Jesus said once to Peter, “On this rock I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18 NIV). The word for ‘church’ in Greek is ekklesian, from ekklesia meaning “people called out from the world” or “an assembly of people”. When Jesus said this to Peter, he wasn’t talking about the religious institution or buildings that we […]
Come join us over Holy Week, as our eyes turn towards Jerusalem. Before we celebrate the resurrected life of Jesus, we remember the teachings of Jesus, the protests of the establishment, the confusion of the crowds, the love that turned to shouts of ‘crucify’, the oppressive occupying force of the Roman Empire, a traditional family […]
On Saturday 16th February, 10 men from the church fellowship joined together once again for a breakfast. Unlike previous months of going to the golf Club it was offered to join together at Lionel’s and Olive’s house to help raise funds for the new church organ. So all of us had a full sized cooked […]
I wanted to share with you some apps that I have discovered. Check them out in your device’s app store and see which one helps you! “TryPraying” is an app created to help those who are not religious and don’t pray (or haven’t prayed in awhile). The app encourages you to give praying a go for 7 days. Each […]
On Sunday 27th January, we had a bakery in church. On tables set up at the front, folks divided dough and fashioned it into bread rolls, which were then baked during the hymn singing and prayers. We had a great conversation about making bread, sharing food, and even wondered if somewhere in the world people might share Communion using […]
It is a tradition at St Johns Hill URC that the window ledges in the Church are decorated with seasonal displays at Christmas. We invited members of a variety of groups linked with our Church to decorate one of the window ledges on a theme of a well-known Carol. Each of the specified carols was […]
The Lodge Nursery School produced a wonderful tractor and with all the talents on display our church looked wonderful. All the food as well as a special collection was given to the local food bank Loaves & Fishes. We all had an enjoyable Saturday evening looking at people’s talents, then enjoying soup and dessert. A […]
We had a lovely walk on 22nd September starting from the King’s Arms in Shoreham. From the High Street we went up the steep hill to Meenfield Wood. On the way up and to the right we were able to see the 100 x 35 foot Shoreham Cross which overlooks the village. There were great views […]
On Sunday 22nd July we had an all age celebration service with communion, with a theme superhero’s. Some of the congregation including or minister dressed up in their favourite superhero character. The services was centred around Jesus is our superhero in that he is better than everyone for the life he gave us. As it […]
On Sunday the 24th of June, we held a Sunday Club Celebration Service and celebrated our young people and their leaders. We shared the story of a child sharing his packed lunch with Jesus, who then fed 5000 and more with what was shared! (John 6:1-14) As a church, we have been exploring the URC […]