Steyning Grammar School
Steyning Grammar School is over 400 years old and is the largest Church of England School in the country and the largest state secondary school in the South East. It also has state boarding houses and ranges over three sites across the South Downs – what a mission field.
From 3-7th November 2025 Neill Stannard, the Chaplain at Steyning Grammar School has invited a group of churches in West Sussex to join in running a five-day ‘Mission Week’ in Steyning Grammar School over three sites in Storrington (Rock Road), Upper Beeding (The Towers), and Steyning (Shooting Field).
A group called LZ7 who have a passion for young people, join the team of local volunteers, they are part of the Iluminate tour. Their focus is on mental health, anti-bullying and youth suicide. LZ7 use the music to reach and inspire young people to never give up, to live their lives on purpose fulfilling their dreams of being the best version they can be.
Let’s join together in prayer for the young people at Steyning Grammar School – inspired from their school motto:
The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full – John 10:10
Thanks to Steyning Methodist Church for opening their doors for the duration of the mission as a Prayer Room
Daytime: 9am – 5.30pm weekdays
Evening: 7-9pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evening prayer meetings
Location: 18 High Street, Steyning, BN44 3GS
Building a Bridge into church family
As we have prayerfully considered how we can best follow up the mission as ‘church’, we are launching a new “Bridge” service for several months in Steyning Grammar school at 5pm on Sundays. This is designed to help new believers and almost- believers impacted during the mission begin to find their way into church family.
This is a joint church venture with Chanctonbury Church, (Ashington, Washington and Buncton) 3 B’s Church (Beeding, Bramber and Botholph’s), Thakeham Parish Church and Storrington Community Church.
Church @ 5
Every Sunday from 9 November – 14 December
Then in 2026 from 11 January – 8 February
Location: Steyning Grammar School,
Shooting Fields, Steyning, BN44 3RX
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