The Cafe is designed to provide a warm safe space for the local community. Whether you want to come and chat to others or sit and read the newspaper, you will always be assured of a warm welcome.
Do join us this Thursday.
Donations
The Church of King Charles the Martyr provides a spiritual focus and outstanding facilities for the local community. It is YOUR church and like all charities, is dependent on the generosity of its members, the local community and others.
If you would like to make a donation towards the work of the Church of King Charles the Martyr, either as a one off or would like to join our regular giving scheme these are the ways that you can donate
- by speaking to our Treasurer to set up regular giving to help us plan by joining the Parish Giving Scheme Potters Bar King Charles - Parish Giving Scheme
- by tapping the cashless giving machine in church
- with a text message by texting KCM 3 to 70085 to donate £3
- online via the donate button on our webpage.
- Donating your old foreign coins
- Remember us in your Will. Legacies are a tax efficient way of giving to the church. Please do think about us when making or revising your Will.
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Find us
368 Mutton Lane
Potters Bar
Herts EN6 3AS
Tel: 01707 665579
Email: office@kcm-church.org.uk
The office is open 9-12 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday