{"id":6271,"date":"2016-11-08T21:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T21:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/?page_id=6271"},"modified":"2023-04-10T22:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:24:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6271\" class=\"elementor elementor-6271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ceb3e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f2ceb3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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.elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wM1wvQmVuZmxlZXQtTWV0aG9kaXN0LUNodXJjaC0xODc3XHUyMDBiLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIDE4NzdcdTIwMGIifQ%3D%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1877\u200b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1877\u200b.jpg 759w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1877\u200b-426x559.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wM1wvQmVuZmxlZXQtTWV0aG9kaXN0LUNodXJjaC0xODc3XHUyMDBiLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIDE4NzdcdTIwMGIifQ%3D%3D\">Benfleet Methodist Church - 1877\u200b<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The original Wesleyan Chapel in what is now School Lane at a time when South Benfleet was a small village, mainly engaged in agriculture and centred on the area around St Marys Church. The building actually had an underground stream below it that caused it to become unsafe hence the need to move to a new site and new building in the High Road.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a375786\" data-id=\"a375786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fccc9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"83fccc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wM1wvQmVuZmxlZXQtTWV0aG9kaXN0LUNodXJjaC0xOTMxLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIDE5MzEifQ%3D%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1931.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1931.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1931-559x344.jpg 559w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1931-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benfleet-Methodist-Church-1931-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wM1wvQmVuZmxlZXQtTWV0aG9kaXN0LUNodXJjaC0xOTMxLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIDE5MzEifQ%3D%3D\">Benfleet Methodist Church - 1931<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The new Methodist Church to serve a growing population in South Benfleet with many people making the journey to London to work, and the village was becoming larger with housing developments going along towards Hopes Green and Cemetery Corner with and the new school that opened in 1926.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a63eb84\" data-id=\"a63eb84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bbaab elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96bbaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8xMFwvYmVuZmxlZXQtbWV0aG9kaXN0LWNodXJjaC1pbi10aGUtc3VuLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIFRvZGF5In0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benfleet-methodist-church-in-the-sun.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benfleet-methodist-church-in-the-sun.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benfleet-methodist-church-in-the-sun-559x373.jpg 559w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benfleet-methodist-church-in-the-sun-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benfleet-methodist-church-in-the-sun-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmVuZmxlZXRtZXRob2Rpc3Qub3JnLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8xMFwvYmVuZmxlZXQtbWV0aG9kaXN0LWNodXJjaC1pbi10aGUtc3VuLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiQmVuZmxlZXQgTWV0aG9kaXN0IENodXJjaCAtIFRvZGF5In0%3D\">Benfleet Methodist Church - Today<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The 1931 premises had been extended and new halls added in the 1950s and 1960s. Then in 2005 the new Welcome Area was added at the front of the church, quickly followed in 2009 with the refurbishment of the Church itself and the rebuilding of all the ancillary halls and other facilities. 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597.38,547.789L595.298,509.541L633.546,511.623ZM597.38,463.448C616.086,466.092 630.902,480.908 633.546,499.614L595.298,501.696L597.38,463.448ZM587.453,501.696L549.205,499.614C551.849,480.908 566.665,466.092 585.371,463.448L587.453,501.696Z\" style=\"fill:white;\"><\/path>        <\/g>    <\/g><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc91d8b\" data-id=\"dc91d8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e7ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e7ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OUR CALLING<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88973a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88973a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission is to be a powerful spiritual force in the community and a visible expression of God's inclusive love.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9668f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9668f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benfleet Methodist Church is very active with a good worshiping congregation each week and has first rate premises which is shared with many local community and charitable groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05a1bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05a1bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-460615d\" data-id=\"460615d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c31980 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5c31980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/benfleetmethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-praying-hands\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Worship\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0056100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0056100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church exists to increase awareness of God&#8217;s presence and to celebrate God&#8217;s love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c88ff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c88ff8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9b34008&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb0ae2\" data-id=\"9bb0ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b339306 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b339306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-seedling\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learning and Caring\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee71b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee71b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d1dc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d1dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9b34008&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce51e0\" data-id=\"2ce51e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145a7c7 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"145a7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-balance-scale-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Service<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea46930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea46930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church exists to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c9d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c9d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9b34008&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87accd6\" data-id=\"87accd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dffd77 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6dffd77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-church\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Evangelism\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce2e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ce2e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7cf027 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7cf027\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac814b\" data-id=\"2ac814b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cb055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cb055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OUR MINISTER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a710c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a710c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev Zena Smith<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e787f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e787f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Minister for Benfleet, Thundersley, Hadleigh and Canvey Methodist Churches<\/strong><\/p><p>633 High Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5SF<\/p><p>Phone &#8211; 01268 793313<\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:zena.smith@methodist.org.uk\">zena.smith@methodist.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>If no answer, email: \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:benfleetmethodistchurch@gmail.com\">benfleetmethodistchurch@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcf2e99\" data-id=\"fcf2e99\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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