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We like to walk together on the first Saturday of each month. Find details of the next walk below.

At last, we have come to the end of the journey that is ‘Sanctuary’.  This final poem is a response to questions we may all have asked ourselves at some point in our lives: where is the presence of God?  And the answer may be closer than you think.  Here are some words from The…

Sanctuary can be made as well as found, and it doesn’t and shouldn’t stop at words. It should be demonstrated in action.  In the penultimate poem of this collection, ‘5001’, The Poet brings us into the environment of the Community Meal. Held within the Florence Road church, volunteers from the congregation gather every third Sunday…

Fittingly, the poem for the middle of this week is titled ‘Mid-Week Service’, and here, The Poet encourages us to realise that sanctuary can be found in places we may often overlook as mundane. Sometimes, you can find it in a café.  Throughout the week, One Church on Florence Road becomes Skylark Coffee café. In…

We are half way through the ‘Sanctuary’ poetry collection now, and we hope you have been enjoying the poems shared so far.  ‘The First Lesser Heaven’ brings a reprieve to the emotional weight of the previous poem, and a checkpoint for the whole collection. It invites us to slow down, take a moment to bask…

The third poem of ‘Sanctuary’ is an acknowledgement of the challenge of finding peace in God while unfathomable pain rears its head in and around our lives. However, it also offers a seed of hope that can give us strength as we find ourselves in these confusing and challenging times.  Here are some thoughts from…

 ‘Push Pull Enter Exit’ follows on close after ‘Open Doors’ in chronology and theme, as the journey of feeling welcomed and accepted does not end once you get through the front door.  Sometimes, the journey is not always straightforward, and in those moments, God has eternal grace and patience for you as you trust in…

The release of the short poetry collection ‘Sanctuary’ has officially begun! “Open Doors” brings us to the entrance of One Church Brighton, where The Poet discovers a church that demonstrates what God’s unconditional love means in action as well as words.  Knowing that an environment exists that encourages its members to proudly be who they…

We would be delighted to introduce you to a new creative project that we will share with you over the next couple of weeks called ‘Sanctuary’, written by a member of our church we will refer to as ‘The Poet’ It is a short collection of 7 poems that invites you to experience the beautiful,…