Honiton Sovereign Grace Church moves to Exeter

 [Please note that since 2020 Honiton Sovereign Grace Church has moved to Exeter. Please email us at ianpotts@graceandtruthonline.com if you wish to join with us. Messages may be listened to online at: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sortby=added&keyword=Ian%5FPotts&SpeakerOnly=true&AudioOnly=false]

New Focus Conference 2013

DATE: Friday 19^th, Saturday 20^th and Sunday 21^st April 2013

VENUE: Ebenezer Chapel, 21 Queen Street, Ossett, W. Yorks., WF5 8AS

Members of Ebenezer Chapel Ossett have kindly offered to host this gathering which will be held at their church (shown above) in Ossett town centre next door to the Christian Bookshop. Friends are warmly invited to gather for a weekend of preaching and fellowship together.

Address: Ebenezer Chapel, 21 Queen Street, Ossett, W. Yorks., WF5 8AS.
Contacts: Norman Roe Tel: 01924 272645; Peter Meney Tel: 01833 650797.

Participants include: Don Fortner, George Ella, Allan Jellett, Ian Potts, & Peter Meney.

Schedule & Start Times:

Friday 19th April

        7.00pm Sermon: Peter Meney

        8.00pm Sermon: Don Fortner

Saturday 20th April

        1.00pm Sermon: Don Fortner

        2.00pm Lecture: George Ella

        3.00pm Break for Tea & Coffee

        3:30pm Sermon: Ian Potts

        4:30pm Sermon: Allan Jellett

        5:30pm Dinner

        7.00pm Sermon: Don Fortner

Sunday 21st April

        11.00am Pastor Norman Roe will conduct Ebenezer Chapel morning worship as normal.

Conference goers are welcome to attend and we hope many will avail themselves of the opportunity to join the Lord’s people in worship.

In previous years these gatherings have been a great opportunity for believers in free grace to congregate from different parts of the country and meet like-minded friends. Part of the purpose of hosting the meetings in different venues is to make it more accessible for those who feel reluctant to make that initial journey, however, we hope that as well as new visitors, those who have benefitted from the preaching and fellowship in past years will join together again.

Visitors travelling from distance probably need to consider obtaining accommodation for both Friday and Saturday nights. Ossett town is very close to the M1 and situated between Dewsbury and Wakefield. This means there are plenty of hotels within a few miles of the church. In recent years a number of those attending have used Premier Inn and found them good value. Here are a few possible options:

Premier Inn Wakefield South - M1, Jct39 – tel: 0871 527 9118

Denby Dale Road | Calder Park, Wakefield WF4 3BB

Premier Inn Wakefield City North

Paragon Business Park, Herriot Way, Wakefield WF1 2UJ  – tel: 0871 527 9116

Premier Inn Wakefield Central

Denby Dale Road | Thornes Park, Wakefield WF2 8DY – tel: 0871 527 9114

Holiday Inn Wakefield M1, Jct. 40

Queens Drive, Ossett, Wakefield WF5 – tel: 0871 423 4876

BEST WESTERN Hotel St Pierre

733 Barnsley Road | Newmillerdam, Wakefield WF2 6QG – tel: 0345 025 4358

There are numerous small private hotels and B&Bs in the area, too. Prices begin at around £40 for a double room per night. 

Do consider coming to meet with together and being a part of this year’s event. There is no charge for the conference and meals will be provided. An opportunity will be available for those who are able to help defray costs.

We particularly recommend those attending to take advantage of one of the finest selections of new and secondhand reformed books in the country today. Ossett Christian Bookshop next door to Ebenezer Chapel will be open for browsing & buying on Friday and Saturday of the conference weekend.

Full details available here: http://go-newfocus.co.uk/resources/app/category/churches/article/new-focus-conference-2013-update

Sundays 25th July and 1st August

Please note that there will be no meetings held in Awliscombe on the Sundays of 25th July and the 1st of August. Normal service to resume thereafter!

In the meantime you may listen to recent messages at http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sortby=recent&keyword=Ian%5EPotts&SpeakerOnly=true&currSection=sermonsspeaker&AudioOnly=false

NEW FOCUS Sovereign Grace Conference 2010

God willing, Don Fortner is again hoping to pay a visit to the UK in 2010, but instead of preaching in multiple locations, it is hoped to have one combined conference at Eggleston Baptist Church, Egglesburn, near Barnard Castle in County Durham.

This means that we will have no Sovereign Grace Conference in Sidmouth, as we have done in past years, but we will be joining the brethren at Eggleston at the 'New Focus' conference.

The conference is expected to be held between Friday 9th April and Sunday 11th April, following a similar format to the previous 'New Focus' Magazine Conferences held in 2008 and 2009, but this time it is expected that there will be several preachers scheduled throughout the weekend.

Further details to follow - but in the meantime please add the dates to your diary!

Monday Meetings (Dec/Jan)

The latest times and dates for the Monday night meetings are as follows (again, please note the slightly later starting time of 8:15pm):

MONDAY December 7th 8:15pm
"When Christ Appears" Titus 3:1-7 (audio)
Darvin Pruitt (Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Taylor, Arkansas.)

Monday January 11th 8:15pm
"I Loved Jacob" Malachi 1:2-5 (audio)
Don Fortner (Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Danville, Kentucky.)

Monday Meetings

The latest times and dates for the Monday night meetings are as follows (please note the slightly later starting time of 8:15pm):

MONDAY October 19th 8:15pm
"The Burden of the Word of the LORD" Malachi 1:1 (audio)
Don Fortner (Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Danville, Kentucky.)

MONDAY November 9th 8:15pm
"When Christ Appears" Titus 3:1-7 (audio)
Darvin Pruitt (Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Taylor, Arkansas.)

Awliscombe Sunday Morning Meetings

As friends, and regular visitors to our websites, will know we have held meetings in Honiton in our home since 1999, and since September 2008 have also held meetings in the village hall in the nearby village of Awliscombe on Sunday mornings at 10:45am.

With the Monday night meetings having gradually built up in number over the years to a regular group of between 8 and 12 usually being gathered, it was hoped at the commencement of Sunday mornings that a similar size group might, in due course, be gathered. However, despite occasional visitors, the Sunday mornings have continued to be very few in number in terms of who gather, and as such I do not feel that it can reasonably be described as a 'church' for the time being! So for now, I've revised the description on the Honiton SGC page and renamed the meetings as 'Honiton Sovereign Grace Meetings'.

Though our Sunday meetings are tiny in number (and now fewer than when we began) we still thank the Lord for His goodness towards us over the past year as we have looked to Him to bless the preaching of His word, to His glory alone. Whilst we cannot tell what the future holds, we nevertheless know that it is Christ alone who builds His church, that He uses His gospel to build it, and that wherever He sends forth His word it never returns unto Him void.

...And if you have a love for that gospel, or perhaps a desire to hear it for the first time, then we do of course extend a warm welcome to you to the meetings at Awliscome.

Sunday 27th September

There will be no meeting as usual in Awliscombe at 10:45am this coming Sunday (27th September) with the meeting being held at another time that day. Would any vistors who wish to attend please contact us by email at ianpotts@graceandtruthonline.com for further details.

Honiton Meetings

With September upon us it is now almost a year since we began to meet in the village of Awliscombe on Sunday mornings.

Are you looking for a place to hear the gospel? The truth? Then why not pay a visit. Details can be found here: Honiton Sovereign Grace Church

Or why not just have a listen to some of the messages from past meetings here: Honiton Meetings on FreeGraceRadio.com

July 19th and 26th

Please note - for any who may wish to visit the meetings at Awliscombe, there will be no meetings held on Sunday 19th or Sunday 26th July. Back on the 2nd August!