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The District Testimony Service for Rev Dan Balsdon, minister in our circuit will be held on Sunday 7th February at 6pm, streamed direct to our Circuit YouTube channel. Direct Link to West Sussex Coast and Downs Circuit YouTube - LIVE Channel The live stream will begin a little before 6pm to allow time for you to join the service. As this is a District Service, worship will be led by Rev Dr David Hinchliffe, our Chair of District. All Ordinand's have a testimony service within their sending district prior to ordination. At these services ordinand's share testimony to the journey…

West Sussex (Coast & Downs) Circuit is looking for a new Circuit Meeting Secretary to work with the Superintendent Minister, Rev Ian Suttie, to deal with the agendas, minutes and correspondence relating to the running of the Circuit and Leadership Team meetings.  The work involves drafting agendas, sending out papers relating to the relevant meeting, attending meetings, taking and distributing minutes, dealing with correspondence, booking meeting venues, etc.  This is a voluntary post and would suit someone with a bit of spare time, computer and basic computer skills (the majority of the paperwork is sent out by email) and the…

The Methodist Church-wide Christmas campaign in 2020 #GodIsWithUs seeks to share people's stories about their walk with God in this extraordinary year.   Find our more: https://www.methodist.org.uk/christmas/

Would you like to hear/read the whole of Mark’s Gospel – the   Gospel in the pattern of church readings for the year starting  November 29th? Join the Zoom meeting on Monday November 23rd at 2.30 p.m. You are welcome just to listen but it would be even better if everyone read a part of the gospel. For more information or to say you would like to be part of the meeting contact Rev Bob Sneddon on 01903 717035 or gorsefore@googlemail.com The reading will last approximately 2 ¼ hours Reading-Mark-2020_-003Download

Weekly evening Worship at 6pm on Sundays with Rev Ian Suttie, Cirucit Superintendent. (No service 25th Oct) All Welcome https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83449113281?pwd=SHVWUzN6eENsMytuUG9KWitvUE1qdz09Meeting ID: 834 4911 3281Passcode: 940041   

All are invited to a Harvest Service via zoom at 6pm on 4th October with Rev Ian Suttie. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/9873500278?pwd=Y2s3UzN4QWFPd3dlcVY3VGMza0Frdz09Meeting ID: 987 350 0278Passcode: 9UdZC5

Over 130 devices gathered online for our Circuit Welcome Service on 6th September 2020, as we welcomed Rev’s Ian Couchman, Helen Higgin-Botham and John Scrivens to the circuit and recommissioned our circuit lay workers. Rev David Hinchliffe, Chair of the District preached. If you missed it, or would like to watch again, here's the shortened version (beginning and end cut down). Also available to watch on our YouTube Channel where you will find the full version with comments that were shared through the worship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-SCXIAzcA https://youtu.be/ubyhESshc6M

Sunday 6th September at 6:30pm Welcoming Rev’s Ian Couchman, Helen Higgin Botham and John Scrivens to the circuit team and including the recommissioning of our circuit lay workers Preacher: Rev Dr David Hinchliffe, Chair of District. Due to the expectation more than 100 may well attend, we will be streaming the service through YouTube and encourage all in the circuit who have an internet connection to participate in the service through the YouTube link. This will be our first experience of streaming in this way, and so may be a little experimental(!) but if all goes to plan should work!…