Praying For Eastbourne – Could You Prayer Walk Your Area

Immediately after the Bandstand service there will be baptisms in the sea.  Following that the Prayer Walk around the circumference of Eastbourne will set off, walking along the seafront to Holywell Spring and then up the hill to Beachy Head (those unable to walk can catch the open top bus and join the walkers at the top.)

If you would like to join the walkers for the whole week or for any part of the route, please use our Sign up sheet for circuit walk[12404] Please fill in and return it as indicated on the sheet.

We look forward with anticipation and faith as we progress through 2024, uniting together to pray over our town and area.  ‘Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers and sisters dwell together in unity.  It’s like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon Aaron’s beard and down his garments.  It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon, the mountains of Zion.  There the Lord commands the blessing – life for evermore’.  Just as we experienced when we prayed together at Victoria on Sunday 17th March!  Jesus told us that when only two or three gather together in his name, he will be present with them and hear their prayer of agreement – how much more when we gather in our hundreds …

With our blessings,

John and Yvonne Pressdee, Les and Judith Moir, Bill and Linda Owen and Martyn and Sue Relf

Eastbourne Christian Action Network – May Meeting

May Meeting – Weds 22nd May 09.00

Meeting Wednesday 22nd May

St John’s Church Meads – Jubilee Hall

Arrive 09.00 for 09.10 start

NB there is parking in the surrounding streets

Safe Families are due to host our May Meeting, however, the news they update us on will be sad as they have advised they do not have the funding to continue for the upcoming financial year.  Therefore, there will be a news brief and then time for prayer over the families, volunteers, churches and workers involved and impacted.

We will also have a guest speaker from Tackling Loneliness Sussex – Gillian Reynolds the Programme Facilitator.

Eastbourne town centre church to celebrate Songs of Praise with flowers – June 15/16


In the centre of Eastbourne, sits Holy Trinity Church, which this year hosts an exciting weekend of events on the 15th and 16th of June. Following last year’s very successful Celebration in Flowers held to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation, this year the church invites you to come along and enjoy Songs of Praise, celebrating with 15 carefully chosen songs and hymns imaginatively and creatively illustrated in flowers.

Alongside the flower festival there will be a variety of events appealing to a large number of people – so that there’s something for everyone:

From 10am until 4pm on Saturday, Eastbourne’s very popular Pop-Up Market will appear in the Hall, with up to 40 stalls showcasing a vibrant and diverse range of local sellers and small businesses, including local car boot sellers, handmade crafts, antiques, collectables and jewellery.

On Saturday evening, Noteworthy Voices, the very popular East Sussex chamber choir will be entertaining us with an evening of beautiful music, including arrangements of many of our illustrated hymns, and a glass of wine (by donation) to be enjoyed in the interval.

On Sunday morning the church is inviting everyone to their 10:30 service to celebrate together, as they sing many of the songs and hymns, and to hear speaker Bishop Julian Henderson, the retired Bishop of Blackburn, thanking God for his beautiful creation and our place within it.

At 3pm on Sunday afternoon, Eastbourne Silver Band will be leading a rousing celebration of both their repertoire and more of the illustrated hymns, with cream teas on sale and a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment together bringing the weekend to a close.

Everyone is welcome throughout the weekend with a children’s trail, disabled access, refreshments on sale and free parking (for the church events) in Eastbourne’s town centre.

Pray Eastbourne 2024 – Prayer Walking to Begin in May

You are invited to join in any day.  Just turn up on the day or register your interest by emailing prayeastbourne@aol.com and be sent a more detailed itinerary and timings so you could join part way round or at one of the stops for prayer.

This is just the start.  Look out for information on other prayer walking initiatives over the next few months including in the area where you live, work or worship, a youth prayer relay walk and even a prayer run.

There is a free bespoke Eastbourne Prayer Resource booklet designed to inform, equip and inspire you to pray for our town and area. Download from the website, look out for a copy at your church or request a copy from prayeastbourne@aol.com. Find out more at www.prayeastbourne.co.uk … or the facebook page.

Thy Kingdom Come – 11 am, Sunday 19th May, Eastbourne Bandstand


11am, Sunday 19th May 2024

Eastbourne Bandstand

This Pentecost Sunday, join together with hundreds of Christians from churches across the area to worship and pray ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ in Eastbourne and beyond.

With guest speaker Glen Scrivener

Parent and toddler area (0-3s)
Kids-themed activities (4-10s)

An opportunity for Christians across the area to share the transforming gospel of Jesus with the town we love and call our home.

If the weather is bad, we’ll meet at the King’s Centre, Edison Road (opp. Morrisons) Eastbourne. BN23 6PT. If the weather is nice, bring a picnic and meet with friends from your churches on the beach for sea baptisms.

Bible By The Beach Sunday Celebration

Bible by the Beach – Sunday 5th May at 7:15pm in Devonshire Park Theatre

As always,  the trustees of Bible by the Beach are delighted to invite local churches to join them for the Sunday Evening Celebration – free of charge.  We are delighted to have Jason Roach, Director of Ministries at London City Mission, speaking on “God’s word for the world”

However, this year, the celebration will be in the Devonshire Park Theatre and consequently there is limited capacity.  Therefore we will be issuing wristbands to those who would like to attend and we will be sending these out to local churches.   We want to make this as simple as possible:

• we don’t need names
• you might just want to put the wristbands out for people to take.
• booked delegates do not need a special wristband – they will automatically be admitted.
• there will be a relay in the Floral Hall
• seats in the Devonshire park Theatre will be on a first come/first served basis

We would be very grateful if you could give me an estimate of how many you might require please?  Otherwise, I can send a few out and am very happy for people to get in touch if they need more.

Many thanks for your help