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Lord’s Hill Church Southampton Shares Story of its Revitalisation
The team at Lord’s Hill Church, Southampton, are rejoicing after seeing their congregation of less than 30 grow over the past 6 months – such that over Easter there...
Resource Churches Start 2024 with Confirmations and Adult Baptisms
What an encouragement to see so many people confirmed and baptised by full immersion at three of our Resource Churches last weekend! Confirmation and baptism are two important acts...
Saint Mary’s Southampton Seeks New Ways of Accommodating Worshippers After Reaching Capacity Attendance
This news article was originally published on the Church of England website on 28 July 2023: Saint Mary’s Southampton is looking at ways of accommodating more people after its 10:30...
“Good Grub Club” Launches in Andover Parish
Andover Parish has begun a new collaborative project called The Good Grub Club, which is being rolled out through its social outreach programme (the Lighthouse Social Action Hub) working...
Bishop Pontien from Burundi visits St Mary’s Andover
The congregation of St Mary’s Andover enjoyed a visit from Bishop Pontien Ribakare of Burundi last weekend, building on the mission partner link between the Andover deanery and the...
St Mary’s Andover teams up with Abel&Cole to reduce food waste and bless community
On Christmas Eve, St Mary’s Andover partnered with organic food company Able & Cole, and the Waitrose Farm Shop on the Leckford Estate, to reduce food waste and deliver...
Christmas Wreath-making at St Mary’s Southampton raises money for Amber Chaplains
Last Friday 2 December, St Mary’s Southampton hosted a Christmas wreath-making event to fundraise for Amber Chaplains, a Southampton based Christian chaplaincy service for women involved in the sex...