Haven
Join us for a warm lunch and good company
A relaxed space to meet others and enjoy a meal together.
Share stories, laughter, and encouragement.
Discover hope and faith through prayer - uplifting, powerful, and always your choice.
Serving: Chunky Soups, Bread, Crisps, Fruit, Hot and Cold Drinks
FREE to all current Thurrock Foodbank users
Haven
Join us for a warm lunch and good company
A relaxed space to meet others and enjoy a meal together.
Share stories, laughter, and encouragement.
Discover hope and faith through prayer - uplifting, powerful, and always your choice.
Serving: Chunky Soups, Bread, Crisps, Fruit, Hot and Cold Drinks
FREE to all current Thurrock Foodbank users
Haven
Join us for a warm lunch and good company
A relaxed space to meet others and enjoy a meal together.
Share stories, laughter, and encouragement.
Discover hope and faith through prayer - uplifting, powerful, and always your choice.
Serving: Chunky Soups, Bread, Crisps, Fruit, Hot and Cold Drinks
FREE to all current Thurrock Foodbank users
The God Story: The Revelation
To explore John’s Revelation of Jesus, how this confirms all of history has been on a throne-ward trajectory towards the feet of the humble resurrected King Jesus.
Encounter Sunday (with Simon Benham)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, we welcome back Simon Benham to Encounter Sunday.
About Simon Benham
Simon serves as Senior Pastor at Kerith Community Church in Bracknell. He is a Newcastle United fan, and currently studying for an MA at WTC Theology. Simon is married to Catrina, and proud Dad of Zak, Jacob and Alice.
The God Story: The Church
Explore how the Holy Spirit gave birth to the Church at Pentecost, the ways the Spirit carried the movement of the Church forward into new cultures and countries, the role of the apostles (particularly Paul) and the characteristics of the growing network of churches multiplying and spiralling across the world.
The God Story: The Passion
Explore the final week of Jesus life and in particular the implications of his death and resurrection.
The God Story: The King
Explore the theme of the Kingdom of God, how Jesus’ announced, described and demonstrated the kingdom and to emphasise the paradoxical of the Kingdom of God.
Encounter Sunday (with Becca Jupp)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, we welcome Becca Jupp to Encounter Sunday.
About Becca Jupp
Becca leads Arun Church in Littlehampton - alongside our friend Joe Gisbey. She is passionate about seeing people grow in faith.
She is married to Tim, and they have four grown up children.
The God Story: The Son
Explore the birth of Jesus, the context He was born into and the purpose of the first 30 years of Jesus’ life sealed by his baptism in belovedness.
The God Story: The Prophets and Exile
Explore the role of the prophets through Israel’s monarchy and how they communicated the longing love of God despite Israel’s rebellion.
03. Purpose
Jesus brings purpose — because he’s the Everlasting Father, whose defeat of death gives life the meaning we long for.
Encounter Sunday (with Charlie Kang)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, we welcome Charlie Kang to Encounter Sunday.
About Charlie Kang
Charlie Kang is a multi-disciplinary artist exploring new-monastic living at Waverley Abbey. His work focuses on creating environments that foster a deeper connection with God through prayer and service.
02. Peace
Jesus offers peace — because he’s the Prince of Peace, who tears down the barrier between us and God.
01. Hope
Jesus gives hope — because he’s the Mighty God, with the power to meet our deepest needs.
Encounter Sunday (with Steve Morris)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, Steve Morris joins us at to Encounter Sunday.
About Steve Morris
Steve has been a companion of Proximity Church for many, many years. He took a regular prayer slot in the prayer room, as a leader of a local church. Stayed at 217 with his family, as a launch pad for their move to South Africa - where they were integral to the growth of The Sozo Foundation. And has always checked in with us along the way.
Now back in Kent, UK, Steve is on our Board of Trustees. We so appreciate his wisdom and clarity of thought.
The God Story: The Rise and Fall of Israel
Explore Israel’s dramatic entrance into the Promised Land, her growing sense of compromise with the other nations.
Encounter Sunday (with Olivia Barker White)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, we welcome Olivia Barker White to Encounter Sunday.
About Olivia Barker White
Olivia is the founder and CEO of Kids Club Kampala, a children’s charity with a Christian ethos working in Uganda, East Africa. With a background in International Development, Olivia is passionate about reducing global poverty and empowering others to make a difference in the world. Olivia won the Global Champion Award at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards in December 2013 for her work.
The God Story: The Birth of a Nation
Explore how Yahweh identified with the Hebrew slaves, delivering them from the Egyptian Empire and forming them into His own special family.
Encounter Sunday (with Sim Dendy)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, we welcome Sim Dendy to Encounter Sunday.
About Sim Dendy
Sim Dendy has been a church leader for over 20 years, and is the Senior Leader at Freedom Church in Romsey. Sim helps to pull together the growing network of churches in the 24-7 Prayer network across Great Britain.
The God Story: The Seed of Promise
Explore the story of Abraham, God’s call upon his life to steward the blessing of God to all nations.
Encounter Sunday (with Roger Ellis)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, Roger Ellis joins us at Encounter Sunday.
About Roger Ellis
Roger works to oversee the different churches and communities who form the 24-7 Boiler Room Network, like Proximity Church! He is also responsible for 24-7’s leadership pathway. Roger is an entrepreneurial leader and mentor, who is also on the board of Westminster Theological Centre and a leader in Revelation Family Church, Chichester. He’s married to Maggie and they have two adult children.
Encounter Sunday (with Jazz Crowne)
Our monthly Sunday service. Everyone in one space, encountering God as family.
This month, Jazz Crowne joins us at Encounter Sunday.
About Jazz Crowne
Jazz has a background in mental health nursing and a post graduate degree in Theology and Religious Studies from King’s College London.
She has worked in the third sector establishing peer support groups for people who hear voices and is passionate about the intersection of social justice and mental health, and the impact of spirituality on human flourishing.
Jazz has an MA in counselling from Waverley Abbey College, and before taking up her role as Associate Pastor at Emmaus Rd Aldershot, she worked for the NHS in prisons as a trauma therapist working with people in detention settings who have experienced complex trauma.
Jazz continues to practice as BACP registered therapist, and loves nothing more than drinking coffee and smiling at dogs.
