Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge

01/06/2026

☀️ Welcome to the final half-term of the academic year!

Today, we’re lifting up all children, young people, and hardworking school staff heading back to the classroom, especially our friends at Christ Church CE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge.

We pray for a half-term filled with joy, focus, brilliant friendships, and peace. 🙏📚

We also want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible people who guide our kids on Sundays. Nurturing the next generation is vital, and we are so blessed by our Junior Church team. A very special shoutout to Catherine, who led so beautifully this past Sunday! 💛

To all our wonderful leaders: we couldn't do this without the unique gifts you bring.

If you are looking for a community for your family, we would love to welcome you this Sunday at 10:30 AM. Please come exactly as you are, there are no expectations, no need to worry if you've never been before, and there is always a place for you here. ☕️

Let’s flood the comments with a quick prayer for our schools today, and a word of encouragement for our amazing Junior Church team! 👇✨

31/05/2026

Welcome to our Trinity Service of the Word, with Tommy on holiday today we are ably led by Alyssa!

Hope you are able to join our worship wherever you are watching us today.

25/05/2026

5 members of our congregation took part in an awesome day at the bowling club yesterday.

It was fabulous to share our church family in the community. Not only that but it was an all church congregant final, won by Mr. Kevin Henry.

Huge thanks to the organisers at Hillcrest Bowling Club!

24/05/2026

Welcome to this fantastic celebration of Pentecost, when the holy spirit demonstrate its awesome fire!

Hope you are enjoying this Yorkshire sunshine wherever you are!

19/05/2026

At Christ Church, we are always looking for new ways and ideas to be stewards of our wonderful world.

If you are interested in learning more about the risks of climate change, and get the facts rather than misinformation why not head over to Todmorden this Thursday.

An opportunity to watch and discuss a film by national experts about the risks to communities like ours from the climate and nature crisis.

17/05/2026

Welcome to Easter 7. Hope you are well wherever you are watching us today!

14/05/2026

Welcome to our Ascension Day Service.

Here we celebrate Christ's triumphant bodily return to heaven forty days after his resurrection.

11/05/2026

What a fantastic night at Christ Church on Saturday! 🏛️✨

A massive thank you to our very own historian, Peter, for an absolutely brilliant talk on the 500-year history of the Sowerby Bridge parish. He brought the local archives to life with some truly fascinating stories—and the pie and peas afterwards were spot on! 🥧

If you couldn't make it, don't worry! This is just the beginning of our 500 Years of Faith (1526 - 2026) celebrations. We have an incredible lineup of events coming up for the whole community to enjoy:

🍓 27th June - Hymns & Pimms
🌿 5th Sept - Rushbearing
🎶 19th Sept - Steeton Male Voice Choir
🇬🇧 17th Oct - Last Night at the Proms
🎄 28th Nov - Christmas Fair

Keep an eye on our page for more details, and be sure to get these dates in your diary. We can't wait to see you our next event!!!

10/05/2026

Welcome to Easter 6. After a wonderful night of history, learning and fun led by Peter!

We have had many compliments and requests for more from Peter, so keep watching this space in the coming months for more fascinating history.

02/05/2026

Step back in time and discover 500 years of local history! 🕰️✨

Join Peter, our resident historian at Christ Church in Sowerby Bridge, for a fascinating evening exploring the rich history of our church and parish. He will be sharing exciting new facts and historical information straight from our archives.

Here are the details for the evening:

• Date: May 9th
• Doors Open: 6:00 PM, giving you an hour to browse the archives beforehand
• The Talk: Starts promptly at 7:00 PM
• Food: Enjoy pie and peas afterwards!

It promises to be a great night out. Click the link below to secure your spot! 👇

https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/Mjk0OS0xMjA/t