Who we are ~
The fellowship is not an exclusive assembly. Its services are open to all who wish to worship God and learn more of Him.
In the 1860’s a group of eleven men from Gorran Haven and Mevagissey scoured the area in the hunt for a suitable building to erect a place of worship. Most of them had witnessed the great revival in Mevagissey just over 30 years before when God moved in the fishing village in a mighty way. People inside their homes, crying to God for mercy, could be heard by passers-by in the streets outside.
St. Just Church, Gorran Haven had been used as a fish cellar for over a century. However, it seems than in 1812 the Congregationalists of Mevagissey moved into the Haven using St. Just as their Meeting House and referring to it as the old Chapel Cellar. Their numbers grew to around 70 in the 1850’s. By now the Congregationalists wanted their own building and eventually bought a plot of land on the 24th January 1863.
The eleven men included a carpenter, a mason, tailor, draper, cordwainer and some fishermen. They set about building a chapel from local stone, much of which was hauled by horse and cart from Vault Beach.
Once completed, Mount Zion Church became a member of the Congregational Union whose history dates back to the Puritans of 1581. In the early 1970’s, Mount Zion freed itself from any denominational bias. A small pastoral oversight committee now administers the church and all maintenance and development costs are largely financed internally.
Just like a ship, a church needs an anchor. That anchor has to be secure and certain - unaffected by time or fashion.
Since the formation of Mount Zion Church in the last century its anchor has remained unchanged. The basis upon which this church stands is contained in the bible which is the clear and final authority for faith, doctrine and conduct.
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Gorran Haven : Cornwall
Member of F.I.E.C
