Freshwaters Christian Fellowship

You'll find this modern evangelical church tucked away near Sawbridgeworth, a modest market town that's easy to overlook on the way to somewhere else. Freshwaters Christian Fellowship is the sort of place where you'd turn up on a Sunday morning and find a genuine community gathered for worship - nothing grand about the building itself, but that's rather the point. It's contemporary Christianity without the pomp, which appeals to some and bores others rigid. The congregation tends to be mixed ages, families with young kids, and plenty of younger adults. Services are straightforward, with contemporary music and preaching that doesn't assume you've got a theological degree. If you're staying at one of the nearby parks - The Wild Retreat at Redricks Lake is only a mile and a half away, or Toad Abode further afield - and you're after a Sunday service rather than tourist sightseeing, this is genuine and unpretentious. Worth a visit if you're part of a Christian community looking for worship while on holiday. Not a destination attraction in itself, mind you. Ring ahead to check times, as smaller evangelical churches can be flexible with their schedules depending on what else is happening locally.