Our Story So Far

Our story started back in 1983

Rob and Pam Scott Cook started Highgrove Church in Sea Mills. The growth of that church and a desire to reach the communities of Henleaze and Westbury led us to plant ‘Henleaze and Westbury Community Church in 1993.

Over the following two years this new church grew to the point where we were able to plant a third church, Woodlands, in Clifton.

Then in 2008, again as a result of growth, what was Henleaze and Westbury Community Church moved to our current home at the Greenway Centre in Southmead and became ‘The Community Church’.These three sister churches remain linked to this day, as the Woodlands Group of Churches.

In 2015 we started a new church plant in Brentry and Henbury called Branch Community Church.

Today the Woodlands Church Family has congregations in 6 geographical sites across the City, including Metro in the City Centre and Southside in Bedminster. What started with just a handful of people in 1983 has grown dramatically. To find out more about the common vision of our group of churches click here.