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 […]

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 […]

Over 70 members, neighbours and friends crowded to St Andrew’s for a Tea Party during Christian Aid week to raise money for the charity. The sanctuary was filled with tables and home made cakes and scones were served with tea and coffee. Many donations were gift aided and along with gift aid on the cash […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr Alex Harrow, a much loved long serving member and elder of St Andrew’s has died at the age of 95. He was a man of deep faith, generosity and wisdom, offering friendship and pastoral care with grace and sensitivity. He led worship regularly, the last occasion just three months before his death, and served […]

£670 was donated at a coffee morning and sale of cakes and preserves on Saturday 16th September to raise money to support the Dancing for Health classes.  It was in memory of our church elder and friend Peter Dawson, who suffered from Parkinson’s and died suddenly in May. Peter recommended St Andrew’s church hall to […]

“Having Parkinson’s can make my body freeze and I feel like I have concrete boots on” says Cathy “but since coming to Dancing for Health Classes I haven’t froze. My GP has said he has noticed a vast difference and improvement and my joints aren’t as stiff.” Cathy attends the Wednesday afternoon class in St […]

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 […]