Men’s Breakfast: A Place to Be Real, Be Fed and Be Together

November is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month in the UK—a time to challenge the silence around men’s emotional struggles and promote open, honest conversations. One of the most powerful ways to do this is through fellowship: gathering with others in faith, friendship and vulnerability.

Ashtead Churches Men's Group brings together like-minded men from all the Christian churches in Ashtead who seek to deepen relationships and live out their shared faith beyond Sunday services. Fellowship isn’t just a social activity—it’s a God-given tool for encouragement, unity and growth.

Meeting on the third Saturday of each month, the Men’s Breakfast rotates between local churches and features a guest speaker on a wide range of topics—from architecture and recycling to trauma and loss. As regular attendee Andy Carter puts it, “Ashtead Churches Men's Group is like an old friend… familiar, yet full of variety.”

Sometimes, men arrive not at their best—tired, low or burdened. But as one attendee shared, “I went, acknowledged I wasn’t all right but wanted to be. Good conversations and the power of the Holy Spirit took over, and by the end I felt much better.”

Research supports this: the Mental Health Foundation reports that people who are more socially connected are happier, healthier and experience fewer mental health challenges.

Scripture reminds us, “A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Whether you’re thriving or struggling, you’re welcome just as you are.

The next Breakfast will be held on Saturday 15 November begin at 8am and finish by 9.30am to fit around family life. Cost: £5. No need to book, just come along. The Christmas breakfast is always that little bit more special, and this year will run a week earlier on Saturday, 13 December. To learn more and view the speaker programme, click HERE.

With Thanks to James Close and Andy Carter. Source: Mentalhealth.org