St Mark’s Downham is looking for someone who has the gifts and calling as an evangelist who can lead, equip and encourage us in evangelism. The right person for this role is someone who:Loves Jesus, Loves Downham, and Loves the Local Church.We are looking for someone who will work alongside the vicar to renew St Mark’s and develop new weekday and daytime services that reach people who struggle to connect with Sunday church. Someone who can coordinate enquirers courses and events and develop resources for the congregation to use as many are eager to see the church grow but lack the skills/confidence to share Jesus with the community.In the long term we envision that this team member could work with the vicar to develop working class worship, evangelism and discipleship resources (songs, prayers, intro to Christianity sessions, etc).Some potential areas for the Outreach Worker to focus: Addiction Recovery, Music and Worship, Health and Wellbeing (Mental and Physical), Working Class worshipping community and Enquirers Course/Space, Youth OutreachThe Church and the Community:St Mark’s Downham is one of the churches on the Downham estate in Lewisham and is one of the 10% most deprived parishes in the country. The Sunday service at St Mark’s dwindled after COVID but midweek and fresh expressions have seen a spark of energy and life. This project is about resourcing our ambitious plans to take that spark of life and seeing it become a fire of Gospel energy.Terms, Conditions and Pay: The salary for the role will be £20 per hour and will start at 8 hours per week (to be allocated in discussion with the candidate and according to the needs of St Mark’s – currently projects take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. We are applying for funding to expand the hours available for this role, however some of these funds require the person to be in post before we can apply. This role has a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian.To Apply: For more information, to arrange a visit to St Mark’s (strongly encouraged) and details of how to apply please contact Rev. Nick Walsh, 07774516204 / RevNick@CandDParish.co.ukClosing Date: 12 noon on Sunday 12th October 2025
Dear Friends,Following the UK lock-down which saw all our buildings and activities closed we are now re-opening.<span style="font-size: 1rem;">For the time being our online services will continue in their current format on YouTube (search for Rev Nick Walsh or use the link in the email) and Facebook (@StLukes70 or @StMarksDownham).</span>To stay in contact with the church and to keep building up our faith and community please do one or all of the following:• If you use WhatsApp please text me on 07774516204 so I can add you to the St Mark’s group• If you use Facebook, please follow St Marks Downham (@stmarksdownham) for regular updates• If you can’t do any of the above or if you would like to talk or pray or request support, please contact Rev. Nick - 07774516204 or revnickwalsh@gmail.comPlease do pray for us all as we will continue to pray for you. And as always, we encourage you to look after each other and care for those around you.</span>Grace and PeaceReverend Nick Walsh, Vicar
Hi everyone, you may have heard the latest news that the Government is permitting churches to re-open for services from 4th July. There is a lot of preparation and organising to do in order to safely and sustainably re-open our churches - particularly as we are so dependant on volunteers who fall within the most vulnerable category. Much of this will depend on guidance from the Church of England which has not been made available yet.Therefore at present I cannot confirm the date that physical worship will resume, but be assured that I will be working with the Diocese, staff team and DCC to come up with a safe, wise and appropriate plan.In the meantime, our online worship will continue via Youtube, Facebook, WhatsApp and Zoom.Please pray for wisdom, discernment and clarity from the Holy Spirit as we make plans.Rev. Nick23.06.2020
