About Us
We are one parish with 5 churches in the Diocese of York within the Deanery of New Ainsty.
We are blessed to live in a beautiful and still part of the country. Our parish consists of farms and villages within a tranquil rural landscape changing with the seasons. In such an environment, it is easy to believe that God has a purpose for each one of us; we are excited to discover God’s plans for His Kingdom amongst our communities.
We are caring for each other and sharing with each other. We are building unity and community and growing spiritually and practically. We work with our Methodist family through our Local Ecumenical Partnership in Hessay, with our sister parishes across the New Ainsty Deanery and the York Methodist Circuit through collaboration and mutual encouragement.
As we journey, we are aware of our spiritual heritage in our ancient Saxon buildings on ground consecrated nearly a thousand years ago.
Whilst each village and church has its own unique character and traditions, we live together as one worshipping community. We embrace both traditional values and patterns as well as more contemporary and innovative forms of worship. We seek to beinclusive of all including our existing and potential future church family; growing in our faith, and making new disciples.
We look forward to welcoming you into our growing Church Family.