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We very much hope that you enjoy your visit. On these pages you will find information about the church and its activities. Please use the buttons at the top of the page to find your way around.
If you are in the area, we would be delighted to welcome you to one of our meetings. But even if you cannot join us in person, you may be interested to listen to some of our sermons on MP3 or read one of our newsletters. Finally, we'd be very glad to hear by email from people who have visited this site.
We are holding a week of events between Saturday 27 June and Sunday 5 July. Follow the links for more details...
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
David Robertson, minister of St Peter's Free Church in Dundee, will talk on the relevance of Christianity today and open the discussion to the floor for questions and comments.
Whatever your beliefs or pre-conceptions, you are warmly invited to listen, to speak and even to persuade or be persuaded in a friendly, relaxed environment.
Wednesday 1 July, 7.30pm (refreshments from 7.15pm)
David Robertson, author of The Dawkins Letters, asks the the question: “Is it really delusional to believe in God or is it more delusional to think that we can get along without him?”
Tuesday 30 June 2009, 7-8pm, at the Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton in association with Borders Bookstore, Brighton
There will be a Q & A about, and signing session for, The Dawkins Letters, a lively response to Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion.

As a service to the Brighton Pavilion constituents, Calvary Evangelical Church plans to host events with local politicians in the months leading up to the General Election. In this public event, we are delighted to provide the opportunity to understand better what Caroline’s views are on many of the weighty issues that influence the way we vote: family, education, the economy, immigration, the EU, the health service, international relations, climate change and the UK Parliament.
Come and broaden your perspective of British party politics and meet the real people behind the media image!
Monday 29 June, 7.30pm at Calvary Evangelical Church, Viaduct Road
Railways have always been about making connections - as have God's purposes.
On Saturday 21 March 2009 (2-4pm) there's an opportunity to discover the historic and present connections between:

All too often contemporary art can seem like a closed club, with those who 'get it' waxing lyrical about unmade beds and animals in formaldehyde, while the rest of us look on bemused. This evening is intended to present some biblical building blocks that will help us develop a Christian understanding of contemporary art and culture. We will focus our discussion around the case studies of Damian Hirst, a secular artist whose work contains many religious themes, and Liviu Mocan, an internationally renowned Christian sculptor.
Chris Watkin did his PhD in contemporary French and post-modern philosophy. In October 2007 he took up a research fellowship at Magdalene College, Cambridge, studying the 'turn to religion' in Continental thought.
... we will still meet as planned, to watch and discuss the video of a talk by N. T. Wright, "Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense".
The planned talk was...