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The Church

Serving the community of Meads, Eastbourne

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St John’s is the local Anglican Parish Church in Upper Meads, Eastbourne. We celebrate the Christian faith as revealed to us in the Bible and through the teaching, life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We encourage each other to recognise the work of God in the world, and to live at peace in the newness of life given to us by the Holy Spirit. It is our belief that God is our heavenly Father, and loves all people, therefore we extend a very warm welcome to everyone.

Our pattern of worship includes both traditional and modern liturgies as well as contemporary forms of worship. In our preaching we always try to be relevant and topical as we apply our faith to everyday life.

We welcome children into the life of the church, but also try to provide pastoral care to the older members of our community.

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Where we are

St John’s Church is in the heart of Meads, Eastbourne. The parish boundary runs from Beachy Head, along the sea front to South Cliff Avenue, along the middle of Silverdale Road, left along Carlisle Road, along Paradise Drive, up to and including Link Road, then straight along the Downs back to Beachy Head.

The church is in St Johns Road (at the junction with Staveley Road), Eastbourne (postcode: BN20 7ND). There is ample road parking.

Our Church Building

The present church building was dedicated in April 1957, and we celebrated our Golden Jubilee in 2007, when we redecorated the church and made some alterations, including an improved entrance and welcome area at the back of the church.

St John’s Parish Hall

St John's Parish Hall

St John's Parish Hall

St John’s Church also has a parish hall in Meads village. It’s on the corner of Meads Road and Meads Street, and the entrance is in Meads Street (postcode: BN20 7QL). There is very limited road parking.

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News

The ALPHA COURSE at St John's started on Wednesday 25 January 2012 and will be meeting every Wednesday until 28 March (10 sessions), from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. There will also be an Alpha Day together in the church on Saturday 3 March - details to follow.

Saturday 11 February sees the installation of our vicar, the Revd Alyson Lamb, as a CANON OF CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. The service takes place in Chichester Cathedral at 5.30pm, and St John's has organised a coach to take people to Chichester for this event. There are a few places left on the coach; for more details, please contact St John's Church office.

Our next CONNEXIONS gathering takes place on Sunday 12 February at 5pm in the church. Find out more.

There's to be a St John's MEN'S BREAKFAST on Saturday 25 February, 8.00am, at Holywell Café, on the sea-front. Tickets are £7.50 for a full breakfast plus drink; please contact Vic Lawrence or Lee Canning (the church office has contact details) as soon as possible, as tickets are limited. This is the 1st of a series of breakfasts over the coming year.

Our home-grown choir, the ST JOHN'S SINGERS, will be leading the worship at the Choral Evensong on Sunday 25 March. There will be choir practices at 7.30pm on Thursday evenings, 1 - 22 March. Anyone who can sing in tune and enjoys singing is very welcome; please let the church office know if you hope to join the singers.

How to find us

How to find St John's

The Church is on the corner of St John's Road and Staveley Road. The postcode is BN20 7ND

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St John’s

St John the Evangelist is the parish church of the village of Meads, Eastbourne in East Sussex.
We are an Anglican church, part of the Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.

Registered Charity No. 1131574

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