Programme of Meetings Autumn 2025 – Spring 2026

6 October 2025
Understanding the Psalms
Professor John Day
Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies at Oxford University

3 November 2025
MAF: The Story of the World’s Largest Humanitarian Air Operator
Mr Tim Cosby
Regional Co-ordinator of Mission Aviation Fellowship

1 December 2025
The Bishop of Salisbury The Rt Revd Stephen Lake

5 January 2026
Hilfield Friary – History and Ecotheology
Brother Hugh
Member of the Society of St. Francis

2 February 2026
ICN – Supporting Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Vulnerable Migrants in Dorset
Ms Rachael Sawers
Refugee Resettlement Officer

2 March 2026
Crossing Continents: Christian Missions discover India
Reverend Chris Steed
CofE Minister, Writer, Theologian and Educator

13 April 2026
Believing in Bournemouth – Reaching even more of the People of Bournemouth with the Love of Christ
The Right Reverend Rhiannon King
Bishop of Southampton

11 May 2026
More than Theology? How Beliefs about Women’s Ordination are Socially Rooted
Dr Alex Fry
Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Bournemouth University