Our Members
Membership of the BHFA currently stands at 106 groups and seven individuals from the following faith traditions:
- Christian
- Jewish
- Muslim
- Buddhist
- Bahá’í
- Scientology
- Spiritualist
- Pagan
- Brahma Kumaris
- Hindu
Membership is divided into two categories:
- Faith Group Members – Churches, Synagogues, Mosques or non-worshipping faith groups such as the YMCA and St Lukes Advice Centre.
- Associate Members – individuals who have joined the BHFA.
Faith Group Members have full voting rights within the BHFA, whereas Associates do not. This arrangement ensures that Faith groups (that have one vote per group) cannot be outvoted by collections of individuals who would have a vote each if they were full voting members.
Membership is free and open to any faith group or individual belonging to a faith group in the city of Brighton and Hove. To become a member, please email our secretary at: Lev@bhfa.org.uk
The 106 Faith Groups are as follows:
Christian groups
Diocese of Chichester
The Diocese of Chichester Mother’s Union
Brighton
St Peters St Mary the Virgin St Cuthman’s St Wulfran’s
The Chapel Royal St Lukes (Queens Park) St Matthias All Saints
Ascension Church Church of the Good Shepherd St Andrews
St Mary Magdalen Church of the Holy Nativity
St Lukes Advice Service St Pauls* St Martins*
St Michaels & All Angels* The Annunciation*
*Churches belonging to or associated with the Wagner Group
Hove
St John the Baptist St Helens St Richards St Barnabas All Saints
Bishop Hannington St Peters West Blatchington St Andrews St Patricks (Chemim Neuf)
Portslade
St Nicholas St Andrews Church of the Good Shepherd
URC Southern Synod
Brighton
Brighthelm United Reformed Church
Lewes Road United Reformed Christian Centre
Hove
Hove Central United Reformed Church
Hounsom Memorial United Reformed Church
Portslade
Portslade United Reformed Church
Methodist Church South East District
Dorset Gardens Methodist Church
Stanford Avenue Methodist Church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Saint Vincent de Paul Society, Brighton
Brighton
Hove
South Eastern Baptist Association
Brighton Iranian Baptist Church (meets at HRBC)
Brighton Filipino Baptist Church (meets at HRBC)
Salvation Army – London and South East Division
Religious Society of Friends
International Network of Churches
Jesus Army
Jesus fellowship Church, Brighton
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
MCC Europe
Metropolitan Community Church Brighton
Elim Pentecostal
Brighton Elim Pentecostal Church
Coptic Orthodox UK
St. Mary & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church
The Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe
Independent Christian churches, chapels, chaplaincies and organisations
Royal Sussex County Hospital chapel
University of Sussex Chaplaincy
University of Brighton Chaplaincy
Brighton and Hove City Mission
Hangleton & West Blatchington Food Bank
Islamic groups
Brighton and Hove Muslim Women group
Brighton and Hove Muslim Forum
Jewish groups
Sussex Jewish Representative Council
Ralli Hall Jewish Community Centre
Liberal Judaism
Reform Judaism
Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue
Buddhist groups
Triratna Buddhism
Kadampa Buddhism
Bodhisattva Kadampa Buddhist Meditation Centre
Karma Kagyu
Tibetan Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism
Multi-traditional Buddhism
Scientology groups
Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology, Brighton
Bahá’í groups
Baha’i UK
Spiritualist groups
The Spiritualists’ National Union
Brighton and Hove Spiritualist Church and Sanctuary of Healing
Brighton National Spiritualist Church
Pagan groups
The Pagan Federation – South East
Brahma Kumaris groups
Brahma Kumaris UK
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, Brighton
Hindu groups
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation
Interfaith
Brighton and Hove Health and Social Care Faith Forum – chaired by Rev Peter Wells
Associate members
The seven individuals who have joined the BHFA are:
Christian
Lev Eakins, multifaith charity project coordinator
Roman Catholic Social Action Adviser – Aidan Cantwell
George Coombs, retired religious studies lecturer
Rev Victoria Martin, Trust Chaplain, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
John Lewry, Children and Young People’s Co-ordinator, Brighton Deanery
Jewish
Sybil Vaughan-Williams
Brighton and Hove Faith in Action 