Our region
Seventh-day Adventist presence in the south of England
The South England Conference covers the counties of Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Greater London, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Wiltshire, as well as the Isles of Scilly, the Isle of Wight, and the Channel Islands.
With over 29,000 members worshipping in over 200 congregations, the Conference is organised into 12 administrative areas to provide localised support and leadership. These areas are shown on the map below.
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Area 1
Area coverage: Cornwall, Devon
Number of congregations: 7
- Bodmin
- Exeter
- Liskeard
- Plymouth
- Redruth
- St Austell
- Torquay
Area 2
Area coverage: Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol area
Number of congregations: 20
- Bath
- Bristol Central
- Bristol Lodge
- Bristol North
- Bristol South
- Chalford (Stroud)
- Chard International
- Cheltenham
- Croscombe
- Devizes
- Gloucester
- Portsmouth
- Salisbury
- Swindon
- Swindon Ghana
- Swindon Portuguese
- Swindon River of Life
- Taunton
- Weston Super-Mare
- Yeovil International
Area 3
Area coverage: Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight
Number of congregations: 10
- Bitterne Life Link Plant
- Bognor Regis
- Bournemouth
- Brighton & Hove
- Dorchester
- Hope Portsmouth
- Isle of Wight
- Southampton
- The Watering Hole
- Winchester
Area 4
Area coverage: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex
Number of congregations: 12
- Ashford International
- Canterbury
- Chatham
- Cornerstone (Polegate)
- Folkestone
- Gatwick
- Hastings
- Maidstone
- Margate
- Redhill
- Riverway
- Worthing
Area 5
Area coverage: Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey
Number of congregations: 30
- Amersham
- Aylesbury
- Banbury Group
- Basingstoke
- Bracknell
- Bracknell & Wokingham Ghana
- Chesham
- Frimley
- Guildford
- Hope Community (HW)
- Maidenhead
- Newbold
- Newbold International
- Newbury
- Oxford
- Oxford International
- Oxford Portuguese
- Oxford Wantage
- Reading Angaza
- Reading Central
- Reading Ghana
- Reading Parkside
- Reading South Slavic Ministry
- Reading West
- Redemption
- Slough
- Slough Ghana
- Wokingham
- Wokingham Maranatha
- Wycombe Community
Area 6A
Area coverage: North and Central London
Number of congregations: 19
- Barnet
- Central London
- Central London Portuguese
- Edmonton
- Enfield
- Ethiopian Fellowship
- Grace Community
- Hampstead
- Holloway
- Kings Cross
- Lea Valley
- London Bulgarian
- London Live
- New Life
- North London Hispanic
- North London Lugandan
- The Church Enfield
- Tottenham Lighthouse
- Wood Green
Area 6B
Area coverage: South London
Number of congregations: 32
- Balham
- Battersea
- Bethel
- Brixton
- Camberwell All Nations
- Croydon
- Ebenezer Battersea
- Elephant & Castle
- Good News
- Greenwich
- Hackbridge
- Hope Community Beckenham
- Kennington Community
- Kingston
- London Hispanic
- London Russian
- Mitcham Community
- New Addington
- Peckham
- Plumstead Community
- Pollards Hill
- South East London Community
- South East London Hispanic
- South London Ghana
- South London Luganda
- South London Portuguese
- Sutton Connect
- Sydenham
- Wallington
- Welling
- West Croydon
- Wimbledon
Area 6C
Area coverage: East London
Number of congregations: 27
- ACTS
- Beckton Maranatha
- Blessed Hope (London Nigerian)
- Clapton Community
- Dagenham
- East London Church
- East London Portuguese
- Hackney
- Harlow Central
- Highams Park
- Hutton
- Ilford Central
- Ilford Lane
- Leytonstone
- London Asian
- London Ghana
- New Jerusalem
- Plaistow
- Rainham
- Romford
- Serenity
- Stoke Newington
- Stratford
- Sureway Community
- The Oasis in Wanstead
- Walthamstow
- Woodford Green
Area 6D
Area coverage: West London
Number of congregations: 23
- Acton
- Burnt Oak Community Fellowship
- Chiswick
- Colindale (Chinese)
- Emmanuel
- Fulham
- Hanwell
- Hanworth Community
- Harrow
- Hayes Maranatha
- Heathrow International
- Hounslow Cornerstone
- Immanuel Tamil
- Kensal Rise Portuguese
- London Filipino
- London Romanian
- North Wembley
- Northolt
- Southall
- South Harrow
- Stonebridge Community
- Sudbury Romanian
- Willesden
Area 7
Area coverage: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
Number of congregations: 18
- Bedford Asian
- Bedford Central
- Bedford Romanian
- Dunstable
- Hemel Hempstead
- Leighton Buzzard
- Luton Central
- Luton North
- Marsh Farm
- Milton Keynes Central
- Milton Keynes International
- St Albans
- Stanborough Park
- Stevenage
- Watford Portuguese
- Watford Town
- Welwyn Garden City
- West Bletchley
Area 8
Area coverage: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk
Number of congregations: 23
- Basildon
- Braintree
- Bury St Edmunds
- Cambridge
- Chelmsford
- Clacton
- Colchester
- Great Yarmouth
- Grays Chestnut
- Haverhill
- Huntingdon
- Ipswich
- Kings Lynn
- Lowestoft
- Maldon
- Norwich
- Peterborough Central
- Peterborough Portuguese
- Peterborough Riverlane
- Peterborough Stanground
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southend-on-Sea (Plant)
- The Ark
Area 9
Area coverage: Channel Islands, Isles of Scilly
Number of congregations: 3
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
