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Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood)
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 1EY
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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
Download Planner and co-ordinator Lucy vCard
Quote of the Day
Psalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Denomination
Unitarian Church
Unitarian Churches in Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Affiliations:
Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Lucy
Leader Position:
Planner and co-ordinator
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Hampshire
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Administration
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Lucy
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Planner and co-ordinator
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Hampshire
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Driving Directions to Didymus (Unitarians in Ringwood)
Travel/Directions 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) 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.
Service Times last updated on the 12th of October, 2024
Third Sunday of each month 11.00 a.m. UK time.
Service Times last updated on the 12th of October, 2024
Worship Languages
English
Dress code:
As you wish
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
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 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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