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Christians Together in Goring [ CTG ]

A group of 8 churches where Christians can work and get together from all denominations (Roman Catholic, Church of England, Methodist etc) to pray and worship. Joint evening services are held bi-monthly and led by one of the eight Churches in turn.

Refreshments are enjoyed after worship.

The churches in the group are:-

English Martyrs Roman Catholic

St Mary’s, St Richards and St Lawrence Church of England

New Life Baptist

Maybridge Christian Fellowship

Goring United Reformed

Bury Drive Methodist

Aim: To be a joint witness to Almighty God in Goring by Sea

- What we do -

Monthly ecumenical payer meetings are held in each of the churches in turn to pray for:-

- the life and witness of the churches.

- the Goring area: schools, medical practices, nursing homes etc.

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To organise the annual Praise Services

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To arrange the bi-monthly joint evening services.

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To host the joint service for 'Week of Christian Unity in Goring'

- History -

In the years around 900BC the area was run by a warrior aristocracy
which encamped on Highdown Hill.

Then in AD43 the Romans brought Christianity to Goring, but in AD500 the South Saxons arrived in Goring. They were pagans worshipping the gods of war and slaughter such as Woden, Tiwaz and Thunor. Therefore Christianity was extinguished.

However nearly 100 years later the pagans themselves were overthrown
and Christianity gradually returned.

Churches Together for Worthing [ CT4W ]

Some of the objectives for Churches Together in Worthing:

1. Seek to strengthen and increase Church membership and explore wider Christian network associations.

2. To explore, develop and maintain an effective website reaching out to the community.

3. Build support for town wide prayer meetings and seek greater variety of denominational inputs.

4. Increase the value and attendance at quarterly meetings.

Churches Together in Worthing Website