Deal

Holy Week is a time when we spend time reflecting on the days leading up to Jesus' death on a cross, and the hope and joy of Easter and His resurrection.

As such, we have a number of special meetings and events throughout the week.

Sunday 13th April - Palm Sunday
We will be holding our Palm Sunday meeting at 10.30am followed by refreshments.

Holy Week - Monday 14th April to Saturday 19th April
Our hall will be open every day during Holy Week from 2pm to 4pm & 7pm to 9pm.
Our hall is open for quiet prayer, with special stations for reflection during this sacred time.
Alongside we have our 'Lego Crosses Exhibition'.

Friday 18th April - Good Friday
We will be holding our Good Friday meeting at 10,30am.
You are welcome to come and reflect with us on the sacrifice of Jesus.

Sunday 20th April - Easter Sunday
We will be holding our Easter Sunday meeting at 10.30am.
This will be followed by our annual church photo outside our hall.
We will then proceed to Deal seafront where we will hold our open-air Easter witness at Deal Pier - start time approx 12.30pm.
You are welcome to join to celebrate the joy and hope of Easter.

In a creative twist to mark Holy Week and Easter, we are inviting people to visit a special Lego Cross Exhibition.  We have over 120 Lego crosses, each one unique.

Using over 4,000 Lego bricks we have crafted crosses in various colours and patterns, symbolising how everyone is different, yet equally loved.

You are also welcome to make you own Lego cross to add to our collection.

In addition to the Lego crosses our hall is set out with special stations for quiet prayer and reflection.

Everyone is welcome to come and visit - entry is free.

The bible is a remarkable collection of ancient writings made up of different books and letters.

The bible is a story of the relationship between God and people, between God and you.

It can be a daunting book if you try to read it all at once.  Most people find it more achievable to read parts of it at a time.

If you would like to learn more about the bible, please get in touch with us.

If you don't have a bible and would like one, please let us know.

If you would like a copy of an individual book of the bible, please also let us know.

What is prayer?

In its simplest form, prayer is communication with God.

Prayer can take place in a group setting, such as a church service.  It can also take place between one person and God.  Anyone can talk to God.  You can pray!

People can also pray on behalf of others.

If you would like to know more about prayer, please get in touch with us.

If you would like to pray with somebody, please get in touch.

If you would like us to pray for you, please get in touch.

We have a Facebook page.

You can search for "The Salvation Army - Deal" or click on the link below.

10:30am Sunday Worship - our Sunday morning worship meeting starts at 10.30am (our hall is open from 10am).  Our meeting lasts between 1 and 1 1/2 hours and is followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.

10.30am Sunday School - our Sunday School starts with the children being in our worship meeting and then leave for Sunday School in our lower hall.

Our Band rehearse every fortnight on a Monday, starting at 7.30pm.

You are more than welcome to pop in and listen to our rehearsal.

We hold an informal meeting every Tuesday afternoon between 2pm and 3pm.

More details, including photos, of some of the above activities can be found on our Facebook page - 'The Salvation Army - Deal'

Our Songsters (choir) rehearse every fortnight on a Tuesday evening, starting at 7.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to come and listen to our practice and join us in singing if you would like to.  There is no obligation to sing with the choir on a Sunday, (although you would also be welcome to do that if you wanted to). 

Wednesdays

Our Deal Family Dinner (formally known as our 'Drop In') is now open every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 6pm.

We provide a free meal, drinks and opportunity to chat.  Everyone is welcome.

We usually post each week on our Facebook page what our menu for the current week will be, so please visit our Facebook page for more details - search 'The Salvation Army - Deal'

We have a small recorder group who rehearse fortnightly on a Wednesday evening between 6pm and 7pm.

You are welcome to come and listen to the rehearsal.

If you would like to learn the recorder, or maybe try it again from when you learnt it at school, please come along.

We hold a Bible Study every Wednesday between 7pm & 8.30pm.

We are a friendly group who come together to learn more about the bible.

We don't claim to have all the answers, but seek to learn together.

Everyone is welcome, whether you know the bible very well or have never read it before.

We hold our Coffee Morning every Friday in our lower hall between 10.30am and 12.30pm.

Tea and Coffee cost only 50p and there are complementary biscuits.

Each week there may be other light snacks available for sale - e.g. toast, crumpets, sandwiches.

Everyone is welcome.

A support and advice service takes place in our lower hall on the 2nd Friday of every month between 1pm and 3pm.

We have a representative from Employment Plus who can provide advice on work and benefits.

We can also signpost people to other services.

There is no need to make an appointment, if there is something you think we might be able to help you with, just pop in for a tea, coffee and a chat.

You can find more details about Employment Plus by clicking on the button below.

You can contact the Employment Plus advisor directly at Richard.Cuff@salvationarmy.org.uk

We do not have a permanent Charity Shop in Deal.  However, we hold a series of 'Pop Up' Charity Shop events at our hall in West Street.

In recent years we have held monthly pop up shops.  This year we are planning to hold a smaller number of pop up shops, but they will be bigger, using both our halls and include refreshments and cakes.

Will will update this page with the dates in due course.

If you wish to make a financial donation specifically to Deal Salvation Army you can do so by one of the following means:-

• Cheque - send a cheque made payable to Deal Salvation Army and either drop it through our letter box at our hall in West Street, or post to Deal Salvation Army, West Street, Deal.  CT14 6AZ
• Electronically - you can pay direct from your bank using the following details.
  • Sort Code - 60-01-73
  • Account No - 00178123
  • **Important** For any donation to reach Deal Salvation Army you will also need to add the following details into the 'Payee Ref' - DE01 11000 AAA

You can also make a donation via our own Just Giving page by using the QR Code below.

We have very limited storage space at our halls, and are therefore limited to the amount of donations we can accept.

• We are currently accepting donations of women's and children's clothes.
• We are not able to take donations of furniture or larger items.

What happens to your donations?

We operate a 3 tier system:-

1. We will seek to match any donation with a person we know is currently in need of that item.
2. We will put the item into our Pop Up Charity Shop, which we hold monthly.
3. If we do not have someone in need of the item, or it is not suitable for the Pop Up Shop, or has not sold in the Pop Up Shop then we have it collected by a recycling company for which we receive payment.

Therefore as far as possible your donation will benefit someone directly or by enabling us to raise funds for our community work.  This system has resulted in us dramatically reducing the amount of material we throw away as rubbish.  This helps us to meet one of our priorities of 'caring for God's creation.'

You can use one of the Salvation Army clothing banks if your prefer.

Salvation Army clothing banks are located at the following locations: -

• Tides Leisure Centre Car Park, Victoria Park, Deal
• Car Park, Union Road, Deal
• Borrow Pits Car Park, Kingsdown Road, Deal
• Mill Hill Co-op, Beauchamp Avenue, Deal
• Guildhall Car Park, Cattlemarket, Sandwich
• Gazen Salts Car Park, Strand Street, Sandwich
• Co-operative Store, Moat Sole, Sandwich

We have a number of groups who use our hall.

Tuesdays

• Sing for Pleasure - 2pm to 3pm (in our upper hall)
• Alcoholics Anonymous  - 7pm to 9pm (in our lower hall)

Wednesdays

• Lets go escaroit CIC - 10am to 11am - French speaking support group (in our lower hall)

Thursdays

• 4th Deal Rainbows & Brownies - 5pm to 6.30pm (in our lower hall)

Fridays

• 7th Deal Guides - 7pm to 8.30pm (in our lower hall)

Clicking on the following buttons will take you to other Salvation Army websites etc that you might find interesting.