unity and diversity
Churches Together in South London (CTSL) is the umbrella ecumenical body that encourages and supports inter-church work, worship and witness in the London boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Croydon, Merton, Sutton, Kingston, and Richmond south of the River Thames.
CTSL is supported by the Anglican Diocese of Southwark, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, the London Methodist District, the United Reformed Church Southern Synod, the London Baptist Association, the Salvation Army South London Division, Power of the Living Word Ministries and a number of smaller denominations. It has growing links with independent black majority churches in South London.
The Chair is the Rt. Reverend Moses Owusu-Sekyere, Archbishop of the Apostolic Pastoral Congress. The Vice Chair is Reverend Bridget Banks, Moderator of the URC Southern Synod. They and other South London church leaders meet to discuss matters of common interest and concern.
CTSL is run by a Council, consisting of denominational representatives and people from churches together groups across South London, and a smaller Enabling Group, consisting mainly of denominational ecumenical officers. These are drawn from denominations including Ichthus Christian Fellowship, Apostolic Pastoral Congress, Church of England, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Orthodox, United Reformed, Quaker, Baptist and Salvation Army.
CTSL has an Ecumenical Officer, Claire Crowley, who is responsible for seeing that decisions of the Council and Enabling Group are carried out and who acts as the co-ordinator of the various activities. She is based in South London and spends much time meeting people involved in ecumenical work and supporting ecumenical projects. Claire would love to hear from you! Maybe you are from a church in South London wishing to get connected with your local churches together group, or maybe you have an ecumenical project you'd like to discuss. Perhaps you'd like to find out more about gatherings, resources and webinars offered by CTSL.
Send an email to contact us here.