We are very sad as the Wight Church Team to have lost one of our key members, former Chairman, major contributor and friend in the passing of Paul Meredith. Our love goes out to Rachel and the family along with our assurance of prayer and thankfulness to God for Paul's life so full of faith.
These wonderful words following, are a statement from his wife Rachel, regarding Paul's home call, which was sent to all national Elim Ministers from Elim Headquarters.
“Yesterday Wednesday 24th September, Paul Meredith who has pastored the Ryde Elim church for 17 years, husband to Rachel Meredith, father to Chloe and Anna and son-in-law to Richard and Rajinder Buxton, went home peacefully to be with the Lord, surrounded by his immediate family. Although Paul had battled cancer for many years, God had intervened in miraculous ways on more than one occasion to the amazement of the doctors, far out living the prognoses over all these years.
Paul had been staying at the hospice just over 6 weeks, getting to know the staff well with his quick wit and sociable character. He witnessed about God’s goodness despite his circumstances, for the whole duration of his stay. The staff were amazed at his peaceful acceptance of his circumstances, which enabled him to show the joy in the assurance of knowing what was to come through Jesus.
When Paul was called home, the family were supported by so many nurses, health care assistants, cleaners of the Mountbatten hospice who had been impacted by the outworking of Paul’s faith, with many commenting on the atmosphere in the room being so full of love. Different staff members spoke of how they sensed such peace in the room as they entered. We thank God that his presence was felt so strongly in Paul’s room over the days leading up to his call home.
We also want to thank God for his sustained presence and his reassuring love. We rejoice in the hope that comes through knowing Jesus, aware that this is a temporary separation, until the day we will be experiencing ourselves the fullness of heaven Paul is currently enjoying.
All throughout this experience, Paul ,the girls and I have been very conscious of the hand of God upon us and have always remained very positive as a result of knowing Jesus our Lord. We serve a good God who has walked with us every step of the way.
All our love Rachel and the girls”
The Thanksgiving Service for Paul will be on Friday 17 October at 11.30am at Ryde Methodist Church.
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Events
Quiet Retreat Day - "Ask for the ancient paths"-
11th October 10.30 - 16.30
Venue: Verbum Dei Retreat Centre, Nunnery Lane, Carisbrooke PO30 1YR.
A light lunch is provided by the community.
Please bring a Bible and a notebook.
The cost is £20.
For more information, and to book a place, contact details are to Patricia Yandell
on patriciam-c@hotmail.co.uk or mobile 07835948435 Web Site
NEXT DINNER: NEW HOLMWOOD HOTEL
65, Queen’s Road, Cowes, PO31 8BW MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2025
18:30 for 17:00
Speakers: TREVOR & DIANE VELLACOTT
Both speakers will be sharing their testimonies.
Trevor is the author of the book:
“THE THINGS UNSEEN - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AVIATOR”
which will be available free of charge to those attending.
Further information, Bookings and Menu Choices for this excellent 3 course dinner by 9 October 2025 to:-
David Reading: davidreading@hotmail.com
07938762232
Steve Gravett: stevegravett2@gmail.com
07717436075
FGB FELLOWSHIP MEETING Wednesday15 October 2025 at 14:00 - 15:55
Venue: Carisbrooke Priory, 39 Whitcombe Road, Newport. PO30 1YS
Lunch available in cafe between 12:00 & 14:00
Men &Women welcome
CONTACT US FOR AN INVITATION TO THIS EXCELLENT FREE 3 COURSE MEAL FOR YOU AND A FRIEND
‘Towards an Eco Island’ will be an inspirational and practical mini-conference to help churches on their Eco Church and NZC journey. We will be joined by representatives from churches on the island, some who have already achieved gold and silver awards, as well as various organisations whose focus is on the environment and on creation care. There will also be a presentation from young people of Christ the King College. The event is organised by the diocesan NZC teams of Portsmouth and Guildford Anglican dioceses, and they will be on hand to host, speak to and support churches throughout the day. Registration is just £5 per person, with refreshments provided.
Visit the WEB SITE for more details and to register.Source: Bob White bob.white55@btinternet.com
and Matt Lockwood Matt.Lockwood@portsmouth.anglican.org
My name is John Karo Karo, I am an Indonesian and I have been living on the Island for 20 years. I am a member of Cowes Baptist Church.
We have information evening on 25th October at 7 pm in Cowes Baptist Church. I will present about churches in Indonesia. Title of the presentation is ‘God’s hand behind history and growth of churches in Indonesia’.
Source: John Karo Karo hkkjon@yahoo.com
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Uzima in our Hands is an Isle of Wight Christian charity. We aim to support very vulnerable children and their families in rural Western Kenya by providing:
Scholarships to school
Food programs for the most vulnerable
Training to build small businesses and setting up Savings groups to finance them
Adult literacy classes with the overarching aim of encouraging financial independence.
FGB DINNER: NEW HOLMWOOD HOTEL65, Queen’s Road, Cowes, PO31 8BW
MONDAY 01 DECEMBER 2025
18:30 for 19:00
Speaker: CHRISTOPHER WICKLAND
will be sharing his testimony.
Chris is the Senior Pastor at Living Word Church Network. He has a dynamic preaching and teaching ministry and deals with various subjects including faith, healing, Israel, end times, the prophetic and evangelism.
His vision is to see Christians get a heart for Jesus, prayer, the Bible, the church and Israel. He is passionate to see new ministries being born out of the local church and to help the local community in various ways. Chris is a church leader, speaker, pod-caster and author of several books.
Further details:
David Reading: davidreading@hotmail.com07938762232
Steve Gravett: stevegravett2@gmail.com07717436075
Young adults will qualify for a special discounted rate for this excellent three course Christmas Dinner.
For more than 363 years, Newport Congregational Church has been a witness to God’s love, and we pray it continues for many years to come.
From now on, we will be known as The Church of the Double Portion. Though our name has changed, we remain the Congregational Church of Newport, Isle of Wight. The name reflects our calling to share God’s love in abundance, drawing on the fullness of Scripture, the teachings of Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
God’s heart is to bless both physically and spiritually. We seek to do this through acts of generosity – providing food, practical help, and spiritual care. We want to be known not for a building, but as a community that gives, serves, and demonstrates God’s love in action.
The vision of a “double portion” comes from 2 Kings 2:9, where Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Scripture speaks elsewhere of God’s double blessings – joy instead of shame (Isaiah 61:7), protection and provision (Psalm 91), and the Spirit’s help and intercession (Romans 8:26–27). For us, this means seeking both practical compassion and spiritual power – caring for people while also expecting miracles as we pray and trust God to move.
The Church of the Double Portion is a place where all are welcome – rich or poor, outcast or influential, broken or strong. Here, the hopeless can find hope, friendships can grow, and lives can be transformed by Jesus Christ through His Word and Spirit. We long to show God’s love boldly, taking risks in faith, so that He is glorified and people encounter His transforming power.
Rev Mark Evans
Bachelor of Theology, Oxford University.
Minister, Visionary & Family man.
On behalf of the Members and friends of The Church of the Double Portion Church @ Newport Congregational Church (NCC)
Attractive, modern, part furnished 3 bedroom terraced house
For rent in Ventnor. Perfect for those with children, situated a very short walk from two of the Islands best rated schools, St Francis Primary and The Island Free School.
Available from December onwards.
Rent £1,200.
Contact: 07794 233325
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A joint baptism 31st August at Gurnard between True Vine Church and Newport Congregational Church. In total eleven people were baptised.
Source: JC Beasley jcbeasley@hotmail.co.uk
Little Eden Treasures Pre-school - IOW
🍁 NEW CHRISTIAN DAYCARE OPENING 🍁 If you’re a local parent or carer looking for a wholesome, Christ-centred daycare experience for your little treasure, we’d love to welcome you to something we’ve just launched: 🌿 Little Eden Treasures – a nurturing Christian day-care for 2–4 year olds, based on the beautiful Isle of Wight! 🌿
This kicked off on the 8th SEPTEMBER, we’ll be hosting our TASTER SESSIONS on: 🧡 Monday 22nd September 🌰 Wednesday 15th October
These playful and peaceful sessions will give you a feel for our rhythm at Little Eden Treasures. Here we aim to create a safe and enriching space for little ones with praise songs, fun activities and scripture.
Please register your interest here and we look forward to meeting you;
More details to follow very soon.
Please feel free to message us or pop us an email if you have any questions at: Littleedentreasures@outlook.com
Much love,
Henrietta & Bonnie Founders of Little Eden Treasures Daycare
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Have you ever struggled to find the right prayer for that unusual time?
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It is a large heavy book, so collection from Niton preferred please.
"Revive Newport is nearly 20 years old and is now a Christian charity that represents the Church in Newport to the young people of the town, who have nowhere else to go. We are committed to helping young people living in Newport through life's challenges. We see each person as created by God with unique worth and loved by Him. We want to help enable them to become the best that they can be.
This is done through our twice weekly youth club - Newport Youth Café (NYC), which is attended annually by more than 200 different young people. Our aim is that NYC is a place that they can come to and just be themselves, play pool, do creative activities, and play video games and other activities, but can also do homework and chat about the problems they may be facing. The café supports young people through their time at Secondary School from ages 13 - 17. Our goals are to reduce Anti-social behaviour, tackle loneliness and isolation, improve mental health and improve education standards.
Our youth work team also go out and around Newport Town Centre, 2 - 3 times a week and engage with the young people we meet. We are annually talking to over 1000 young people, checking they are ok, offering support and sometimes defusing situations if things are getting out of hand.
We are currently looking to increase our Volunteer staff, which would enable more engagement with the young people. There are different ways in which you can volunteer. It could be by helping with the tuck shop, manning the door, playing pool or a board game, or by sitting and doing some arts and crafts. If you feel this could be you, then please do get in touch by emailingadmin@revivenewport.org.
If volunteering isn’t for you we would also really value your support by praying for our work and also helping financially which you can do by visiting our websiteat and click on donate. We look forward to hearing from you!"
In the grounds of La Charpenterie, parts of which date back to the 15th Century. Great for all year round breaks; each with Wood Burning Stoves. Pet friendly
Nail cutting, removal of hard skin/corns, Diabetic care, cracked heels, general foot care advice.
Home appointments £32
PLEASE CALL LEANNE - 07552628465
110124
Accredited Counselling Training
on the Isle of Wight
Known as WCTI ( Wight Counselling Training Institute) We are an established counselling training provider in Shalfleet, Near Newport that provides 3 accredited Counselling Qualifications:
An introduction to counselling over 10 weeks
A professional certificate in Counselling over 12 months
A professional diploma in Counselling leading to registration as a counsellor ( 2 years)
We also provide organisations on the island with funded counselling support.
If you would like more information or wish to apply, please do get in touch
Charlotte Collins Co-director Wight Counselling Training Institute Web Site01983 722625
010124
The Greenhouse is a Place of Prayer and Worship. A place of Enounter with God. A Place Where You Can Grow
The Greenhouse Christian Centre is situated between Poole and Bournemouth and just a 20 minute walk to the beach. The Centre holds Led and Silent Retreats, Quiet Days, Healing Services, Art Weeks, Discipleship Training Days and so much more.
Are you lonely and not particularly enjoying facing life on your own? Do you wish God would answer your prayers for a soul mate? Then you should contact Friends1st the off-line Christian friendship and introductory agency who've been introducing Christians to each other since 1999. Click here to find out more.
18:30 for 19:00
Speaker: CHRISTOPHER WICKLAND
will be sharing his testimony.
Chris is the Senior Pastor at Living Word Church Network. He has a dynamic preaching and teaching ministry and deals with various subjects including faith, healing, Israel, end times, the prophetic and evangelism.
His vision is to see Christians get a heart for Jesus, prayer, the Bible, the church and Israel. He is passionate to see new ministries being born out of the local church and to help the local community in various ways. Chris is a church leader, speaker, pod-caster and author of several books.
Further details:
David Reading: 
Source: 
Little Eden Treasures Pre-school - IOW
