St Nicholas Hedworth

19/06/2026

Messy Church is back this Saturday from 10.45 for an 11.00 start at St Nicholas Boldon Colliery.

Well, well, well, do we have an interesting story this month! Come and hear Jesus talking to someone his disciples thought he shouldn’t have been talking to!

Stories and songs, craft and creativity, faith, fun, food and family! See you there Messy Church 👍

18/06/2026

MISSING | Have you seen Colin from South Tyneside?

Colin, aged 72, was last seen on Byron Avenue in the Boldon Colliery area, walking towards the Burn/River Don area, also in Boldon Colliery, at 10.15am today (Thursday).

Officers and Colin’s family are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.

Colin is described as 5ft 8in tall, of slim build with short grey hair.

He was last seen wearing a green and grey puffer jacket, jeans and brown shoes.

📍 He has links to the wider South Tyneside area.

17/06/2026

We are very excited about Susanna stepping into this new chapter of her journey and ministry. Susanna has been training with Lindisfarne College of Theology and we are looking forward to her and her family joining us in Boldon.

We are counting down the days now until her ordination and ordination party! Please keep Susanna in your prayers 🙏

16/06/2026

It’s been lovely to see the flurry of photos that have appeared over the last few days on pages from churches across Diocese of Durham as church wardens headed to Durham Cathedral on Sunday afternoon to be commissioned for their year ahead serving local churches.

Here in The Boldons we are blessed to have Brenda, Brian, Carol and Edna as our church wardens. Each one of them brings so much to the life of our churches, as we are for everyone who serves in our community. 💒

Please join us in praying for them. 🙏

14/06/2026

Today at Grace Worship Lorraine, our Foodbank Coordinator for Grace Church, collected the donations that have been left at the back of church. 🛍️

Lorraine shared this photo of the latest haul 😍 and asked us to pass on “a huge thank you to everyone who’s donating 🙏🏻 Keep it coming, no matter how small the donation it's still a huge help. The foodbank is in the process of moving to the CA to a bigger room to better serve the community. Their needs change but with the school holidays coming up, snacks, crisps, quick (long life) meals are fantastic 😍 We're sending a great variety though so that's fab. I really appreciate everyone and everything 💞xx”

Rev Paul had us thinking today at Grace Worship about “what is the point of the church”. We came up with lots of ideas, including worshiping God, growing in our faith (individually and as a church community) and looking outward to bless our community. Donating and supporting our local Foodbank is an important way that we at Grace Church show love to our community and the people in it. 💚

Thanks everyone 💒

14/06/2026

We are very excited about Alison stepping into this new chapter of her journey and ministry. Alison has been on placement for the last few months so we are excited to welcome her back to us in Boldon.

We are counting down the days now until her ordination and ordination party! Please keep Alison in your prayers 🙏

Meet our Ordinands: Alison Donnison
There’s nobody more surprised than Alison that she’s soon going to be ordained a deacon. She’s been a Christian her whole life and pre-Covid, used to volunteer as a listener at Durham Cathedral . After the pandemic, Alison ended up attending a Wings for Worship course which she loved. Next, she completed the Authorised Lay Ministry course but still felt called to do more, which is how Alison ended up training for ordination at Lindisfarne College of Theology and is now looking forward to serving in the Benefice of the Boldons. More about Alison and our other 👉 https://bit.ly/49j563Z

13/06/2026

A new song for us at Grace Worship this Sunday:

https://bit.ly/buildmylifebarrett

Remember there are playlists on Spotify and YouTube with most of the songs we sing at Grace Church, if you want to get a bit of praise in when you're in the car or wherever!

Spotify: https://bit.ly/GraceChurchSpotify
YouTube: https://bit.ly/GraceChurchYT

Lyrics Worthy of every song we could ever singWorthy of all the praise we could ever bringWorthy of every breath we could ever breatheWe live for youOh, we l...

11/06/2026

It's Grace Worship this Sunday 😍. If you're looking for a safe and welcoming place where you can ask questions and learn more about what following Jesus can mean for you, or if you're already following and want to delve deeper into faith, join us at Grace Worship, an informal, inclusive church family for all ages.

We have recently updated our website with FAQ’s about coming to church so do check it out. We want to make your first visit as easy and comfortable as possible: www.boldonsbenefice.com/faq

This special church family has room for you to join and we look forwards to welcoming you on the journey. 🌈❤️✨

11/06/2026

A reminder that this Saturday is our gardening weekend! Weather looks good (famous last words?!). Hope to see you there.