Church links

We are a voluntary controlled Church of England school within the Diocese of Leeds, and we enjoy close links with our local church, St James, just a short walk from school. We greatly value the times we gather there, especially for our special Harvest, Christmas and Easter services, which parents and members of the community are always warmly invited to attend.

Following the recent departure of our local Reverend, we are currently awaiting the appointment of a new Reverend to our parish. In the meantime, we will continue to work closely with the Diocese and maintain our strong links with St James Church. We look forward to continuing to celebrate key points in the Christian calendar together, including our Harvest, Christmas and Easter worship services at St James Church, alongside our Christmas and Easter-themed Messy Church sessions. We are grateful for the continued support of our church and Diocese as we look forward to welcoming our new Reverend in due course.

The following is a message from St James Church to our families…

We are a friendly, family oriented open evangelical parish. Services are based on Common Worship, on the first Sunday of every month, and for special occasions, our music group lead the worship with piano, steel drums, and ukuleles. At other times, we use CD's for our music which is a mixture of contemporary songs and traditional hymns.

Our church is family friendly and wheelchair accessible with ramp access to the main doors, and a disabled toilet inside. We particularly welcome children with additional needs and autism and won't bat an eyelid if you need to move around during the service or if children make a joyful (or otherwise) noise!

We have a play pen available for smaller children and Sunday School during Holy Communion services in term time.  Microphones are used, Songs are projected on a big screen and words to services are available in printed booklets.  There are always refreshments each service.

RE links

We use visits to St James and Christ Church at nearby Moldgreen, to enhance our learning in RE and give the pupils first-hand experience of a place of worship.

Messy Church

Pupils in KS1 have the wonderful opportunity to attend ‘Messy Church’ with their parents during the Christmas and Easter term.

If you would like more information on regular events held at the church, please click on the following link:

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18051/