Worship & Prayer in the Park was planned for 8^th September 2024 in the Human Nature Garden in Horsham Park. Unfortunately, due to a MET Office yellow weather warning of heavy rain, the decision was taken to move indoors to Kingdom Faith Church in Foundry Lane, Horsham. However, as the words of the opening song reminded us, “You’ve been faithful through every storm”¹. Around 140 people gathered together, praising the Lord, praying to Jesus and proclaiming the good news of the gospel.

¹ Great Things by Phil Wickham

Over a hundred people from different churches across Horsham District gathered together for this evening’s Worship & Prayer event, organised by Horsham Churches Together.

We prayed for growth as disciples and togetherness as believers. We prayed in prophetic expectation of what God will do through His Holy Spirit here in the Horsham District, inviting people into a living relationship with Jesus. And at the end of the academic year, we prayed for children, students and staff who work in education.

Despite a few heavy rain showers, we had an amazing day at the Funday Sunday in Horsham Park, organised by the Horsham Rotary Club. At the Horsham Churches Together stall, we offered free children’s crafts, gave away Bible story booklets and talked with people in our community. We also had a prayer tree where people were invited to write a name on a ribbon before tying it to the tree.

A big thank you to the volunteers Life Community Baptist, Holy Trinity Horsham and St Mary’s who helped run the stall, along with Jon White (Trafalgar Road Baptist), Michael Hogg (Brighton Road Baptist) and Rachel Abbot (Salvation Army).

The Watoto Children’s Choir are performing at St John’s Broadbridge Heath on the 17th & 18th of May, as part of their three-month tour. Performing act from their latest album, “Better Days – There Is Hope”, the choir presents the story of orphaned and abandoned African children who’ve received the love and care needed to help them rise above their circumstances, ready to make a difference in the world as they become Africa’s future leaders.

Like Africa, the production is vibrant and colourful, taking you on an emotional journey as the children sing, dance, and share their personal stories of restoration and hope. As people see their smiles and are embraced by their hugs, the children have the privilege of telling people, “No matter what you’re going through, Jesus is our hope and there are better days ahead. Look at what He has done in my life.”

Watoto is a family made up of people from all over the world who are working together to ensure the forgotten have a place to belong. In 1984, in a time of civil war, Watoto planted a local church in Kampala, Uganda to speak hope and life to the nation. Since then, Watoto has rescued thousands of orphaned and abandoned babies and children, placing
them in loving families. They’ve equipped and empowered vulnerable women in their neighbourhoods. And sent over 100 children’s choirs across six continents.

There are no tickets left for the Broadbridge Heath performances, but they will be performing at the Big Church Festival on 25th & 26th May.

Discover more at www.watoto.com

On Good Friday, over 300 people gathered in Carfax to worship, pray and declare Jesus is Lord. Kath Jones from Connect Southwater Community Church spoke the gospel message, and the musicians from Trafalgar Road Baptist Church lead the sung worship.