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St John’s

Church

St John's Road, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9RQ. See on a map where St John's Church meets

Sunday Worship at St John's

St John's church meets for worship at 10am on a Sunday morning. It is at present mainly Communion centred and relatively informal. The first Sunday is generally our Worship Together service where the children stay in the main body of the church and we worship together as the Family of God. Refreshments are served after all services in St John's Hall. The worship is led by a small and gifted music group, generally keyboard/guitar led, in a range of styles from traditional to modern. A data projector is used for songs, words and often during preaching. Aside from Jonathan, there is a Reader and the beginnings of a small preaching Team. Rev Jonathan Hillman was licensed as Team Vicar at St John's in 2003. In the last couple of years, from a strong base, the church has seen some healthy growth and Sunday congregations average between 50-60 with children accounting for up to a 1/3 of the total congregation! Like the other churches in the parish, St John's also has a strong housegroup network, where members of the church family can meet to study the Bible, enjoy friendship and fellowship as well as pray or be prayed for. St John's has an active Sunday School and has seen some good growth over the last couple of years thanks to the commitment of the small band of willing leaders and helpers.

Other activities at St John's

'Pop In' - a place to meet new friends and have a good cup of Tea and Coffee and some delicious homemade cakes runs in St John's Hall every Thursday afternoon. A new Church based toddler group, Little Fishes, was launched in January 2007 to reach out into our community as St John's is committed to reach out and serve its neighbourhood with the love of Christ. St John's enjoys itself as a church community with a good programme of social events and has recently raised funds to provide 1000 people with clean drinking water through a well supported Charity quiz. St John's Church enjoys good relationships in the community, especially with St John's Court care Home, Cove Infant's School and the numerous users of St John's Hall. As with the other churches in the parish, a number of our church family have begun attending New Wine in the summer.

St John's then and now

St John the Baptist was built in 1844, and is the original parish church building. It is a charming building and has a large churchyard (now closed, but with a Garden of Remembrance for ashes). It is hoped that major building work will commence in the near future to see the introduction of a new welcoming area, toilet and improved access to the church along with some reordering to the interior (improved lighting and heating systems as well as maximising the visual impact of the chancel area).

Like to know more?

Just come along on a Sunday, or contact St John’s by phone or email