You are welcome at
St John’s Locks Heath
Find a community of life, hope and joy. Come and be a part of this friendly, growing church for all ages.
Got big questions?
Try Alpha
Food, a talk, discussion – for free. A great place to explore life’s big questions.
NEXT COURSE: 23/9/202
Worship for the whole family
We are now open on Sundays for services. You need to let us know you are coming, as places are limited under the current restrictions
Life, hope, joy
St John’s Locks Heath is a place of Life, Hope and Joy. You can be part of this friendly, growing church for all ages. In worship here you will find the love of Jesus and the power of his Spirit at work in us. Everyone is welcome to help reach out with the love of Jesus to bring hope and change to our world. You are welcome here.
Get involved
Worship services
You can worship God in our services on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Sun 8.00am – 45 minutes
A quieter said service of holy communion
Sun 9.15am – 60 minutes
Holy communion with hymns, an organ and choir
Sun 10.45am – 60 minutes
Contemporary worship with a band
Weds 9.30am – 45 minutes
A said service of holy communion
Alpha
If you’ve got questions, Alpha is for you. It’s a great place to explore life’s big questions – nothing too big, too small or out of bounds.
Meeting once a week, every session involves food, a talk and discussion. There’s no cost and no commitment if you don’t get on with it.
Children, young people and families
St John’s Locks Heath is a great place for people of all ages and for families.
Pre-school
- Toddler group – every Thursday during term time
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Messy Church – every second Wednesday afternoon
Primary school
- Ignite (for Key Stage 2 children) – every third Tuesday
- Messy Church – every second Wednesday afternoon
Youth 11 years and over
- Connect (school year 6+) – Sunday evenings
Sunday
- Groups for children and young people run alongside our main services on a Sunday
What’s coming up
Take a look at what’s happening this month.
Church Reopening
As well as being open for personal prayer Mon-Fri 9am-12 noon, we opened our church for Sunday services from August 16th. For details click here
You will be required to book if you wish to attend. Click here to book
Sunday 20 September – APCM
Our delayed Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Elections will be held on Sunday 20 September at 4pm. Because of the very unusual circumstances this year, we are aiming for a short meeting, dealing with essential business only.
The meeting will not be streamed on our YouTube channel as it is now all on Zoom. You will be required to book if you wish to attend. Booking opens on Monday 14 September.
For more details about how to watch, attend, see nominees, vote and submit questions please click here
Sunday 27 September – Harvest Festival
We’re celebrating Harvest! We’d love everyone to express their gratitude to God by making a donation to the Essential Supplies scheme organised by Fareham Borough Council. There are drop off points at many local supermarkets, at Acts of Kindness collections points and at Waypoint Church. Find out more here: https://www.fareham.gov.uk/coronavirus/donations.aspx
Because of Covid restrictions we are not organising a collection of donations at St John’s this year.
4th October 2020, 12:30pm
Our curate, Mike Moritz, will be ordained on the 4th October, and while we have to keep attendence limited inside the church (invitation only) we will all be able to share in this important part of Mike’s journey through livestream on our YouTube channel
Meet the team
Gavin Foster
Vicar
Mike Moritz
Curate
Hazel Foster
Children & Families Team Leader
Trevor Pritchard
Churchwarden
Linda Miatt
Churchwarden
Abi Elshaw
Operations Manager
Liz Morgan
Vicar’s PA
Roger Pickard
Verger
Get in touch
Find St John’s Locks Heath on the corner of Church Road and Locks Heath Park Road.
There is plenty of parking in our two car parks and in the surrounding streets.
Phone
01489 578 082
Address
7 Church Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6LW