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Welcome to Above Bar Church

We are so delighted that you are thinking of joining us here at Above Bar. Please join us at any of the services listed below and we will be ready to welcome you. In the life of the church, Sunday Services offer a chance for us to gather as a community and collectively outwork our calling to Love God, Follow Jesus and Share Hope. 

City

69 Above Bar Street, Southampton,
SO14 7FE

10AM - 11.15AM

6.15PM - 7.30PM

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East

Woodlands Community College, Southampton,
SO18 5FW

10.15AM

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What to expect

  • Our morning services are family orientated, starting with everyone together for a time of worship and activities suitable for all ages before separating into various groups. (Including children & youth).

  • Our services are relaxed and informal. We share the same teaching programme as our City site, but a week behind. Our congregation has a mix of ages, and all are welcome!

  • Our evening service is a contemporary service for all. We gather together for community, worship, prayer, and to engage in God's word. Going deeper together in faith, hope and love.

Children and Youth

We believe that knowing and following Jesus is the biggest adventure of all, and have age appropriate groups for bible-teaching and activities - we call these groups GSMA, which stands for Great Sunday Morning Adventure!

There is also a youth group for young people in school years 7 - 11 at City and East.

We also love to encourage our young people to be a part of the 6.15pm service at City, with a monthly opportunity to hang out after the service for pizza and Q&A with the preacher.

FAQs

  • Our services are a mixture of prayer, Bible reading, teaching and worship.

    Preaching, Praise, Prayer, People

  • Typically a service is about 80 minutes in length.

  • City : We have no parking on site, but there are a limited number of nearby disabled bays on Ogle Road, plus many council-run car parks within a short walk - please check the city council website for locations and up-to-date charges.

    East: We have plenty of parking at the East site. Woodland College’s carpark is available for us to use.

  • Church is for everyone which means accessibility is really important to us! We will do our best to ensure that our services accommodate any accessibility requirements you may have. If you have any concerns ahead of your visit with us please don’t hesitate to get in contact with us. 

    At the City site:

    • We have lift access from street level to all levels of our building

    • A loop system is active in the lower portion of our main auditorium

    • We use BreezeTranslate to provide real-time translation of our Sunday services into a broad selection of languages.  Access on a mobile device using the QR codes on display within the auditorium.

    • Large print song words are available for those who are visually impaired

    • Disabled parking is available in Ogle Road, to the side of our building. Be aware this is for all visitors to the city centre, so may be fully occupied at peak times.

    We have our friendly First Impression team available throughout the building, if you need further assistance speak to someone wearing a red lanyard.

    At the East site:

    • We have level access from the car park through to the school hall.