St Philip and St Paul with Wesley Church Southport
Serving God together in our church, school & community
photo, L-R: Bishop John Perumbalath; Barry Levene, President of the Merseyside Jewish Representative Council; Imaam Ahmed Ali from the Al-Rahma Mosque and Roman Catholic Bishop Tom Neylon
Faith leaders call for unity and peace following Southport incidents.
Liverpool’s faith leaders have come together to call for peace and unity following the horrific attacks in Southport.
It follows speculation about more protests taking place following events elsewhere earlier this week.
Imaam Ahmed Ali from the Al-Rahma Mosque said: “We are calling into unity, tolerance and respect and get together to unite, to make this country, a safe place to reside in.”
Roman Catholic Bishop Tom Neylon said: “I’d like to just appeal really to the community for people to think, first of all, of the families that are involved, and those who are grieving now and to respect the privacy that they need and the help that they need at this time.”
Barry Levene, President of the Merseyside Jewish Representative Council said: “After what happened in Southport, on the terrible events afterwards we come together in solidarity and to say peace is the way forward.”
Church of England Bishop John Perumbalath said: “In the midst of this tragedy, as we experience pain, grief and anger, what we need is for the whole community to come together. We need to be really human. Be there for one another.”
Liverpool is joining other parts of the city region in lighting up civic buildings pink this weekend to remember those affected by the incidents in Southport.
WELCOME to PPW!
St Philip and St Paul with Wesley (PPW) is an intergenerational local congregation based at the large building on the corner of Scarisbrick New Rd and Hampton Rd. We share a site with our Church School St Philips CofE Primary, with whom we have a great partnership.
PPW has been a joint Anglican & Methodist church since 2001 and we celebrate all the creative possibilities that being part of two denominations brings. We do everything together – services, activities and involvement in our local community. We have a Church of England and a Methodist Minister who work closely together. Newcomers tell us we are a friendly and welcoming congregation. Find out more about us and information about services, our vision and values etc here.
PPW is a beautiful building with a long and interesting history and seeks to be as fit for purpose as possible for the 21st century as possible whilst being a place of beauty and history. It is also a place where church and community groups meet during the week and the building is regularly hired out for regular or one off events.
We hope you will come along to PPW to find out more.
Contact us with any questions you have. We’d love to hear from you.
Morning Service
Our Sunday service has a particularly ‘family-friendly’ feel as the whole church family meets together. After that, children aged 3-11 are welcome to join the ‘Trekkerz’ group which has age-appropriate upstairs in the hall. There is a play area for under 3’s on the left-hand side of the worship area which your children can use at any time.