The Fishermen’s Chapel is a mission-led church that aims to respond to God’s love already present in the community.
We are doing this by welcoming everyone, and in particular by supporting three different groups of people:
Artists and Musicians
Leigh-on-Sea is a community filled with artist and musicians who have been badly affected by the pandemic. The nature of self-employment can be isolating and sometimes financially and spiritually demanding. Our chapel offers the walls of the Community Room to display (free of charge) local artists work and endeavours to promote the artists using social media. We also support local musicians and actors by keeping our rents very affordable for hiring the room. We have a band, The Daisy Bowlers, who perform from time to time donating all the ‘teapot’ collections to local charities. We also run a free to attend gospel choir and weekly coffee morning where we encourage a time of getting together and support.
HARP
At our very popular monthly Gospel Service, supported by The Fishermen’s Chapel Gospel Choir and The Monday Singers, we ask everyone to bring food/toiletries to the service. These gifts are then delivered by volunteers to HARP ( a local homeless charity).
People with Anxiety/ Depression/ Panic Attacks
We looked into what our Leigh-on-Sea community was struggling with and we noticed that many people were stressed by the high pressure jobs and lives they lead. In response we now hold a monthly Mindfulness and Meditation time. This is free to attend and is open to everyone of all faiths or none. We have had had lovely feedback about the sessions and how welcoming and supportive they are. We also have useful contacts of counsellors should anyone need more professional help. We also hold Sound Bath events, run by Fiona Tudor-Tomkins.
If you would like to attend or further support any of these groups please get in touch or come along to any of our services or events – ALL are welcome.