{"id":5,"date":"2022-08-30T07:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T07:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:55:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=5\"\n               target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t   itemprop=\"url\"\n               data-link-type=\"url\"\n               data-caption=\"\"\n               data-title=\"Melrose-Logo\"\n\t\t\t                  data-description=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t    <img class=\"ba-cheetah-photo-img wp-image-26 size-full\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Melrose-Logo.png\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"image\" \n\t\t\t\theight=\"320\" width=\"320\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Melrose-Logo.png 320w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Melrose-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Melrose-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/a>\n<nav>\n\t<!-- mobile menu -->\n\t\t<button>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<!-- menu items -->\n\t<ul id=\"menu-main-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-69\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/\" aria-current=\"page\">Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=151\">What&#8217;s On<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=104\">News and Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=57\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=459\">Give<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=535\">Ministry Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n<h1>\n\t\tmelrose christian fellowship\t\n<\/h1>\n\t<p>A church of many nations, growing in community together in Christ<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    <img class=\"ba-cheetah-photo-img wp-image-27 size-full\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"image\" \n\t\t\t\theight=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-preaching-back-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t<h2><strong>Where we meet:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><br \/>\nEvery Sunday<br \/>\nTime: 10.30am<br \/>\nMelrose Community Hall,<br \/>\n597 Abbey Road, <\/h2>\n<h2>Popley, Basingstoke,<br \/>\nRG24 9ES<\/h2>\n<h2>07756 383 068<\/h2>\n\t<!-- submit (eg. mailingboss) --> \n\t\t\t<a\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=57\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"button__button\"\n\t\t\trole=\"button\">\n\t<!-- content -->\n\t<!-- icon before -->\n\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\tGET IN TOUCH\n\t<!-- icon after -->\n\t<\/a>\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?z=15&#038;t=m&#038;q=RG24+9ES&#038;output=embed\"title=\"RG24 9ES\"aria-label=\"RG24 9ES\"frameborder=\"0\"scrolling=\"no\"marginheight=\"0\"marginwidth=\"0\"width=\"100%\"height=\"100%\"style=\"border:0\"loading=\"lazy\"allowfullscreen=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<h1>\n\t\tLatest News\t\n<\/h1>\nYou are invited to our &#8220;Bring a friend Sunday&#8221; next Sunday 1st March.\nIf you have never been to church before, if it&#8217;s been a long time or you have just been needing some hope, these are all great reasons to come and join us for our Sunday service.\nWe look forward to seeing you.\n\t<!-- submit (eg. mailingboss) --> \n\t\t\t<a\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=104\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"button__button\"\n\t\t\trole=\"button\">\n\t<!-- content -->\n\t<!-- icon before -->\n\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t<!-- icon after -->\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <img class=\"ba-cheetah-photo-img wp-image-565 size-full\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"melrose christian fellowship, popley church, church in basingstoke, basingstoke church, pentecostal church basingstoke, church near me basingstoke, church Popley\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"image\" \n\t\t\t\theight=\"1600\" width=\"1131\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04.jpeg 1131w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04-724x1024.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04-768x1086.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-08.13.04-1086x1536.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tAbout Us\t\n<\/h2>\n\t<h1>Melrose Christian Fellowship is a dynamic, lively pentecostal church with its roots in the Church of God of Prophecy. \n<p>Started by Pastor Philip Keeble and his wife Evadne in the late 70s, the church has remained in the heart of the community in Popley ever since. <\/p>\n<p>Melrose is diverse, consisting of\u00a0 members from all over the world and from the local community. <\/p>\nWe are a passionate bunch that desire to: grow in our faith and our relationship with God through The Lord Jesus Christ; grow in our knowledge of God&#8217;s Word (The Bible); and to live it out to see our local community (and beyond) impacted with the good news of Jesus.<\/h1>\n\t<!-- submit (eg. mailingboss) --> \n\t\t\t<a\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"button__button\"\n\t\t\trole=\"button\">\n\t<!-- content -->\n\t<!-- icon before -->\n\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t<!-- icon after -->\n\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhat&#8217;s On\t\n<\/h2>\n\t<p>Below is our church calendar. See everything that is on or click the button under the calendar to see our highlighted events.<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"800\" allowtransparent=\"yes\" scrolling=\"yes\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechristianfellowship.churchsuite.com\/-\/calendar\/446b564c-6b1a-48c2-8f8a-b1e37f16510b\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\t<!-- submit (eg. mailingboss) --> \n\t\t\t<a\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/?page_id=151\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"button__button\"\n\t\t\trole=\"button\">\n\t<!-- content -->\n\t<!-- icon before -->\n\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\tSee More\n\t<!-- icon after -->\n\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tMeet The Team\t\n<\/h2>\n<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/001-153-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Philip and Evadne Keeble\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philip is the senior Co-Pastor at Melrose. Him and his wife Evadne moved from SE London in the late 70s after God called them to ministry in Basingstoke and they soon established Melrose Christian Fellowship. Evadne oversees the Praise and Worship team and is an integral part of the ministry at Melrose.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip and Evadne Keeble\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPastor and His Wife\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/James-and-Rhoda-MCF-Website.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"James and Rhoda Morson\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James is our Co-Pastor. He runs the Young Adults Bible Study and oversees the youth. He also heads up the Men&#8217;s Ministry and you may catch him dropping some licks on the bass guitar at our services. His wife Rhoda co-leads the youth and is also the church administrator. She is one of our worship-leaders and a gifted singer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames and Rhoda Morson\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Pastor &amp; Church Administrator and Youth Leaders\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chelsea-website-shot-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Chelsea Umali\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chelsea has been appointed as a prophet in Melrose. We have recognised that God has put this unique call on her life and we want to make full use of what God has given her, for the equipping of the church for ministry and edification.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea is also a part of the Youth Team and heads up the projector team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChelsea Umali\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProphetess\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20221211_144326-225x300.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Ester Muteto\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ester heads up our Women&#8217;s Ministry at Melrose. She is always proactively looking for ways to invest into the lives of our women and does a great job at our Mother&#8217;s Day Services every year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEster Muteto\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWomen&#039;s Ministry\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-03-at-13.45.46.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Friday Club Team\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have an array of young leaders who support our younger and Midis Friday club sessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFriday Club Team\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFriday Club Leaders\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our gatekeepers are your first port of call when you arrive at Melrose. Ritha is our head of Gatekeepers. She does a great job of maintaining that our team is here to welcome first timers, visitors and our regular members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRitha Mufiri\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGatekeepers\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miriam heads up our faithful team of trustees. She is our resident Northerner and you will often see her giving the notices for the week on a Sunday morning along with a weekly joke and often blessing us with a word of exhortation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiriam Elliot\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrustees\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n<\/section><h4>\n\t\tFind Us\t\n<\/h4>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/popleychurch\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Instagram\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Instagram\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/melrosechristianfellowship\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"TikTok\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"TikTok\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@mcf_basingstoke\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"WhatsApp\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"WhatsApp\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"YouTube\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"YouTube\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6wb1O8VszTpQhR8-sAOBfg\/videos\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p>E: info@melrosechurchbasingstoke.com<\/p>\n<p>P: 07756 383 068<\/p>\n<p>We are registered charity: 1163494<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Page What&#8217;s On News and Events Contact Us Give Ministry Partners melrose christian fellowship A church of many nations, growing in community together in Christ Where we meet: Every Sunday Time: 10.30am Melrose Community Hall, 597 Abbey Road, Popley, Basingstoke, RG24 9ES 07756 383 068 GET IN TOUCH Latest News You are invited to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Home Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"ba-cheetah-canvas-template","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melrosechurchbasingstoke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}