Our History

Early 1980's – some Christians held monthly meetings in Weybridge with well-known speakers providing a forum for good Bible teaching and charismatic worship.

Summer 1984 – Wey Christian Fellowship formed with David & Karen Underwood as leaders. 

September 1985 – weekly public Sunday meetings started.  Some people became Christians and many were blessed and helped but the group remained small.

April 1991 – David & Karen were called by God to move out of Weybridge.  The Fellowship joined Cornerstone (c.net), led by Tony Morton, and continued with their support.

June 1991 – re-started public meetings under a new team leadership.

January 1993 – David Tucker began to work part-time for the Fellowship.

May 1993 – David went on a mission trip to Malaysia, the first of many such trips for him and others in the church.

September 1993 – Tony Morton and others from c.net came to appoint Chris Maynard and David Tucker as elders.

January 1995 – moved Sunday meetings to St. James Primary School – a larger hall nearer the centre of town.

1995 – started running Alpha courses, began a Mother & Toddler Group called Pram Praise that ran for several years and started a cricket team that continues to play each summer.

1996 – became part of Churches Together in Weybridge.

July 1997 – Chris Maynard began to work part-time for the Fellowship and continued for the next 5 years.

Summer 1998 – first set up a Prayer Station in Weybridge High Street on a Saturday morning where people were available to pray for any passers by.

2000 – saw the “Transformations” video which challenged us to pray and work for the transformation of Weybridge and led to the start of the Transforming Weybridge Through Prayer meetings which continued until November 2004.

November 2002 – John Newton appointed as an elder.

January 2003 – new format of leadership established with a small core team and a wider team each of whom are responsible for an area of church life.

2004 – began running Freedom In Christ courses and held a Children’s Holiday Club.  c.net was formally closed.

September 2005 – John and Wiebeke Newton released from core leadership to be involved in longer overseas trips.  Chris Thompson and Yaabari Uebari joined the Core Team and were formally appointed elders in May 2006.

November 2005 – Vicky Dickson joined as a part-time youth worker to develop our work with 11-14 year olds.  She continued with us until June 2007.  Joined together with 4 other former c.net churches under the name River Network with the official launch meeting in April 2006.

January 2008 – embarked on 40 Days of Purpose finishing with a River Network Weekend away in March 2008.

November 2009 - Change in Leadership. Yaabari takes over as church leader and pastor with a new ministry team.