{"id":7,"date":"2021-02-23T16:05:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wpleostep\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:23:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39ca15d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39ca15d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdfc580\" data-id=\"bdfc580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3d6d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f3d6d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6d79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7e6d79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Top\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d01001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d01001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c7ea07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c7ea07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c3d8ba\" data-id=\"3c3d8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77f403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c77f403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two parishes of North Mundham and Hunston\u00a0work closely together as a united benefice. They form part of a strong community south of Chichester, in the villages of North Mundham, South Mundham, Hunston, Runcton and Merston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-220ce73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"220ce73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-494f634\" data-id=\"494f634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d60be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d60be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#team\">Our Team<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa35c2e\" data-id=\"fa35c2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958ce2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958ce2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#plan\">Our Mission Action Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e08d484\" data-id=\"e08d484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d8014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d8014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#Mission\">Mission<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4942bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4942bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"team\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7382fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7382fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-798eaef\" data-id=\"798eaef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497e533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497e533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e52b212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e52b212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36fec86\" data-id=\"36fec86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3680d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3680d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/benefice-logo-grey-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/benefice-logo-grey-1.png 769w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/benefice-logo-grey-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/benefice-logo-grey-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a68681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a68681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2818d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2818d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In vacancy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4a20f9\" data-id=\"a4a20f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9958024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9958024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anne-holderness-800px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1906\" alt=\"Anne Holderness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anne-holderness-800px.jpg 799w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anne-holderness-800px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anne-holderness-800px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anne-holderness-800px-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adbb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1adbb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev Anne Holderness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471b1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471b1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementToProof\"><span>I serve the parish in the role of Deacon. <\/span><span>I worked overseas as an EFL teacher, before and during my theological training in Singapore Bible College, Anglican church ministry in the Dioceses of Singapore and Gloucester, and in international churches in Laos, Ukraine and China. I returned to England in 2011 and moved to Hunston in 2021. I enjoy<\/span><span> leaning and listening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5b2b4\" data-id=\"4a5b2b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc4775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fc4775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/liz-malan-1024px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2893\" alt=\"Liz Malan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/liz-malan-1024px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/liz-malan-1024px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/liz-malan-1024px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/liz-malan-1024px-768x767.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b1fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b1fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liz Malan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02984df elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02984df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am one of the Churchwardens for St Stephen&#8217;s Church.<br \/>For the greater part of my life I was married to Victor (a vicar) and we were parents to Peter and Alexandra. I have two grandchildren. I trained as a nurse and then as a midwife. My heart has always been to seek opportunities to share the wonder of just who the Lord Jesus is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95207c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95207c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd4868\" data-id=\"3fd4868\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea22bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dea22bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joyce-jones-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5917b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5917b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joyce Jones<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c748e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c748e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>I am a Churchwarden at St Stephen&#8217;s Church. My late husband was Alan and we have\u00a0 three children, James, Steve and Helen, and five grandchildren. I trained as a nurse and finished my nursing career managing care homes. In 2023 I moved to North Mundham and joined St Stephen\u2019s where I found a welcoming community and a lot of comfort and support. I enjoy walking my dog, gardening, knitting and many other crafts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1ce3df\" data-id=\"e1ce3df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc31d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc31d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anonymous.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anonymous.png 360w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anonymous-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anonymous-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93acf03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93acf03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barry Hutchinson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c54ba3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c54ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I moved to Chichester in 2005, and work fulltime in the IT industry. I became a Churchwarden at St Leodegar\u2019s Church in June 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-961d0e7\" data-id=\"961d0e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c9dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65c9dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joan-duberley-800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1908\" alt=\"Joan Duberley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joan-duberley-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joan-duberley-800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joan-duberley-800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joan-duberley-800-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f81e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f81e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joan Duberley<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31efcd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31efcd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a Churchwarden at St Leodegar\u2019s Church and have been a member of the church family for over 50 years, singing in the choir for more than 40 years. I am a long standing member of the PCC and also currently Deanery Lay Representative for St Leodegar\u2019s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7467703 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7467703\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-befc419\" data-id=\"befc419\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6112679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6112679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alistair-ghinn-800px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2053\" alt=\"Alistair Ghinn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alistair-ghinn-800px.jpg 907w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alistair-ghinn-800px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alistair-ghinn-800px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alistair-ghinn-800px-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d31d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d31d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alistair Ghinn<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee9193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee9193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I started working as a self-employed Youth Mission Worker in 2015, offering service and support to local churches. My aim is to help young people grow in their inner confidence of who they are and encourage them to discover their life\u2019s purpose and to create a safe environment for young people to have fun as well as learn some good life skillI<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0237660\" data-id=\"0237660\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1302e66\" data-id=\"1302e66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62b6b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62b6b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d645f3a\" data-id=\"d645f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af2e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4af2e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"plan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164618f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"164618f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3668eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3668eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission Action Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195f052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United Benefice of North Mundham with Merston and Hunston<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3988cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3988cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our vision:<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">To bring hope, friendship and welcome by sharing the love of Jesus.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">We are a church that is committed to worshipping God in a way that is accessible and relevant to the people we serve, and to encourage a personal commitment of faith and continued growth in discipleship for all.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">We are a church with people who are generous in the giving of their time, talents and money and who express God\u2019s love in love and service to others.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Our Mission Action Plan is formed around the Diocesan strategy.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MORE OPEN <\/strong>\u2013 we will revisit what we offer regarding services, days, times and worship style. We will:<\/p><ul><li>re-establish Messy Church, an All Souls service and an annual pet service. (All now established).<\/li><li>hold a mid-week communion.\u00a0(Now established).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>MORE CONVERTED TO JESUS CHRIST <\/strong>\u2013 focusing on spiritual growth. We will:<\/p><ul><li>offer a range of short courses, Lent, Confirmation and Alpha.<\/li><li>complete an audit of gifts and skills across the benefice and to identify vocations.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>MORE GENEROUS <\/strong>\u2013 focus on how we can be more generous. We plan to:<\/p><ul><li>increase online giving across the benefice and to review our charitable giving.<\/li><li>work towards the Eco Church bronze award.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>MORE ENGAGED <\/strong>\u2013 building on our community engagement. We will:<\/p><ul><li>continue to work with North Mundham Primary school. (Ongoing).<\/li><li>establish a community caf\u00e9 at North Mundham. (Now established).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c570128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c570128\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559e5c7\" data-id=\"559e5c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56ce37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d56ce37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bb7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f6bb7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Mission\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32af66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a32af66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972458c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"972458c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We take mission seriously at St. Stephen\u2019s and St Leodegar&#8217;s Churches. Together, we support the following<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-666c086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666c086\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e796ab\" data-id=\"6e796ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda3051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eda3051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartchichester.church\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Heart.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-large size-large wp-image-1047\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd3cf78\" data-id=\"cd3cf78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b027e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51b027e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEART<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7397a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c7397a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartchichester.church\/\">www.heartchichester.church<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6fd9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed6fd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Homeless Empowerment &amp; Relational Transformation\nChichester Churches Heart for Homelessness<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0ac81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec0ac81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HEART is a partnership of local churches in Chichester, who want to play a part in helping some of the most vulnerable people in Chichester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64b8ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d64b8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e39afa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e39afa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9594d4\" data-id=\"b9594d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ff8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3ff8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiuk.org.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"163\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/EI-logo-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1019\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3bfd62\" data-id=\"e3bfd62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dafd52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dafd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emmanuel International UK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9706f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9706f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiuk.org.uk\/\">www.eiuk.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f3ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f3ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emmanuel International partners with churches in serving their communities, an ethos that our united benefice agrees with. In 2015 our churches sent a short term mission team to Ibumu in Tanzania with Emmanuel International. The team helped to build classrooms at the secondary school and offered kids clubs in the afternoons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0d5f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b0d5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c4320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c4320\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9401cb5\" data-id=\"9401cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c5a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76c5a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenssociety.org.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Childrens-Society.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-large size-large wp-image-858\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-349edbe\" data-id=\"349edbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4522e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4522e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Children's Society<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d953ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d953ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenssociety.org.uk\/\">www.childrenssociety.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394dcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"394dcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are a national charity working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation, and neglect. They support them through their most serious life challenges, and they campaign tirelessly for the big social changes that will improve the lives of those who need hope most. We have been doing this for 140 years and we will not stop until we have built a society where hope is alive in every child. As a church we forward our donations from the Christingle Service we hold in December.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60d824 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c60d824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0048071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0048071\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f86b9c\" data-id=\"9f86b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1b998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e1b998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans-purse.org.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Samaritans-Purse.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-large size-large wp-image-859\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Samaritans-Purse.png 310w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Samaritans-Purse-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e138d6\" data-id=\"2e138d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b024340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b024340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samaritans Purse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a785aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a785aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans-purse.org.uk\/\">www.samaritans-purse.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0282f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0282f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse UK is an international relief and development organisation that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst communities in need (in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia) across the world. At St Stephen`s every Christmas we fill shoe boxes for children living in one of the communities above. This is what one child said about receiving a shoe box.<\/p><p><strong>Alex \u2013 A small candy cane brought a big smile to my face when I received a shoebox gift in an orphanage following the Rwandan genocide.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e079845 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e079845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ddac11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ddac11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2cfd1\" data-id=\"6f2cfd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de99277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de99277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlegion.org.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RBL.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-large size-large wp-image-860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RBL.png 313w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RBL-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72be747\" data-id=\"72be747\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ac7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59ac7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Royal British Legion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6f378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6f378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlegion.org.uk\/\">www.britishlegion.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e38aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e38aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Royal British Legion (RBL), sometimes called the British Legion, is a British charity offering financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, our local Mundham &amp; District Branch closed in 2022 and the standards are now laid up in memory corner of the Church. The village poppy lunch does continue to support the annual appeal. As a church we work with an RBL member regarding Remembrance Sunday Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5a752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d5a752\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-025b6a0\" data-id=\"025b6a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dc04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61dc04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us The two parishes of North Mundham and Hunston\u00a0work closely together as a united benefice. They form part of a strong community south of Chichester, in the villages of North Mundham, South Mundham, Hunston, Runcton and Merston. Our Team Our Mission Action Plan Mission Our team Rector In vacancy. 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