We are a Church of England church located in the parish of Portsdown, Hampshire. Christ Church commits itself to
further extend the influence and benefits of Christian teaching within the community of the parish of Portsdown and the
wider world by our own example and through pro-active partnerships with other congregations at home and abroad.
Mission of the Month
For details of our Mission of the Month program or to find the
name of our Parish mission partners see here
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The "Mission of the Month" for
January is "The Leprosy Mission International (TLM)"
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a leading international non-denominational Christian organization,
with over 130 years experience in leprosy work. Their aim is to eradicate this disease completely and give hope and renewed life to leprosy sufferers through education,
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On-Line Magazine
Read our parish magazine "Portsdown Post" on line
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Make a Donation to our Church
Use our secure donation button on the left to make a donation to our funds.
This services uses "PayPal" as the provider -
you can pay using credit card, debit card or bank transfer. For the moment
you will need to follow a few steps to open a PayPay account if you don't have one.
In the future we will enhance this
service accept direct payment by these methods.
Christ Church Profile
Read our Parish Profile and Annual reports,
see how Christ Church is organised, see who is doing what and what
the PCC is all about - its all on the PCC Page -
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Looking for a Church ?
If you want to find a Church to visit while
you are on holiday or away for a weekend then check out the Church
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Registered Charity
This site is owned and operated by
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Portsdown - Registered
charity number 1137597
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FAIRTRADE Church
Christ Church Portsdown is recognised as a "FAIRTRADE
Church"
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Our Church is open mornings from 10:00 to 12:00
on Monday through Friday.
You may want to have a time of quiet reflection or prayer, find out
something about the Church family or the Church building, or just
join us for a cup of coffee and a chat. Whatever the reason
you will be most welcome.
The planning application to Portsmouth City Council for the toilets
is now in place and can be viewed on-line
here or by visiting Portsmouth City Council planning department.
The reference number is 12/00032/FUL
Please take the time to read and add your supporting comments either
via the web or in writing to the planning officer. To add support
directly on the website you will need to follow a simple
registration process. Alternative you can send an
email or a letter
to Planning Services, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth,
PO1 2AU. Please remember to include your postal address and the
reference number in any written communication..
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Make a donation by Text
To
make it easier to donate money to the Building development fund the
team have added the ability to donate via a text message. Text CCWC11 followed by the amount in pounds
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10) to 70070
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The service is provided by the Vodaphone foundation and 100% of your
donation comes to the church. The only additional charge is a
standard text message. If you have a text bundle its
included in that (even if you are not with Vodaphone). For
more information such as how to add gift aid to the donation see
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Screen, projector and camera installed
After just over a year of work the new screen projector and camera
system was installed on 28th July and used at the baptism service on
31st July. The feedback from members of the congregation was
very positive. The new software will give us a few "challenges"
over the coming weeks as the team gets used to it so please bear
with us.
Building Development
You can read about the building development project and see the
material published so far on the Building development web page
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Men's Breakfast dates for 2011
The dates for the 2011 Men's Breakfast event have been published -
see >here
Good
Neighbours Scheme
We are a group of volunteers who give neighbourly help to residents
of the Parish of Portsdown (and surrounding area) who do not have
friends or relatives nearby to support them. Our group offers:
transport to hospital, GP or other health related appointments;
shopping; visiting; sitting for carers; befriending; helping with
pets; minor repairs/DIY and small gardening jobs. If there are other
things you need help with please ask. Click the link for
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Morning Prayer
There will be a short service of Morning Prayer in the chancel each
Tuesday morning at 9.00am to which all are welcome.
Bereavement Support Group
This group meets monthly at the Vicarage for friendship and mutual
support amongst those recently bereaved
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