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Our worship services

Our Sunday morning services start at 10.30am. Other services start at the times listed below.

If you cannot attend in person for Sunday morning services then you can join on Zoom using the log-in details below.

Sunday Morning Worship led by Phil Rutt
09/08/2026 10:30am
Sunday Morning Worship including Holy Communion led by Revd Gill Bailey
16/08/2026 10:30am

Zoom meeting ID: 830 0884 6183

Passcode: 306145.

Junior worship and fellowship

Junior Church takes place every Sunday morning and is open to all ages. Young people and children take part in the beginning of morning worship and then join in age-related groups for a variety of activities.

Families with babies and pre-school children are welcome to sit anywhere in the sanctuary, or in the safe area at the back of the church, so that everyone can participate in worship. Soft play bags are available for the very young.

Fun for Under Fives (FfUFs) runs every Monday morning in term-time for pre-school children and accompanying adults. The session includes play, craft activities, story time, songs and a prayer.

Messy Church is normally held on the first Monday of school holidays except Bank Holidays. All ages are welcome, accompanied by an adult. A fun morning, including a variety of craft activities, a short time of worship, and a light lunch. The next Messy Church event is on Monday, 26th October between 10 am and 12 noon. There is no charge for Messy Church, but to help with catering, please let us know you are coming by text - 0748 472 7777 - before Wednesday, 21st October.

For further details, contact secretary@farehamurc.org.uk who will pass on your query to the relevant co-ordinator.

Parent Free Zone Youth Group

Every month we host PFZ (Parent Free Zone) Youth Group on the second Sunday of the month between 5.00pm and 7.00pm, on behalf of Christians Together in Fareham. All young people from 8 years of age are welcome.

The young people can choose to play a range of table games, table tennis or badminton. The evening also includes team games or quizzes, a short time of reflection, and a cooked meal is provided.

An enjoyable opportunity for young people from the local churches to meet together for fun, faith and friendship. There is no cost to attend but to help with catering, please let us know who is coming by sending a text to 07484 727777

The next session is on Sunday, 13th September.

Worship at Fareham United Reformed Church

The main service of worship is held each Sunday at 10.30am. The service is a family service and all ages are welcome.

Our worship of the church is lively, varied and inclusive. Members of the congregation take part in the worship by reading the Bible lessons and from time to time in leading intercessions.

There is a choir and a music group who take part in worship. The main hymn books used are Mission Praise, Rejoice & Sing and The Source, but a variety of other material is used and welcomed by the congregation.

Projection facilities are used during all services, to display the words to hymns and Bible readings and all regular services of worship are streamed via Zoom.

We have a fully equipped creche

The creche is available for babies and pre-school children. Similarly, the members of the Junior Church usually leave the main service for activities suitable for a variety of age groups and children or young people attending will be given a warm welcome. Please contact us regarding activities for children and young children.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper (Holy Communion) is celebrated during the service on the 3rd Sunday Morning each month. The invitation to participate is from the Lord Jesus Christ and all including children of all ages are welcome and are included in the celebration. Congregation members are encouraged to provide their own elements, when joining worship via Zoom.

The church takes a full part in ecumenical services with the other member churches of Christians Together in Fareham, details of which will be published on this website. These include:.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - third Sunday of January each year
World Day of Prayer - first Friday of March each year
Good Friday Walk of Witness - an open air service held at the Podium in Fareham Town Centre each year
Songs of Praise - normally at or around Pentecost and Harvest
Christmas Carols - carol singing at the Podium in Fareham Town Centre at a Saturday in December

Our prayers this month

Every week pray for our Church Officers, Elders, all who lead worship, those who provide and show the PowerPoint and work the camera and microphones, those who provide music during times of worship, those who prepare the flowers and those who provide welcome and hospitality.

Prayer for Growth: God of Mission, who alone brings growth to your church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, joy to our worship and power to our witness. Help our church to grow in numbers and in spiritual commitment to you and in service to our local community. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

2nd – 8th August

To ponder: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9, NIV)

Give thanks for the Just Peace coalition and their campaign Time to Act – A Just Peace for all who call the Holy Land home
Pray for the people of Palestine and Israel.
God of justice, you call us not only to pray but to walk in your ways. Give us the courage to learn where we have been ignorant, to speak where we have been silent, and to act where we have been hesitant.

9th – 15th August

To ponder: Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (Psalm 119:105, NIV)

Give thanks for the work of the Bible Society.
Pray for those who continue to translate the Bible today - both new translations and revised editions to make the Bible more accessible to all.
Lord, shape your people by your word that we will bring life and hope to all around us through Jesus, your living Word.

16th – 22nd August

To ponder: But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:24, NIV)

Give thanks for people and organisations working to care for the earth.
Pray for nations suffering from wildfires, parched land, drought and famine.
Creator God, help us be aware that we all have a part to play in sustaining our world and helping it flourish for future generations.

23rd – 29th August

To ponder: Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2, NIV)

Give thanks for the work of CMA (Community Money Advice) Connect Fareham and Christians Against Poverty
Pray for all those who struggle with money either to manage it, earn it or spend it.
Lord, give us wisdom in our choices and decisions in banking and purchasing matters.

30th August – 5th September

To ponder: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8, NIV)

Give thanks for all the opportunities there are to learn about living in God’s world, may we use them wisely.
Pray for school communities as they start a new school year. For those attending for the first time; those in new surroundings; those worried about returning; the teachers and all support workers.
Open our hearts, minds and lives to the wealth of good things we can learn about living and about life.