Welcome

Welcome
...and thanks for visiting

Who are we ?
We are a group of Christians based just outside Bolton in the United Kingdom. We're a church made up from lots of different ages.

Why are we Christians ?
Our goal is to live life with God at the centre of our lives. What we mean by this, is that we try to live out the commandments about love that Jesus gave us.

How does this affect us ?
We try to live our faith as best as we can following the commandments Jesus gave us: Love God with all
your heart with all your soul and love your neighbour as your self.
This means that we choose to live a life which places high value on God and other people.
We remember that we are human beings and not God, and as consequence we do not always succeed in living out these commandments.

What do we think Church is ?
We think Church should be a place where God heals us, a meeting where we tackle and then leave behind the difficulties that life throws up at us.

Liberating, not stuffy. A fun place to be.
We also think that Church should be liberating not stuffy. We believe Church should be uplifting and provide a meeting place where God's presence can be encountered in the Bible, the Eucharist and through our relationships with one another.

Be part of of a family
Besides regular worship, we also go bowling, wine tasting, walking, cinema trips, theatre trips and
loads of other things.

Heritage Open Days

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New Service Times

Following Gareth Thomas’s appointment to Pendlebury and Hope, the four PCCs in the Team have looked again at how best the Team Rector and two Team Vicars should share the responsibilities for the pastoral care and mission of our parishes and congregations.
At a joint meeting of the four PCCs held on 27th July, there was unanimous support for the proposal that Gareth’s replacement should have responsibility for St James’s and St George’s, that Revd Angela Wynne continues to have responsibility for St Katharine’s and St Thomas’s whilst I continue to have responsibility for St Bartholomew’s and also St John’s, whilst retaining oversight of the Team.
A consequence of this is that there needs to be some changes to times of service and for St James’s, this means that, from 1st October, St James’s service will move to 10.45am. The 8am service will continue to be held on 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday and the Wednesday service remains unchanged.
Inevitably, changes bring about alteration in routines and are less welcome by some people than others. What we need to remember though is that we are still able to provide nine services across the Team each Sunday morning according to the tradition of each church – an option not available to many groups and teams across the country.
I hope that whatever the change means for you, that you will continue to make being part of a worshipping community on a Sunday your priority.
Canon Chris Bracegirdle
Team Rector