Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) Ringwood Hampshire
BH24 1EY- Unitarian Churches in Ringwood, Hampshire
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Who we are
Welcome!
Our welcome is extended to all. We don't mind what you think or believe. We will listen to what you want to say. We will welcome you whatever your beliefs, if your beliefs bring you to community in respect and inclusivity.
We each aim to practice our own private belief system, long enough and seriously enough that we no longer harbour the fear that another belief can insult or affect our own.
Unitarians are people on a search for what they can believe, and who are ready to live within an open and inclusive community of differently-minded other people, who are likewise on their own search.
Words and ideas that keep cropping up for us are oneness, conscience, integrity, compassion, community, justice, respect for difference, reverence, connectedness, open-mindedness. For some but not all of us, the words prayer, presence and worship are also very important.
Our history shows us to be a collection of people, “a collection of religious seekers, trying to work out what's really important in religion, laying aside one thing after the other: creeds, Bible, doctrine, to get to something that's beneath all of those things.” (quote from Rev Stephen Lingwood, Unitarian minister at Bolton)
Our welcome is extended to all. We don't mind what you think or believe. We will listen to what you want to say. We will welcome you whatever your beliefs, if your beliefs bring you to community in respect and inclusivity.
We each aim to practice our own private belief system, long enough and seriously enough that we no longer harbour the fear that another belief can insult or affect our own.
Unitarians are people on a search for what they can believe, and who are ready to live within an open and inclusive community of differently-minded other people, who are likewise on their own search.
Words and ideas that keep cropping up for us are oneness, conscience, integrity, compassion, community, justice, respect for difference, reverence, connectedness, open-mindedness. For some but not all of us, the words prayer, presence and worship are also very important.
Our history shows us to be a collection of people, “a collection of religious seekers, trying to work out what's really important in religion, laying aside one thing after the other: creeds, Bible, doctrine, to get to something that's beneath all of those things.” (quote from Rev Stephen Lingwood, Unitarian minister at Bolton)
Street Address
c/o Ringwood Meeting House
Meeting House Lane
Ringwood,
Hampshire
BH24 1EY
Meeting House Lane
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7899 730181
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Church Pastor
Lucy
Planner and co-ordinator
c/o Ringwood Meeting House
Meeting House Lane
Ringwood,
Hampshire
BH24 1EY
Meeting House Lane
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7899 730181
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Denomination
Unitarian Church
Affiliations
Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Lucy
Leader Position:
Planner and co-ordinator
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Leader Address:
Hampshire
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Administration
Admin Name:
Lucy
Admin Position:
Planner and co-ordinator
Admin Address:
Hampshire
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Driving Directions
Travel/Direction Tips
By car: Leave A338 or A31 at the junction of A338/A31, find Furlong car park off the next roundabout. The Meeting House is opposite the car park.
By Bus: Direct buses from Bournemouth & Salisbury (X3), get off at Ringwood, Meeting House Lane.
By train: travel to Bournemouth, short walk to bus stop, catch X3 bus to Ringwood, as above.
By Bus: Direct buses from Bournemouth & Salisbury (X3), get off at Ringwood, Meeting House Lane.
By train: travel to Bournemouth, short walk to bus stop, catch X3 bus to Ringwood, as above.
Parking
Nearest parking: Furlong car parking directly opposite.
Distance to Parking (Metres): 50
Distance to Parking (Metres): 50
Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) Service Times
Most months we meet monthly for reverence and worship at the Ringwood Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 1EY. However, by arrangement we meet instead on Zoom. Please email to understand whether it's face to face or Zoom this month.
Third Sunday of each month 11.00 a.m. UK time.
Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) service times last updated on the 12th of October, 2024
Third Sunday of each month 11.00 a.m. UK time.
Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) service times last updated on the 12th of October, 2024
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Worship Languages
English
Dress Code
As you wish
Sunday School / Children and Youth Activities
Under 12s:
none
Under 18s:
none
Local outreach & community activities
Other activities & ministries
Special Needs/Accessibility
Loop system: No
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Disabled Toilet: Yes
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Disabled Toilet: Yes
Prayers and Hymns
Main Bible:
Andy Gaus translation of the New Testament, and New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Hymns and Songs:
Hymns for Living, Sing Your Faith, publicly available hymns and music from YouTube
Other information
Average Adult Congregation:
5
Average Youth Congregation:
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Didymus (Unitarians in) Church Ringwood Photos
rainbow cloth banner carrying the flaming chalice symbol and the logo 'Ringwood Unitarians welcome all God's children'
Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) - Ringwood, Hampshire
stained glass panel with Unitarian chalice at centre, ringed by symbols from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism and Buddhism
pristine candle flame on a very short candle
Question: What if the Hokey Cokey really IS what it's all about?
Quote from Miguel Angel Rutz: Don't take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.
This is where we worship. The inside of Ringwood Meeting House.
Unitarians: wholeness, social justice, community, spirituality
What's needed is a debate about hope – we CAN change !
the rainbow flag of Pride flying in a strong wind
What the Meeting House looks like – a square brick building dating from 1727
array of small, multicoloured candles, all lit
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Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) History
There have been Unitarians in Ringwood since at least 1727, when they built the Meeting House. But the original congregation ran out of steam in 1976 and sold the Meeting House to a charitable civic trust, which now operates the building as a family history and heritage centre, with a coffee shop. But a new, follow-on fellowship started up in 2014, and has been hiring the Meeting House for gatherings and worship ever since. The building is still licensed for worship, including all types of weddings, funerals, memorial services and baby namings.
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"Seven days without prayer makes one weak."Allen Vartlett
Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood) listing was last updated on the 12th of October, 2024
