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Welcome to your Methodist-Anglican Church in Bitterne, Southampton
The church is a 'Local Ecumenical Partnership'. That means that what were two congregations now live and worship as one, sharing their services, buildings and their finance.
Our Mission Statement is
'To know God better, to make Him better known'.
Meet the Staff |
Rev Angus Parker - Lead Minister and Priest in Charge |
Rev Angus and Julie Parker Rev Angus Parker is Priest in Charge at Bitterne. For the last 13 years Angus was Vicar of St Pancras', Pennycross, Plymouth .
He was brought up in Cornwall and became a Christian while studying Zoology at Bristol University . He worked for 6 years for Wessex Water Authority as a Pollution Investigation Officer, and in 1980 trained at St John's Theological College at Nottingham . He was ordained in 1983, and began as Curate in a city-centre church in Northampton . He had ten years of ministry in Toton, Nottingham, which was an Anglican- Methodist LEP, before moving to Plymouth .
Angus and Julie met in Northampton and they have two children who are now at University. |
| Rev. Hendry Ponniah - Methodist Minister |
Rev Hendry and Rita Ponniah
Hendry is married to Rita and they have four children – Joshua, Ruth, Roy and Tim.
They come from Malaysia, where Hendry was ordained a Minister in the Methodist Church 26 years ago.
It was while he was in England leading revival and healing meetings, that he felt God call him to mission work in England. So 7 ½ years ago, he and his family came to Newcastle, where he spent 6 years in ministry.
Hendry now spends 70% of his time as the Minister at Trinity Church Local Ecumenical Project in Totton, and 30% of his time ministering here in Bitterne Parish LEP, sharing in leadership ministry with Angus. |
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Holy Saviour is the 'Church with the Steeple' right on the Bitterne precinct. It's visible at the top of a hill for miles around and the building is more than 150 years old. |
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| The Wesley Chapel is in the Wesley Centre, which is accessible just around the corner in Whites Road. |
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