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LOVING JESUS, LOVING CHATHAM
A growing Christ-centred community seeking transformation through the love of God by the power of the Holy Spirit.

08/06/2026

What an amazing All Age Celebration yesterday morning with our special guests Sarah Mullally and Bishop of Rochester Jonathan Gibbs.

Huge thanks to all who were part of our worship and to our special guests. You can watch Archbishop Sarah’s brilliant talk about patience on our YouTube channel.

07/06/2026

This weekend we had the privilege of welcoming the Archbishop of Canterbury to our All Age Celebration.

Thank you so much to everyone who was part of our worship and to all those who helped us to welcome Archbishop Sarah and those who joined her.

06/06/2026

Well done to all our brave walkers who were part of the Community Walk this afternoon. It was slightly damp but great to be together and to appreciate some of our local area. Thanks to our wonderful Eco Church Team for organising yet another brilliant event!

Don’t forget that tomorrow (Sunday) we have our twice-monthly 8am Holy Communion and our All Age Celebration at 10:30am where we look forward to welcoming special guest We also have Medway Oaks at the usual time of 2 to 4pm. We hope to see you tomorrow.

01/06/2026

There is still time to apply for our new Volunteer & Training Co-Ordinator role here at St John’s Chatham.

The successful applicant will be responsible for recruiting and managing people from local communities across Chatham and beyond as volunteers within the activities of St John’s Chatham. They will work with local communities and community groups to develop and deliver a volunteer programme particularly focused on the priority groups set out in our Activity Plan.

To find out more and to apply visit: https://www.stjohnschatham.co.uk/vacancies/

Apply deadline: 12pm on Friday 5th June 2026

Please do share with anyone who you feel may be suited to the role.

29/05/2026

ORAL HISTORY TRAINING – ST JOHN’S CHATHAM

Just a reminder that we’ve got Oral History Training taking place on Monday 1 June (9:30–11:30am) at St John’s Church, Chatham, led by local historian Rob Flood.

Please note we’re only running ONE session (Monday 1 June) — and there are still a few spaces left.

If you’d like to join us, email [email protected] to secure your place

23/05/2026

Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday and we hope that you’ll be able to join us as we gather in anticipation and expectation. All welcome!

22/05/2026

It was great to have our Garden Design Team from Renew_EL with us at OPEN Church on Monday. Thanks to everyone who came along to chat to them about your ideas for our outside space here at St John’s Chatham.

We know that not everyone who wanted to was able to join us on Monday to we are delighted that some of the team are going to be with us again this coming Sunday morning joining us for our Sunday Morning Celebration and then available afterwards to hear your great ideas and thoughts about our garden design.

Whether you usually worship with us or not you would be be very welcome to join us this Sunday to share your thoughts. If you don’t fancy joining our Sunday Morning Celebration that starts at 10:30am then aim to get here around 12noon so that you can grab a drink and then chat to one of our garden designers.

Evening if you can’t join us we would still love to hear your thoughts. If you haven’t done so already please do complete the Garden Design survey using the following link: https://forms.gle/hR1g6gkSdPd69ivMA

20/05/2026

ORAL HISTORY TRAINING – ST JOHN’S CHATHAM 🎙️📚

We’re running two free oral history training sessions for anyone interested in learning how to record and preserve local stories connected to St John’s and the wider Chatham community.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or already curious about heritage and storytelling, you’re very welcome.

🗓️ Saturday 30 May or Monday 1 June
🕤 9:30–11:30am
📍 St John’s Church, Chatham
👤 Led by local historian Rob Flood

We’ll cover:

how to plan and structure an oral history conversation
practical tips for recording and note-taking
consent and care (doing this ethically and respectfully)
what to do with recordings afterwards

If you’d like to attend, please message us or email [email protected] to reserve a place. Places are limited.

15/05/2026

We are very excited to be working with Renew_EL who are helping to landscape our outside space.

We would love you to get involved by sharing your ideas about how this space could be transformed. Please join us at OPEN Church this coming Monday (18th May) between the usual times of 12:30 to 2pm when the Renew team will be with us gathering your amazing ideas.

If you can’t join us on Monday please do take a few moments to complete the questionnaire as we would love to hear your thoughts: https://forms.gle/hR1g6gkSdPd69ivMA

Continued thanks to the Dorothy Kerin Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for making this project possible.

We look forward to hearing your great ideas!

12/05/2026

This Thursday is Ascension Day, an important and often overlooked day within the Christian calendar. We would love you to join us as we reflect on the significance of the Ascension and as we, like the first disciples, respond to Christ’s ascension with worship and joy.

Join us at St John’s Chatham at 7pm this Thursday for a time of worship, prayer and reflection.

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Chatham
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https://www.stjohnschatham.co.uk/

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