A special community service led by members of the congregation who have taken part in an 8 week series of workshops discovering together new ways of worship organised by Marrissa Thorpe. They were great fun and developed new skills and confidence in the participants. They have put this service combining Creativity and Christianity together and […]
Over 40 people enjoyed an afternoon of dancing with tea and cakes provided by the church in a fundraiser for Dancing for Health. The afternoon was led by Tracey Barnes, CEO of Dancing for Health CIC who leads the weekly Dancing for Health class at St Andrew’s at 1.00pm on Thursday afternoons. The class particularly […]
We would love to invite you to our Community Cafe and Warm Space, run by members of our church. All refreshments are free of charge but we welcome donations to keep the cafe running. It is open every Monday 10am-12pm. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there! Come along yourself, bring the […]
The Mayor presents a certificate to Pippa Grimwood of St Mary’s High School at the 2024 Exhibition. Talented students of Secondary Schools across Chesterfield will once again display their artwork in St Andrew’s Church Hall in October. The Exhibition will be open from 12.00noon to 4.30pm on Saturday 19th October and 12.30 – 4.30pm on […]
Christmas began on 2nd December with a Coffee Morning! The church family, neighbours and friends shared coffee, tea, cakes and chat. The church Christmas Tree was up and there were two lovely arrangement of red and white poinsettias in memory of Dr Alex Harrow. Huge piles of warm clothes were donated Pathways, the Chesterfield Charity […]
Revd Geoffrey Clarke, East Midlands Synod Moderator, hands a URC Children and Youth Friendly Church plaque to St Andrew’s Synod representative, Mrs Helen Lidgett, a Church Elder. The award of the plaque and certificate follows six months of meetings and discussions held by a group of St Andrew’s Junior Church Leaders, elders and a youth […]
Yakira Redhead and Zak Reynolds were married at St Andrew’s on 6th April 2023. Yakira was supported by her sisters Marrissa and Poppy and she walked down the aisle on the arm of her mother Nicola. The marriage was conducted by our minister, the Revd Caroline Andrews. The sun shone on a very joyous occasion. […]
Boxes and bags and buckets of tools were placed around the lectern and communion table on Pentecost Sunday. The congregation had turned out garages, cellars, cupboards, garden sheds, sewing boxes and anywhere else old and unwanted tools were lurking and brought them to church. Why? They were being donated to TWAM, Tools With A Mission […]
Chesterfield’s annual ecumenical Procession of Witness (‘Whit Walk’) processed through the town on the May Bank Holiday Monday with banners flying and brass band playing after a gap of four years due to the pandemic. St Andrew’s was there in force, with the church banner carried by Mike and Poppy at the head of our […]
Congratulations to Poppy Thorpe whose Bible reading was one of the highlights of last month’s Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving marking the 50th Jubilee of the United Reformed Church. Twelve-year-old Poppy commanded London’s Westminster Central Hall with immense assurance. She did St Andrew’s and East Midlands Synod as well as her own family proud with […]
