David Harris

Croydon Spiritualist Church committee member, web designer and content writer.

David Harris
Minister Simon Jones

The 200-Year Warning: A Summary of Minister Simon Jones’ ELDC Address

The ELDC (East London District Council) is a local administrative branch of the Spiritualists’ National Union that supports affiliated churches and individual members in our area. At a recent ELDC Zoom meeting, Minister Simon Jones delivered a talk designed to be intentionally provocative. His goal was not to provide comfortable answers but to “stir up”

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The Fox Sisters

The Raps Heard ’Round the World: Celebrating the Chaos and Courage of Hydesville Day

Every movement has its “Big Bang” moment. For some, it’s a political revolution; for others, a scientific breakthrough. For Spiritualists, it was a cold March night in 1848 in a humble cabin in Hydesville, New York, when two young sisters decided to talk back to the bumps in the night. March 31st marks Hydesville Day,

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Croydon Spiritualist Church

A New Century, A New Vision: Reflections on our 2026 AGM

It was truly gratifying to see such a wonderful turnout at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) this past Saturday, March 21st. It was one of our strongest turnouts in recent years, proving that the heart of our community is beating stronger than ever. Moving Forward Together We all know that the past few months brought

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Croydon 1926

Centenary Reflections: The Day Croydon Spiritualist Church Joined the Union

March 14, 2026, marks the profound centennial of Croydon Spiritualist Church’s affiliation with the Spiritualists’ National Union. A century ago today, our founding members, led by the President Herbert Adams, Vice-President William Burrell, Secretary Stanley Glanville and Treasurer George Tozer gathered for the very first service as an official SNU body, meeting at the New

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critical thinking

Breaking the Echo Chamber: Our Spiritual Duty of Critical Thinking

The modern world often feels like a “perfect storm” of noise. As a friend recently noted, we are plagued by a toxic combination of fake news and information overload. For many of us, social media platforms have transitioned from tools of connection into “echo chambers”—digital spaces where we primarily hear voices that agree with us

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100 Years of Croydon Spiritualist Church: Mediums, Minutes, and Making It to 2026!

Hold onto your tea and biscuits, folks—Croydon Spiritualist Church is officially hitting the big 1-0-0! While our official “I’m with the Union” anniversary is March 14th, we’re saving the real debauchery—err, I mean celebration—for our summer party in June. A century is a long time. To put it in perspective, when we held our first

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