Entrance to Chapel & Prayer Room

London Airport Chapel
Gatwick Airport
London, England

"Our chapel & prayer rooms, located in both North and South Terminal, are open 24 hours a day to people of all faiths for private prayer and meditation. 

"Christian services are held regularly by the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Free Church chaplains. Buddhist services are held every Monday and on significant dates for major traditions. Services usually last 25 minutes, and details are posted on the noticeboard outside the chapel and on the chaplaincy website.

"The South Terminal chapel is on the third floor level near Caffè Nero (before security).

"he North Terminal chapel is on the first floor, before the entrance to Hampton by Hilton. "(Link 1.)

Chapel & Prayer Room

"Aside from a daily roster of services for various denominations and faiths, the Chaplaincy team serves the airport in a variety of ways including helping passengers, staff and visitors in matters spiritual, emotional and practical, often working with Travel Care, the airport charity assisting those who have missed planes, lost passports or otherwise run into problems. In major and minor emergencies, chaplaincy staff are trained to work with other emergency services to support passengers, families and staff, coordinating with the wider Emergency Responders network in Sussex.

"The Chaplaincy has played an active role during emergency situations over the years:
2004: Asian Tsunami
2011: Libyan crisis
2012: Blizzard closure and airport dig-out
2014: Virgin Airways emergency landing
2015: Tunisian terrorist attack urgent repatriation flights

"Some duties are less onerous, for example greeting Pope John Paul 11 when he arrived for his epic visit to Britain in 1982.

"The multifaith core of the chaplaincy mission is also continually developing with the recent addition of a Buddhist lay priest and a Muslim faith leader, offering regular services and pastoral support. Despite this growing diversity, the Gatwick Chaplaincy remains a mission primarily concerned with each and all of the 30,000 people routinely working in or passing through the airport, rather than specific denominations." (Link 2.)

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Photos: Taken by RW  in Oct. 2018 with Iphone while travelling in London.                                                                

Link 1: https://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/passenger-services/chapel-prayer-room/

Link 2: https://gatwickairportchapel.org/wordpress/

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God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)