Bishop Hannington Church

Name

Bishop Hannington Church

Legal name

Bishop Hannington Memorial Church

Website

https://bhmc.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Anglican church services
• Christian worship programs
• Religious community outreach
• Youth Christian education
• Global mission funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Hove

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Congregational Giving/Donations: Voluntary donations from church congregation members
2. James Hannington Memorial Trust: Distributes funds exceeding £75,000 each year to various regions of the world including Africa, Continental Europe, Latin America and the United Kingdom. Registered charity number 284183.
3. Bookstall Sales: Sale of Christian books, Bible reading notes, music and cards
4. Venue Hire: Rental income from Church Building facilities (Church Lounge, Kitchen, Cranmer Room, Latimer Room) and Youth and Community Centre (Main Hall, Small Meeting Room, Rear Hall, Outside Court, Kitchen)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bishop Hannington Church is an Evangelical Anglican parish church offering weekly Sunday worship services across three formats (Communion, Family Service with children's groups, and informal evening), comprehensive Christian education programs from Crèche through senior fellowship, pastoral care through baptisms, weddings and funerals, small group Bible study, Alpha courses for spiritual seekers, and global mission funding through the James Hannington Memorial Trust. The church also generates supplementary revenue through venue hire of its facilities and a Christian bookstall.

Product overview

Bishop Hannington Church is an Evangelical Anglican congregation in Hove, East Sussex, offering a portfolio of spiritual services and community programs. Core offerings include three Sunday worship services (8am Communion, 10am Family, 6.30pm informal) with live streaming. Children's and youth programs span from Créche through KO youth group (14-18s). The church operates venue hire facilities at both the main church building and Youth & Community Centre. Mission work is advanced through the James Hannington Memorial Trust distributing over £75,000 annually to global partners. Additional programs include Alpha courses, Small Groups, Women's Tuesday Group, 50+ CAMEO, and Tiddlywinks toddler sessions. Pastoral services cover baptisms, weddings, funerals, and an annual bereavement service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship services held at three times: 8am Traditional Communion, 10am Family Service with children's groups, and 6:30pm informal evening service. Services are live-streamed via YouTube. The church also offers a Signs of Grace service at 2pm catering for the deaf community.
• Children and Youth Programs Age-specific Christian education and fellowship groups including Crèche (0-18 months), Mini Scramblers (18 months-2 years), Scramblers (3 years-Reception), Climbers (Reception-Year 3), Explorers (Year 3-Year 6), Rooted youth group (11-14s), and KO youth group (14-18s).
• Small Groups Weekly mid-week gatherings meeting in members' homes for fellowship, Bible study, and prayer. Groups meet for approximately 75 minutes including social time, study, and prayer across various evenings.
• Alpha Course Eight-week introductory course to the Christian faith exploring questions about life's meaning, Jesus, and faith. Runs periodically with next course starting January 2025.
• Church Venue Hire Multiple rooms and halls available for community hire including Church Building (Church Lounge, Kitchen, Cranmer Room, Latimer Room) and Youth & Community Centre (Main Hall, Small Meeting Room, Rear Hall, Outside Court, Kitchen). Located at 38 Holmes Avenue and Nevill Avenue, Hove.
• Women's Groups - Tuesday Group Friendly informal weekly gathering for women with or without children, meeting Tuesday term-time mornings for breakfast, Bible study, and mutual encouragement in Church Lounge.
• 50+ CAMEO Come And Meet Each Other group running since 1982, providing community contact for seniors. Meets Thursday mornings for coffee, tea, talks, and quizzes.
• Tiddlywinks Toddler Group Weekly Wednesday morning session for pre-school children with parents/carers during term time. Features unstructured play time, Bible story, and singing, with £1 donation requested.
• Light Bright Family Fun Night Quarterly family event providing fun activities for families with children. Open to the community.
• Pastoral Services Baptisms, weddings, and funerals conducted by clergy. Includes annual bereavement service in November for those who have lost loved ones.
• Bookstall Bookstall at back of church offering Christian books, Bible reading notes, and resources for purchase. Referral to Books Alive on Elm Drive, Hove for fuller selection.
• Sermon Ministry Audio and video sermon recordings available via sermon.net platform, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Sermons are recorded weekly and archived for on-demand access.
• James Hannington Memorial Trust (JHMT) Independent charitable trust (registered charity number 284183) that distributes over £75,000 annually to support gospel work globally through mission partners in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the UK.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving approximately 700 students, staff and chaplains through Festive UK ministry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• James Hannington Memorial Trust (JHMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJHMT is an independent Charitable Trust (registered charity number 284183) established by Bishop Hannington Church to advance the Christian Church throughout the world by distributing funds exceeding £75,000 each year to various Christian agencies and individuals involved in gospel outreach.
• Festive UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestive UK provides support for students and staff in Further Education Colleges and Sixth Forms across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They inspire and equip Christians to live for Jesus and share Him with those around them, currently in contact with around 700 students, staff and chaplains.
• Graham & Debbie Frith - El Alfarero, BoliviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraham and Debbie Frith work with students and young people through El Alfarero projects in Bolivia since 1995. They provide cafe services, free counselling, library, help for abused women, and Masters level training programme (El Aprendiz). Currently have 60 students in 6 countries through transformational leadership development.
• Susanna Baldwin - Wycliffe Bible Translators, AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSusanna works in Australia's Northern Territory supporting Bible translation among Indigenous language communities. Her main project is the Plain English Version (PEV) translation of the Bible in the unique dialect of multilingual Indigenous Australians.
• Martin & Fran Russell - Agape Italia, ItalyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartin and Fran Russell serve on the National Leadership team in Florence, Italy, with responsibility for administration and developing staff.
• Nelson Family - ESCALE, BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEscale programme (School for Equipping Christian Leaders) operates in remote regions of Brazil providing theological training to grassroots pastors. Has touched lives of thousands of grassroots leaders and their churches among impoverished communities.
• James & Carolynn Webb - European Christian Mission, SpainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames and Carolynn Webb are involved in church planting and a new Camino guesthouse ministry called Casa Camino Antiguo in Basque Country, Spain.
• Off The Fence, Brighton & HovecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOff The Fence exists to break the cycle of poverty in Brighton and Hove through three core programmes: Antifreeze (homelessness support), Gateway (empowering at-risk women), and Schools & Youth (building resilience in young people). Founded in 1993, registered charity since 1997.
• New Growth Ministries, ZimbabwecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Growth Ministries (NGM) was set up in 1992 in Zimbabwe caring for children orphaned or disadvantaged through HIV. Runs a children's home caring for around 20 boys, supports further education, and facilitates outreach into local schools.
• Matt & Sarah Gurtler - Crosslinks, MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatt and Sarah Gurtler serve at Logos church in Chișinău, Moldova, in preaching, music, women's ministry, and training occasional preachers. They also serve alongside CSC (IFES ministry) reaching Moldovan students.
• Church of EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBishop Hannington Church is part of the Church of England and the Diocese of Chichester. Follows Church of England safeguarding policies and practices.
• Diocese of ChichestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Chichester provides oversight and governance for the parish, including safeguarding policies and procedures. Bishop Hannington follows diocesan safeguarding guidelines.
• Sussex Gospel PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network of evangelical Anglican churches in Sussex for mutual support and partnership.
• Holy Cross Church, HovecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three Anglican churches in the parish, located in Tamworth Road, Hove. Has its own Lead Pastor (Dave Howarth, Associate Vicar) and congregation.
• Goldstone ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three Anglican churches in the parish, meeting at Goldstone school in Hove.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• St Aldates Church Oxford: Evangelical Anglican church with strong student focus, Alpha course delivery and global mission partnerships; similar in evangelical identity and Alpha-centric programming but a larger and more student-oriented congregation.
• Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB): One of the UK's best-known evangelical Anglican churches, original home of the Alpha course; shares Bishop Hannington's reliance on Alpha and small groups but operates a national network of church plants and a significantly larger resource base.
• All Souls Langham Place: Established evangelical Anglican church in central London; broader incumbent offering overlapping Sunday services, preaching rotas and Alpha courses but at materially larger scale and with a wider portfolio of ministries.
• St Helen's Bishopsgate: Large evangelical Anglican church in the City of London known for Bible-focused preaching and mid-week ministries; comparable in theological tradition and Bible-teaching emphasis but operates at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• St Peter's Brighton: Long-established Church of England parish in neighbouring Brighton with similar Sunday worship pattern, pastoral services and community outreach programmes.
• Christ Church Brighton: Evangelical Anglican church in neighbouring Brighton with similar Sunday service patterns, youth and small-group programmes, and Alpha course delivery - directly comparable in denomination, tradition, scale and geographic catchment.
• Holy Trinity Hove: Anglican parish in the same town offering traditional and contemporary services, comparable in congregation scale and serving the same Hove demographic.
• Goldstone Church Hove: Third Anglican church within the Bishop Hannington parish meeting at Goldstone school; provides a near-perfect operational peer in terms of evangelical tradition, Sunday programming and parish-resource sharing.
• Holy Cross Church Hove: Sister Anglican church in the same parish, sharing clergy oversight and PCC governance; serves as a like-for-like comparator on programming model, congregation size and facility-based operations.

Others

• Off The Fence, Brighton & Hove: Local Christian charity that is one of Bishop Hannington's named mission partners; adjacent ecosystem participant delivering homelessness and women's support programmes in the same city.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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