Who are we?

An assortment of Christians from the Charnwood Forest area of Leicestershire, England. We are from a number of different church types ("Denominations") though some have no particular Church affiliation. Some have been Christians for many years while others have just started to explore the teachings of Christ. Our meetings, which are informal, include prayer and study of the Bible with discussions about our faith and how it informs our daily lives.

We have no written constitution and no explicit geographical limits!



The Autumn Bible Study will be an exploration of Psalms. Right in the middle of the Bible, we find not a theological address or a great historical event, but passionate poetry. These wonderfully honest songs of life cover the full range of human emotions including hope, joy, lament, despair and thanksgiving while pointing to our faithful, good and eternal God.


These seven insightful sessions help us to discover:

There are psalms of education, consolation, exasperation, anticipation, lamentation, contemplation and adoration.
The psalms are earthy and realistic in addressing our frail and fallible human condition, but show us how to live a life of faith.
We can be completely honest about our emotions before God, while knowing Him to forever be worthy of our praise.

All welcome

Dates and venues as follows

23rd September Baptist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Jerry
30th September St Leonard's Church, Swithland, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Hilary
7th October St Leonard's Church, Swithland - leader Gary
14th October Baptist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Jennifer
21st October Methodist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Richard
28th October St Leonard's Church, Swithland - leader Chris
4th November Baptist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Gareth

All at the usual time of 7.15 for 7.30pm

The Christians in the Forest Advent course will be, "Preparing the Way" by Derek Tidball.

There is much preparation done for Christmas - writing cards, shopping for presents and food, decorating trees... This year, prepare yourself spiritually by examining how God planned and prepared for the birth of Jesus and how the cast of the original Christmas story played their parts.

During this Advent Course we will look at how God arranged historical events for Christ's coming, what was happening on the world's stage at the time of the saviours birth and how people in the Bible were impacted by it. This may then enable us to see how we can be prepared for His second arrival.

Dates and venues as follows

25th November at St. Leonard's Church, Swithland - leader Hilary
2nd December at the Methodist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Jerry
9th December at the Baptist Church, Woodhouse Eaves - leader Gary
16th December at St Leonard's Church, Woodhouse Eaves - Gareth

ALL MEETINGS AT THE NEW TIME OF 10.15AM for 10.30AM START

Make contact

To contact CITF, please email Gary Lee at ''garyhlee87@gmail.com''

Other information

Shrove Tuesday Lectures: The 2020 and 2021 Shrove Tuesday lectures had to be cancelled because of Covid but here are a couple that are available on line:

  • In 2019 Prof. Clive Marsh talked about '''Faith and Politics in Practice''' - how what we believe connects with how we vote. You can see it on You Tube here
  • In 2018 Rev Prof Frances Young OBE FBA, was titled '''The Historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith for today’s church'''. Watch it on You Tube here

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