Calvary Evangelical Church, Brighton, UK

Our Holiday Club this year is based on the theme of the seaside and one particular fisherman called Peter, who was known as the Rock. Peter was a follower of Jesus, and the first disciple to recognize who Jesus was. But later on he turned away from Jesus and denied that he had ever known him.

There will be games involving water, sand and stones.  There will be building of houses on sand and on a hard surface. There will be singing and stories.

Ages: 5-10

Dates: Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th August 2010

Time: 9.45am to 12.45pm

Cost: £2 per day or £5 for all three days (discounts for two or more children)

Please register by emailing us with details of children's ages, whether boy or girl, and days attending. Come early on 18th August to sign consent form.

Sincere, Bible-believing Christians often have sharply different views on the issue of creation and evolution. Some hold that evolution was God's method of creation, and that Christians have nothing to fear from modern science. Others argue that the evolutionary narrative cannot be reconciled with the biblical narrative, and seek to build a scientific model of earth history based on a young-age reading of the Bible.

Join us to explore the issues as we welcome two speakers, one answering "yes" and the other answering "no" to the question posed in the title.

Saturday 15 May 2010, 7-9pm (coffee and doughnuts from 6.45pm)

Dr Steve Lloyd is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Gravesend, and a part-time speaker and writer for Biblical Creation Ministries. He gained his doctorate in Materials Science from Cambridge University, where he was also involved in post-doctoral research, including four years as a Royal Society University Research Fellow. Steve is married to Hannah and they have four young children.

Dr Ard Louis is a Reader in Theoretical Physics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between chemistry, physics and biology. He is the International Secretary for Christians in Science and an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

To chair the discussion we welcome Prof. Richard Vincent, who was Associate Dean of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School until his retirement in 2008.

Listen to the talk on MP3 here

Not sure how to vote on 6th May?

Come to ‘Question Time’ and quiz the Brighton Pavilion Candidates!*

Caroline Lucas (Green), Bernadette Millam** (Liberal Democrat), Nancy Platts (Labour), Charlotte Vere*** (Conservative)

Thursday 29 April

7.15pm Doors open and refreshments served

7.45pm Deadline for submitting public questions

8.00pm Start of ‘Question Time’ (hustings)

9.30pm Meeting finish; informal conversation until 10.00pm

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* Representing parties that are nationally or locally prominent

** Update: unfortunately due to changed plans Bernadette Millam is unable to be present, but will be substituted by Dr Juliet Williams, Liberal Democrat candidate for Brighton Kemptown

*** Update: unfortunately Charlotte Vere had to pull out at short notice and it was not possible to find a substitute

Listen to the event on MP3 here

The church building is situated on level ground on a major road, so it will be "business as usual" this weekend (Sunday 10th January), including a bring-and-share lunch after the morning service (all are very welcome to eat, whether they have brought something or not). We extend a very warm welcome to any who wish to join us, especially to any visitors and those who do not usually go to church.

We are based on Viaduct Road, next to the Preston Circus fire station. However, the streets immediately to the north of the church have not been cleared, so they are very icy, and there are very few empty spaces for parking. Those intending to come by car are advised to look elsewhere for parking, either on Beaconsfield Road or Preston Road (thought to be free of charge), or by the Level (also thought to be free), or in the London Road car park (not free), which is easiest to reach via London Road (heading north) and York Hill, although the hill at the top of Elder Place is relatively clear at the time of writing (Saturday afternoon).

For the latest public transport news, see the Brighton and Hove Buses website, or the Southern Railway website.

Britain is a secular society with a Christian heritage. Might secularisation have consequences for a culture so indebted to Christianity? Perceptive commentators across the political spectrum are asking whether democratic citizenship, even democracy itself, might be in trouble once cut free of its Christian moorings.

Saturday 7 November, starting at 7pm with coffee and doughnuts

Dr. Philip Sampson is an author and lecturer. Tonight’s lecture draws upon a research paper prepared for the Jubilee Centre and available on their website.

Listen to the talk on MP3 here

What should Christians think about politics? How can Christians make their vote count? Be prepared for the next election!

Saturday 31 October, starting at 7pm with coffee and doughnuts

With an academic background in political philosophy, as the Senior Parliamentary Officer for the Bible Society, David Landrum is focused upon raising the profile of the Bible as a point of reference in politics. David is the Executive Administrator for Christians in Parliament, the official, All-Party Group for the Christian community in the Palace of Westminster. Central to this public theology development work is the cultivation of a biblical world-view in politics.

Listen to the talk on MP3 here

Most people are comfortable with the idea that "spiritual = supernatural".  The supernatural is invisible.  Does this mean that when we become more spiritual we become less visible?  What does "Spiritual" mean and what part of our lives does it involve?  How does the natural relate to the spiritual?  How does the created relate to the uncreated?  Come and interface about these questions.

Tuesday 20 October, starting at 7.30pm with coffee and doughnuts

Ellis Potter, a native Californian now residing in Switzerland, is a former Buddhist monk who became a Christian under the influence and ministry of the late Dr. Francis Schaeffer. He worked for many years with Francis Schaeffer at L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and was the pastor of the Basel Christian Fellowship for ten years. With his wife, Mary, he founded Eastern Europe Renewal (EER), an evangelical mission to Central and Eastern European countries. He now works as a Christian minister, counsellor and teacher. Click for more details about Ellis Potter.

Listen to the talk on MP3 here

We held a week of events between Saturday 27 June and Sunday 5 July. Follow the links for more details...

• Monday 29 June, 7.30pm: Caroline Lucas MEP, leader of the Green Party, in conversation with David Robertson, minister of St Peter's Free Church in Dundee
• Tuesday 30 June, 7-8pm: Debating Delusions - Jesus, Dawkins and You, with David Robertson, author of The Dawkins Letters, at the Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, in association with Borders Bookstore, Brighton
• Wednesday 1 July, 7.30pm (refreshments from 7.15pm): Who needs Christianity anyway? - David Robertson will talk on the relevance of Christianity today and open the discussion to the floor for questions and comments
• Friday 3 July, 7.30pm (refreshments from 7.15pm): Film night, with discussion led by Tony Watkins from Damaris

Leading the discussion will be Tony Watkins, who is an author, editor and speaker with vast experience in leading group discussion on issues ranging from popular culture (especially film & literature) to science or postmodern philosophy. He works mainly with Damaris, with his main responsibility being as Managing Editor of Culturewatch.org.

Friday 3 July, starting at 7.15pm with coffee and doughnuts