{"id":5,"date":"2026-09-25T18:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:27:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sig-core sig-core-section\">\n<div class=\"sig-core-grid\">\n<div class=\"sig-core-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/christ-church-signature-pro\/assets\/images\/building.webp\" alt=\"Christ Church Newham building\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sig-core-copy\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">ABOUT CHRIST CHURCH<\/p>\n<h2>A church in Newham, for Newham.<\/h2>\n<p>Christ Church Newham URC is a welcoming Christian community where people of different ages, backgrounds and stories can worship Jesus, grow in faith and serve our neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>You do not need to have everything figured out before you come. There is room to belong, ask honest questions, discover Christian faith and take your next step at your own pace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sig-quote-band\">\n<div><small>OUR HEART<\/small><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Loving God. Loving people. Serving our community with hope.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sig-core sig-core-section\">\n<div class=\"sig-core-copy\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">WHAT SHAPES US<\/p>\n<h2>A faith that becomes visible.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sig-story-grid\">\n<div><b>01<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Worship<\/h3>\n<p>We gather around Jesus through prayer, Scripture, music, preaching and the life of the church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>02<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Discipleship<\/h3>\n<p>We want faith to shape ordinary life \u2014 our choices, relationships, work, service and hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>03<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Community<\/h3>\n<p>We make room for friendship, practical care and a church family where people can be known.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sig-core-dark\">\n<div class=\"sig-core sig-core-section\">\n<div class=\"sig-core-grid\">\n<div class=\"sig-core-copy\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">A PLACE FOR YOU<\/p>\n<h2>Your first step can be simple.<\/h2>\n<p>Join us on a Sunday, watch a message online, ask for prayer or send us a question. You are welcome to discover Christ Church without pressure.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sig-btn sig-btn--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/plan-your-visit\/\">Plan your visit \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sig-core-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/christ-church-signature-pro\/assets\/images\/worship-wide.webp\" alt=\"Worship at Christ Church Newham\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT CHRIST CHURCH A church in Newham, for Newham. Christ Church Newham URC is a welcoming Christian community where people of different ages, backgrounds and stories can worship Jesus, grow in faith and serve our neighbourhood. You do not need to have everything figured out before you come. There is room to belong, ask honest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christchurch-newham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}