Privacy Policy

At Banstead Community 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 Banstead Community 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 Banstead Community 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 Welcome

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet in the main hall of Banstead Junior School (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10.30am. The service lasts about an hour. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 5-10 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. Free parking is available in the school car park or on the road outside the school. When you arrive, you will be greeted by one of our door stewards who will show you into the hall and help you find a seat.

After the morning service finishes we serve tea, coffee and biscuits. This is a great time to meet people, or find out more about the church. All refreshments are free.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access and a stair lift from the main entrance, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the door stewards know if you need help. There are disabled toilets accessed from the main foyer.

Our Service

The service begins at 10.30am and we meet to worship God by singing His praise, praying to Him together as a church, and hearing His Word read and preached. There is no dress code so feel free to wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Everyone is welcome at our services, regardless of background, level of interest, religious affiliation, or life circumstances. Whoever you are, you’ll find a warm welcome with us.

People in Church

What about my kids?

EQUIP Kids (our Sunday School) for children up to 11 years old takes place during the morning service in term time. Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service and leave for their group just before the sermon. All our leaders and helpers are DBS checked. There is also a creche room available for parents with babies or toddlers where the service is streamed live.

Children

Getting Connected

Midweek Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a weekly Coffee Morning and monthly EQUIP Groups for men and women that meet for prayer and Bible study.

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.

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

Banstead Community Church