HARTING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
OUR PASTOR
Our Minister Ken has been with our church for many years.
He became our Minister in 1989. His father was our Minister from 1940 till 1947 and so Ken has a very long association with us. Ken passed away in January 2021.
In 2012 Linda Huggett became our Assistant Minister to help Ken with the many duties that our Ministers undertake. Linda has now been voted in as our Minister by a vot of the members
Linda was ordained at our church and joined us as our first female minister.
Picture on the right shows Ken with Linda on his right and a friend on his left.
OUR CHURCH
Founded in 1800 by Richard Densham.
The Congregational church at South Harting is the last Congregational Church in Sussex just before reaching Hampshire. Or if you prefer we are the first coming from the west. We have had in the past a close relationship with Petersfield Congregtional Church and at one time we shared Ministers with them. In 1972 Petersfield decided to join with others to form the U.R.C. Harting voted by a very close margin to remain independent. We then voted to join the Congregational Federation.
Many said that not joining the U.R.C. was a bad move and thought we would not survive. We have survived and gone from strength to strength under the great leadership of our Ministers and a very loyal and strong membership.
One of our regular worshipers was Christened in our Church in 1920 and at the age of 93 still attends with his wife most Sundays.
We are twinned with Reawick Congregational Church in the Shetland Islands the most northerly Congregational church in the U.K.