Revs Ana and Tod Gobledale (pictured with members of the congregation) led a lively and interesting service for Commitment for Life on 5th October. We learnt about the ways discrimination, climate change and war lead to poverty and distress, especially for children and women, in Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We […]
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 […]
Revd Jenny Mills, the URC’s Deputy General Secretary for Discipleship, is leading worship at St Andrew’s on Sunday 15th June at 11.00am. Jenny has preached for us once before and also at Holymoorside and is always a welcome preacher. Come along to worship with Jenny. On the following Sunday, our Synod Moderator, Revd Geoffrey Clarke, […]
St Andrew’s children gathered in and around one of our three magnolia trees in full bloom after worship for Mothering Sunday. At the end of the service they had handed every member of the congregation a posy of daffodils and tulips which they had put together in Junior Church. Once they gave spring posies on […]
Highfield St Andrew’s Scouts, from Squirrels up to young leaders, their scout leaders and parents joined the church service on Sunday morning, 29th September, to celebrate harvest. Scout gifts were piled high on the trolley and brought in to add to the various bags of goodies brought by members of the congregation. The gifts will […]
Seven new members joined St Andrew’s on 2nd May 2024. They were received into membership by Revd Sue Powell, Synod Pastoral Consultant for Derbyshire. They were all members at Rose Hill URC Chesterfield which sadly had to close last year due to very serious building problems. St Andrew’s were delighted to welcome them into the […]
Church member Molly Thornton-Watts received a blessing during Sunday morning worship on 28th April as she and her partner Ewan set off for a two year adventure visit to Canada. During the summer they intend to work on farms across the country ending up in Banff where they will work at the ski resort for […]
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 […]
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 […]
