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About Us 

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Our church is made up of people from all walks of life and from many different nations. We love diversity and we love to see new people. We really hope that you will feel right at home. Our Sunday mornings begin with a warm welcome and an invitation to join in celebrating the good news about Jesus. Our worship is dynamic and lively with a mix of older hymns and more contemporary songs as we seek to lift up His name together. We expect God to meet with us and speak to us.

We are also very active in our local community working alongside other agencies as well as running our own projects as an expression of the love of God in a practical way.
 

About our Parish


Kildwick, Cononley and Bradley – Five villages, Four communities, Three churches, One parish, One vicar

One of the newest parishes in the Diocese of Leeds, the Parish of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley includes one of the oldest churches in Yorkshire.

Formed in August 2019 the two parishes of Cononley & Bradley, and Kildwick were joined together, just as Covid was about to arrive and force us apart.

The vicarage is strategically placed in the village of Cross Hills with access to all three churches and all four communities – of Kildwick & Farnhill, Cononley, Bradley and Cross Hills. 

784087dff43ccf7f86004761271c0aSt Mary’s church in Bradley began life as a Wesleyan chapel.  It was bought by an Anglican family and gifted to the Diocese, allowing the congregation to move out of the “Tin Tabernacle” on the outskirts of the village.  A small and friendly congregation gathers here amid the traditional non-conformist furnishings at 9.30 each Sunday morning.



IMG 4124-1024x768-1St John’s church was built in Cononley in the 1860’s, initially as a daughter church for St Andrew’s, Kildwick and then as a parish in its own right. Recently beautifully re-ordered and renovated it has become the common place of worship for both the joint Methodist and Anglican congregation in the village.



Slate-Sponsor-roof-1024x680-1St Andrew’s church in Kildwick has roots that possibly go back over a thousand years.  There is evidence there may have been a church in 950 and building work has continued through the centuries to create the “Lang Kirk o’ Craven”, the longest aisle in a parish church in this part of the world.  It has also been designated a “Major Church” and has plenty to see, to amaze and to discover.

 

Our Parish Boundaries


This map shows our parish boundaries:
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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello 

A warm welcome to our parish!

We have lots going on, with many different ways to get involved with church life. If you’re new, come to one of our services where you can meet a few friendly faces and find out more about us.

You may also choose to sign up for our weekly email newsletter, (see here), which provides useful information about what’s going on as well as church family news. But don’t worry, we won’t spam your inbox! 

Finding a new church can be hard, and we want to help any way we can. If you are looking for a new church home, we thought you’d want to know what we are all about.

We believe God’s mission for us is to be “Sharing, Caring, Growing in Christ.” And how doing that we grow in LOVE toward God and neighbour.

Mission
In Christ


Even though it is at the end of our mission statement, the words “In Christ” encapsulates the starting point as our lives as Christians. Everything begins with our relationship with God, in Christ, as we grow, care, and share, loving our God by loving our neighbour.


Growing


We believe your journey of faith is one of constant growth. We learn more about God and our faith as we study God’s truth given to us in the Bible. God loves us too much to be done developing us into the disciples He wants us to be, and so we continue to seek to grow in what it means to be His followers.


Caring


A Christian life is one of caring for each other. We share the love and joy we receive from God by caring for them. Jesus first showed that care for us by his death on the cross and the forgiveness he delivers. We, then, get to live that our in our lives by caring and serving our neighbours.


Sharing


What an opportunity God gives us, to share the good news of what Jesus has done for us. Now, more than ever, this world needs to hear the message of a God who loves them, who died for them, who hears their prayers, and who promises to be with them always. As His disciples, we get to be the ones to share that message of hope, love, and peace. 
 

Getting Connected


Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the month, some afternoons and some evenings. We can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team. 

   

The Vicar

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Rev'd Mike Green    
Mike has been vicar of the parish since 2022. Having originally trained as an Engineer, Mike retrained as a priest at St Mellitus in Liverpool.    

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Revd Mike