Welcome
to the Website of the Anglican Parish of Worth, Pound Hill and Maidenbower. There are two Churches in our Parish. St Nicholas
or Worth Church, Worth and St Barnabas Church, Pound Hill.
The parish serves a geographical area covering the densely populated eastern side of the town
of Crawley and some outlying houses and farms in the countryside that extend eastwards beyond the M23 motorway towards the
villages of Copthorne, Crawley Down and Turners Hill.
The Revd. Canon Anthony J Ball is Rector of the Parish. We are very much looking forward to
the 17th April 2012 when we welcome the Revd Angela Martin who joins us as Assistant Rector.
The Parish
has two centres of worship that provide bases from which is carried out a ministry of spiritual, sacramental, pastoral and
missionary work in accordance with the statutory obligations laid upon the Church of England.
St Nicholas Church, Worth is estimated to be the 4th
oldest in the country. St Barnabas Church, Pound Hill, was built as part of the New Town expansion in the 1950s.
The parish is in
the Deanery of East Grinstead and the Diocese of Chichester.
We hope that this website will guide you around the Parish - our worship, events and organisations
and contact points for any further information.
Pentecost : An Introduction
Pentecost
is the festival when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter.
The name comes from the Greek word for fiftieth.
Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Christian church,
and the start of the church's mission to the world.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy
Spirit is the third part of the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that is the way Christians understand God.
Celebrating
Pentecost
Pentecost is a happy festival. Ministers in church often wear robes with red in
the design as a symbol of the flames in which the Holy Spirit came to earth.
Lent is followed by the celebration of Easter. You can see our services in the What's On section of the website.
