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Welcome to the home of
Pear Tree Church, Bitterne and
St Mark's Church, Woolston
in Southampton

Pear Tree Church in the Ocean City of Southampton is the oldest Anglican Church anywhere in the world - being the first church built (1618) and consecrated (1620) after the Reformation.

400 years on Pear Tree Church still seeks to serve the people of Southampton.

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Pear Tree and St Mark's Church Services

Sunday 21st April 2024
10am Worship Together at Pear Tree Church
Sunday 28th April 2024
10am Worship Together at St Mark's Church
Sunday 5th May 2024
10am Worship Together at Pear Tree Church
6.30pm Evensong at St Mark's Church
Sunday 12th May 2024
10am Parish Worship at St Mark's
Sunday 19th May 2024 (Pentecost)
10am Worship Together at Pear Tree Church
Sunday 26th May 2024 (Trinity Sunday)
10am Worship Together at St Mark's Church
4pm Worship at Pear Tree Church
Sunday 2nd June 2024 (D Day Commemoration)
10am Worship Together at Pear Tree Church
6.30pm Evensong at St Mark's Church
Sunday 9th June 2024
10am Worship Together at St Mark's Church

Prayer For Today

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Pear Tree Church Events 2024

Saturday 27th April - Charity Coffee Morning for Hearing Dogs in the Church Hall
Saturday 27th April - Quiz Night in the Church Hall
Saturday 11th May - Joint Car Boot Sale in the Church Hall Car Park
Sunday 19th May 11am - APCM in the Church Hall
Saturday 13th July 1pm - Summer Fete on Pear Tree Green

Pear Tree Church celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2021, one year later than planned due to the COVID pandemic.
Check out the Projects that we managed to complete and the anniversary celebrations.

PEARTREE400 Anniversary Projects & Events

Like all Church of England Churches we receive no support from the government or local authority.
We are solely responsible for the maintenance of Pear Tree Church and its ministry so we are grateful for any financial support that we receive.

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St Mary-Over-The-Water: The Story of the Jesus Chapel

by Dr Cheryl Butler

In September 1620 the Jesus Chapel was the first Church since the Reformation to be consecrated

using a new Anglican service specially written by Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester.

This book tells the history of the Chapel and its Parish over the last 400 years.

To Purchase the Book

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Many thanks to Laura Eastman for allowing us to use her photographs.

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