Ascension Church Southampton

Ascension Church Southampton Ascension is a lively Anglican church in Bitterne Park. We want to know Jesus and make him known in our local community. Without him we can do nothing.

Join us for our services: Sun 9am Traditional Holy Communion with hymns, Sun 10:45am Informal service of worship and teaching with children's activities or Wed 11:30am morning prayer. • our Sunday services are taking place in person, although Wednesday morning prayer is currently on Zoom •

Jesus had a simple yet brilliant plan for his Church; that it was to be a place of worship and a place of mi

ssion. We seek to join in with Jesus’ plan for his church locally in our community. We seek to ‘know Jesus and make him known’. Knowing Jesus…

As a community we seek to prioritize the worship of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Everything we do follows from our relationship with Him. So we seek to grow in our love of God, both individually and as a community. We commit to seeking the presence of God, we prioritise prayer, and we expect God to act in our world and speak to us. But as we encounter Jesus, we know that again and again he calls us out into our community.

… and making him known

We believe that our identity as part of God’s worldwide church is be a missionary community, a community that is completely committed to joining with God in transforming, reconciling and restoring his world. God is a missionary God and he is already at work in our communities. We seek to join him in this work. We strive to be a community that passionately, confidently and courageously shares our faith. We seek to be a community that transforms our world. What does this mean in practice? At the moment we are restricted by what we can do, but have been hosting our clothing bank on Wednesdays, delivering meals to those most in need, and partnering with other local churches, schools and organisations to reduce the impact of COVID-19

We prioritise prayer ministry and have prayer meetings on Tuesday mornings, Monday evenings and healing ministry during services

In usual times we run our newly refurbished cafe from our church building, used by many in our community including those who use our building such as Tots groups and children's groups

We have good relationships with many of the local schools and have an after school youth club 'SCOOCH' run out of our church building

We’re working with Christians in Townhill to run family events in the Townhill Community Centre

We participate with other local churches in a range of other activities at Christmas, Easter and other occasions

We would love to have you join us this Sunday 🙌In our two morning services at Ascension we'll be starting a new series l...
05/06/2026

We would love to have you join us this Sunday 🙌

In our two morning services at Ascension we'll be starting a new series looking at the book of James, starting with exploring Faith in the Trials

Our afternoon service at Townhill Community Centre will involve, food, community worship and a short talk - all are welcome so do comes along and bring your friends 😊

Next week at Ascension we will be hosting a evening run by   looking at "where your treasure is - money & the economy fr...
03/06/2026

Next week at Ascension we will be hosting a evening run by looking at "where your treasure is - money & the economy from a faith perspective"

So, if you are interested in learning more about how we can use our spending power to reduce environmental harm and social inequalities then please do join us - sign up link below:

https://ascensionsouthampton.churchsuite.com/events/hntgezaj

Join us this Sunday morning for one of our two services:At 9am we will holding a traditional service of Holy Communion.A...
22/05/2026

Join us this Sunday morning for one of our two services:
At 9am we will holding a traditional service of Holy Communion.
At 10:45am there will be no separate kids/youth groups, instead Jo will be leading us in an all-age service exploring how God uses the waiting to form a united, expectant community-ready to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit 🔥

In the evening, we will be praying for our community. Meet outside Ascension and join us for a prayer walk 🙏

Hope to see you Sunday

In need of an outfit for prom or some bridal wear? We have an exciting fundraising event happening in Townhill Park! Joi...
20/05/2026

In need of an outfit for prom or some bridal wear? We have an exciting fundraising event happening in Townhill Park! Join us for an evening of fun and amazing designer fashion.

For more info and to book your tickets see the event page below:
https://ascensionsouthampton.churchsuite.com/events/s7leirob

It's a big one this Sunday! And you are invited to it all!Come and join us this Sunday as we worship together (at 9am, 1...
16/05/2026

It's a big one this Sunday! And you are invited to it all!

Come and join us this Sunday as we worship together (at 9am, 10:45am and 3pm), eat cake together (at 12noon) and hold our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (at 12:30pm).

We will also be saying our goodbyes to our wonderful Ordinand Bev, as it will be her last Sunday with us here at Ascenison.

Do join us if you can - we would love to see you Sunday.

📣This Sunday we have our APCM. Come and see what God has been doing at Ascension over the last year!Here is a sneak peek...
15/05/2026

📣This Sunday we have our APCM. Come and see what God has been doing at Ascension over the last year!

Here is a sneak peek of just some of what we will be celebrating 👇

Our amazing Ordinand Bev will be joining us as Ascension for the last time this Sunday (17th)before she prepares for her...
14/05/2026

Our amazing Ordinand Bev will be joining us as Ascension for the last time this Sunday (17th)before she prepares for her ordination and taking up her new role as a Curate at St Luke's, Hedge End.

We have absolutely loved having Bev as part of the team here at Ascension. We will be sending Bev off with prayers and cake at 12noon (after the 10:45 service) - please do join us for this if you can.

If you would like to contribute towards a gift of appreciation for Bev, then you can do so here:
https://ascensionsouthampton.churchsuite.com/donate/fund/gfuabhrg

Just ONE WEEK to go until our Quiz and Chips Night 🙌You are invited to an evening of quizzes, delicious food and great c...
12/05/2026

Just ONE WEEK to go until our Quiz and Chips Night 🙌

You are invited to an evening of quizzes, delicious food and great company - and all in aid of the brilliant charity - what's not to love!

Don't worry if you don't have people to go with - teams are made on the night, but tickets are only on sale until Sunday so book now to avoid disappointment:
https://ascensionsouthampton.churchsuite.com/events/22xyiqri

Congratulations to our Vicar Simon Robertson who will be installed as an Honorary Canon at Wi******er Cathedral today 🙌🎉...
10/05/2026

Congratulations to our Vicar Simon Robertson who will be installed as an Honorary Canon at Wi******er Cathedral today 🙌🎉

Honorary Canons are appointed by the Bishop of Wi******er in consultation with the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral and in recognition of their service to the cathedral, the diocese and wider church.

Please do remember Simon in your prayers today. If you would like to watch the service, it will be livestreamed at 3:30pm on the Cathedral's YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/******erCathedralTV/streams

Read a message from Simon and the other new Honorary Canons here:
https://winchesterdiocese.org/meet-the-twelve-new-canons-to-be-installed-at-winchester-cathedral/

We have THREE services this Sunday and you are invited to them all!However your week has been, wherever you are on your ...
09/05/2026

We have THREE services this Sunday and you are invited to them all!

However your week has been, wherever you are on your faith journey - you are so welcome here.

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1 Thorold Road
Southampton
SO181HZ

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