HIVE Directory: Cultural & Faith Groups

Built in 1914, The Parish Church of St Saviour is a warm and lively parish church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, located in the residential area of Stamshaw in the City of Portsmouth.

Irrespective of whether you are strong in the faith, newly converted, exploring religion for the first time or just moved into the area, you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome, please don't take our word for it, come and find out for yourself.

St Saviour holds regular normal services also providing the parish with christening's, weddings, banns read and funeral services.

Children and families are very welcome.

The Parish of St Mary consists of three Churches and a wide cross section of people of all ages and backgrounds.

We welcome people who wish to explore their faith with us through the various groups and discussions that take place here. We also enjoy meeting together in relaxed and informal occasions and at special events and celebrations. The great thing about the Parish is the variety of ways in which we come together and I look forward to meeting you at some of them!

Whether you are a visitor, or a newcomer to one of the Churches, or are enquiring about Baptism or Marriage then I hope that you will visit us again for one of the services or activities listed.

Age range: 3-18 years old
Type of Classes: Mandarin Fun class (3-5 years old) , Pinyin class (5 years old), Level 1-10, Pre-GCSE, GCSE, A level , HSK 5

Type of teaching : Face to face teaching in the classroom.

Portsmouth Chinese School is part of the Portsmouth Chinese Association (PCA) which is a registered charity organisation. The school was founded in 1980 and has provided opportunities for many generations of local Chinese Children to learn, read and write the language. Students aged between 3 - 18 are taught at various levels depending on their standard.

In recent years we have extended our services. Headteacher Renee Lu welcome children of any ethnic origin who are interested in Chinese Language join our school.

The Church of the Holy Spirit is open for the safe and orderly celebration of public worship. Although all the restrictions on Public Worship have been lifted some people will wish to continue to wear face-coverings and observe social distancing. Please respect the choice of others in this regard.