St Barnabas Church. Darwen.

11/06/2026

Thank you to everyone from St Barnabas and St Paul's for your donations so far. Please bring any further donations to church THIS SUNDAY so that we can pass them on to Darwen Asylum Refugee Enterprise - DARE

💧We're collecting Bubbles for our friends at Darwen Asylum Refugee Enterprise - DARE , who do incredible work locally.

We need donations of:
🧴 Shampoo
🚿 Body wash
🍽️ Washing up liquid
🌀 Washing pods/laundry capsules

These are everyday essentials that so many of us take for granted, but which make a huge difference .

New, unopened items only please.
📍 Drop-off: at Church
📅 Collection running until: 14 June

09/06/2026

In a special service last night, with others from across the Diocese of Blackburn our re-elected church wardens for St Barnabas and St Paul's Hoddlesden were sworn in.

We are incredibly grateful for Tom, Sarah and Diane and all they do to support the mission and ministry of our churches.

05/06/2026

We continue to follow the amazing story of the first followers of Jesus in the book of Acts at Church this week.

9.30am Morning Worship at St Paul's Hoddlesden
11am Holy Communion at St Barnabas

Both with groups for children and young people.

Or join us on Monday at 7pm at the Reach Hoddlesden (next to the churchyard).

01/06/2026

Join us this Thursday as we praise God together, and pray for the Church, the world and one another.

Whether you've been to Prayer and Praise before, or this is your first time we'd love to see you🙏

31/05/2026

🧶 Knit & Natter 🧵

Looking for a friendly place to chat, relax, and get creative?
Join us for Knit & Natter — open to everyone in the community!

📅 Tuesday 2 June
🕥 10.30am-12pm
📍 The Reach, Hoddlesden (next to the churchyard).

Bring your knitting, crochet, or just yourself for a cuppa and a good chat. Run by church, for the whole community. 💒

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29/05/2026

We'd love to welcome you to church this week as we celebrate the Holy Trinity☘️

9.30am at St Paul's Hoddlesden
11am at St Barnabas
3pm at St Mary's Grimehills (near the old Crown and Thistle Pub).

Or join us on Monday at 7pm at the Reach Hoddlesden (next to the churchyard)

26/05/2026

We love welcoming children and young people at St Barnabas.

Can you help them guess who this is?

Hint: It's not Jesus!

23/05/2026

Join us this Sunday at Church as we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost🔥

9.30am at St Paul's Hoddlesden
11am at St Barnabas Darwen

Both with groups for children and young people to have fun and learn more about God.

There is no Monday Night service this week because of the Bank Holiday.

22/05/2026

💧We're collecting Bubbles for our friends at Darwen Asylum Refugee Enterprise - DARE , who do incredible work locally.

We need donations of:
🧴 Shampoo
🚿 Body wash
🍽️ Washing up liquid
🌀 Washing pods/laundry capsules

These are everyday essentials that so many of us take for granted, but which make a huge difference .

New, unopened items only please.
📍 Drop-off: at Church
📅 Collection running until: 14 June

22/05/2026

Brilliant to have Year 4 visit us this week!

✝Year 4 - RE: Visit to St Barnabas Church ✝

During our visit to church this week, the Year 4 class spent some time exploring and spotting some interesting features. Rev Ben asked them to consider what symbols they noticed, how they may be used and how they may link to the Bible.

The children remembered a number of key features from their study of the church in Year 2, such as the font, the lectern and the chalice and plate. They were able to state a use for each symbol and suggest links based on their personal knowledge of the Bible, for example, “The font is for baptising people” and “I think this links to when John the Baptist baptised Jesus.”

Rev Ben then explained the symbols’ uses and links in more depth, as well as explaining that the term “Church” mostly refers to the people who form an organised body of Christ’s believers. Rev Ben ended the session with an invitation to ask questions about the objects they had explored, and the Church in general.