Greystoke Church – Greystoke Online

About

We are Greystoke Church, following Jesus together. Our purpose is to love God, love people and introduce them to Jesus. We are led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, holding the Bible and Holy Communion highly. We are a growing church, seeking to grow in faith, grow in number and grow younger. We value family, where everyone is welcome from the youngest to the eldest. People have worshiped at St Andrew’s for centuries and visitors often describe how they sense the presence of God here. In 2022, we began our latest chapter with our new rector, Rev Martin Walker, joining us from St John’s Crawley. Come and see!

Services

We worship every Sunday at 11am, meeting for coffee & cake from 10.30am. We value worship in different styles so we have a modern relaxed service with a kids’ group on the first, second and third Sunday of the month and a traditional Holy Communion service on the fourth Sunday.

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Kids@GreystokeChurch

We believe church is a place where children grow and flourish in Christ. We run fun kids’ groups at our modern relaxed services and a Holiday Club in the last week of the summer holidays.

Greystoke Youth Group

Our youth group runs every other Monday 7pm-8.30pm in Greystoke village hall for Year 6 upwards. We enjoy hanging out, games, hot food, discussion about life & faith, trips out and a summer camp.

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Alpha

We run Alpha twice a year, in the autumn and spring terms. Alpha is safe place to learn about different topics of the Christian faith.

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Food Bank

The church is a collection point for the Salvation Army Food Bank in Penrith. Feel free to donate non perishable food at the back of church.

Local Schools

Alongside other churches in the area, we take the Bible into local schools through storytelling, music and mime using The Bible Society material ‘Open The Book.’

History

Founded in 1255, St Andrew’s Church has a long and fascinating history. Driving into the village, you may wonder why such a large building for a rural parish? The answer involves a connection to Greystoke Castle, the Black Death and a priests’ college. In the church you’ll discover many original artifacts from the medieval period. In the time of Oliver Cromwell, the main east window was hastily removed and secretly buried. However, when it was safe to replace it, not all the glass pieces were put back in the right order! A striking sculpture of the crucified Christ by Josephine de Vasconcellos dominates the wall by the south door, where you are invited to stop and consider the truth, ‘by his wounds, you are healed.’ (1 Peter 2:24b)

Visiting

You are most welcome to visit and we’re open every day. There’s free parking nearby in the village car park. Feel free to wander round, make yourself a hot drink or simply enjoy being in God’s presence.

Give

If you would like to support the mission and ministry of Greystoke Church, either by a one-off donation or regular monthly giving, please click here Thank you.

Safeguarding

We work hard to maintain Greystoke Church a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance. If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officers:

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Rachel Fleming: .

Diocesan Safeguarding Officer: Joanna Van Lachterop: Tel: 07458 016884.