New Bishop who thought God was having a laugh
DESPITE OWNING UP TO “WIDE-EYED BEMUSEMENT, MIXED WITH NAUSEA” when he heard of his appointment as the new Bishop of Lewes, Richard Jackson submitted to the call and has been…
Four generations celebrate sixtieth wedding anniversary
AFTER SIXTY YEARS OF MARRIAGE Jan and Lucy Van Driel might be hard to surprise, but their diamond wedding was marked by a surprise tea party celebrated with 45 family…
“Well liked and easy to relate to”
Gerald Gresham Cooke welcomes the new Bishop of Lewes The Reverend Richard Jackson DipHE MSc MA is to be the next Bishop of Lewes.
A church near you…?
HEART OF SUSSEX goes to over 400 churches across Sussex and is increasingly being posted around the country. Requests for bulk orders for outreach are increasing. It is all made…
ONE REPENTANT NEO-NAZI, 22 CONVICTIONS AND A THRIVING FAITH
RACIST ORGANISATION COMBAT 18 is well underway with its preparations for the upcoming 125th birthday of Adolf Hitler. But they have certainly lost the support of one reformed Sussex man.…
Bibles, witchcraft and orphans – an organised walk in Uganda
Street Pastor 1 – witch doctor 0 West walks Uganda! Street Pastor Co-ordinator Martin West describes his three weeks in Uganda. Martin and his wife Sally also distribute HEART OF…
Coffee, healing and peace
Sharp-eyed readers will recall the story of Rev Chris Sears, MBE, who featured in both our December and February issues with the story of his church’s purchase of a former…
“Night Church” shines in the darkness
ANOTHER HASTINGS CHURCH NOW OFFERS HOT SOUP AND SPIRITUAL RESPITE TO SATURDAY NIGHT REVELLERS WHO MAY BE FEELING A BIT TIRED AND EMOTIONAL. Keith Leech reports on his church’s new…
Unity service draws 400
FOUR HUNDRED church-goers from many Hastings and St Leonards churches gathered for their annual unity service on 26 January at Kings Church to be addressed on the theme “The Call…
Putting HEART into Herstmonceux
WHEN PASTOR JIM BEVERIDGE FOUND A COPY OF HEART OF SUSSEX at Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, his first thought was that it would be perfect for his church’s monthly outreach…