The service paints many vivid pictures of what happens on the Christian way.
If you are engaged to be married and looking for a church to be married in, then congratulations! A wedding is one of life's great moments, a time of solemn commitment as well as good wishes, feasting and joy.
If someone you know and love has died, a funeral led by a Church of England minister can be held in church, in a churchyard, by a graveside, or at a crematorium. The minister will be there to support you every step of the way.
Our usual worship pattern is a Book of Common Prayer service of Holy Communion at 9.15 am on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. St Andrew’s provides an important pastoral ministry to the community including home visiting and a full range of services from joyful baptisms and weddings to reflective and supportive funerals.
We work to foster strong links with the local primary school, hosting three annual services at Easter, Harvest and a carol service.
St Andrew’s has one churchwarden, a very competent and enthusiastic PCC as well as a rota of flower arrangers and cleaners.
The Friends of Bugthorpe Church is a group that includes the wider community who offer tremendous support to their parish church. An annual social get-together helps to build relationships, promote knowledge and understanding of the church history and offers the chance to thank members in person for their generous giving.
A benefice service held on the fifth Sunday encourages us to travel to the other Churches in the benefice.
A wedding at St Andrew’s. Photo by permission ©Danny Cooper Photography.
One of our services with the local Church of England Primary School
You can find out more about the history of St Andrew's here.
St. Andrew’s church is a Grade 1 listed building with a long tradition of Christian witness and ministry. The original nave was pulled down and rebuilt in 1859, but much remains of the original Norman building. The three stone sedilia on the south side of the chancel give weight to the belief that a small colony of monks once lived in cells on the north of the church and served within it.
The Early English chancel arch retains earlier capitals and the present choir would have been the original chancel in the Norman church. The gilt and oak High Altar was installed in 1927 and the central stone altar, with its tester above, was commissioned in 1937 by the 1st Earl of Halifax in memory of his father, the 2nd Viscount. The church has undergone considerable restoration in the twenty first century with extensive stone repairs, work on the nave roof, re-plastering and decoration.
Seating Capacity: 60
Graveyard: Open
Lay participation: Lesson readers
Services per month: 2
Attendance:16
Approx Civil Population 181
