Churches
Churches
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Church of England | |
St Columba's ChurchThe Vicarage, Front Street, Topcliffe, Thirsk YO7 3RU |
Tel 01845 577316 / 578014 |
Holy Communion. Every Second & Third Sunday at 10:45 am for 1 hour |
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St Columba's is a Grade 2* listed building with much medieval architecture. It is said that there has been a church on this site since AD 650. There have been numerous alterations to the church over the years and in 1855 it was substantially rebuilt. There are some outstanding stained glass windows, especially the Burne-Jones chancel window. The tower clock is also of great significance, being the only clock of its type still in existence. The patent movement for the clock was inspired by Big Ben.There are illustrated Guide Books in the church with more information. |
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Ripon CathedralMinster Rd, Ripon HG4 1QS |
Tel 01765 603462 |
Catherdral open: Mon - Sat 8am-6pm. Sunday 8am-5pm |
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We can trace our foundation to the middle of the seventh century, when the monastery established on this site was a power- house in the development of Christianity in England and abroad. The present medieval building is on the site of the stone church built at that time, and beneath the crossing we still have the original seventh-century crypt, where an unbroken tradition of worship continues to this day. |
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St. Mary's ChurchLeake, Thirsk YO7 4BN |
Tel 01845 537253 |
Download services details from HERE |
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin now stands alone beside the busy A19 road, but it was once at the centre of a thriving and populous village, which may have had as many as 1500 inhabitants, including the Bishop of Durham who had a palace opposite the church. St Mary's is essentially a Norman church on an older site, and a Saxon cross, possibly the original churchyard cross, can be seen built into the west face of the squat Norman tower. After the Norman period the church continued to grow and it contains work from every century up to the 15th. In the 14th century, however, something caused the village of Leake to disappear, leaving only the church as a reminder that it had ever existed. The Parish of Leake still exists and the church now serves the nearby villages of Knayton and Borrowby. |
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St Mary's ChurchKirkgate, Thirsk YO7 1PR |
Tel 07877 213327 |
10am: Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sunday in the month. |
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This magnificent, mediaeval church built between 1420 and 1480 is often called the cathedral of North Yorkshire because of its outstanding Perpendicular Gothic architecture, size and prominence - it has an 80ft tower.
There was a resident hermit, see HERE. |
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St Mary's Kilburn, St Mary's Bagby, All Saints ThirklebyYO7 |
Tel 01845 526736 |
We share our services across the three churches. There is Holy Communion at 10.30am on first Sunday of the month at St Mary's Bagby. On second Sunday there is Holy Communion at All Saints, Thirkleby at 10.30am. On third Sunday there is Holy Communion at St. Mary's Kilburn at 10.30am. |
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St Leonard´s ChurchSandhutton, Thirsk |
Tel 01845 527776 |
10am, Sunday Morning Worship. First and Third Sunday of the month it is at St Lawrence´s Church, Carlon Miniott. |
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St Cuthbert´s ChurchSessay, Thirsk YO7 3NA |
Tel 01845 522814 |
10:30am 2nd Sunday, Morning Prayer. 10.30am 4th Sunday, Holy Communion. |
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St Wilfrid´s ChurchSouth Kilvington, Thirsk |
Tel 01845 527776 |
Sunday 9am Holy Communion. |
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Hillside parishesThe Vicarage, Knayton, Thirsk YO7 4AZ |
Tel 01845 537253 |
St. Felix, Felixkirk; Holy Trinity, Boltby; St Michael & All Angels, Cowesby; St. Wilfreds, Kirby Knowle; St Mary the Virgin, Leake; All Saints, Nether Silton; St. Mary Magdalene, Over Silton. |
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St Lawrence´s ChurchCarlton Miniott, Thirsk YO7 4NR |
Tel 01845 527776 |
10am, Sunday Morning Worship. Second and Fourth Sunday of the month it is at St Leonard´s Church, Sandhutton. |
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Holy Rood House10 Sowerby Road, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1HX |
Tel 01845 522580 |
Not a church, but a Centre for Health and Pastoral Care - 'The Place to Turn To' for all kinds of people of all ages, for many different reasons, within a gentle Christian ethos of reflection, exploration and discovery working towards justice, peace and ecological awareness. |
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St Oswald's ChurchFront Street, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG |
Tel 01845 526736 |
8.30am: 1st & 3rd Sundays in the month,
Holy Communion. 2nd & 4th Sundays in the month, Early worship. |
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The earliest church at Sowerby, of which any part remains, appears to have been built about the year 1140, or earlier, and is therefore in the Norman style. The South wall of the Nave alone remains, together with the fine South doorway, possibly of 11th century date, which contains Norman ornament showing local regional characteristics. The oak door is medieval with co-eval ironwork, and bears the date 1680 made up of iron studs. |
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Evangelical | |
Hambleton Evangelical ChurchCarlton Miniott, Thirsk YO7 4NJ |
Tel 01845 524980 |
Family Sunday services at 10.30am and 6.30pm |
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Independent | |
Family Life ChurchFinkle Street, Thirsk YO7 1DA |
Tel 01845 868188 |
Sunday: Morning Service 10.30am - 12noon (Worship, Communion, Kids Church & Sermon.) |
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This building housed Thirsk Infants’ School founded in 1833 and paid for by public subscription. It was insisted that the school was undenominational, unlike those run by religious bodies. State education was not introduced until 1870. After the school closed in 1979 local people campaigned to move the public library from the old Assembly rooms in Castlegate to these premises. In 2015 the library moved from here to Meadowfields in Chapel Street. The Thirsk Infants’ School Trust still owns the building and makes grants to local organisations. It is now the home of Family Life Church, which was founded in 2007. |
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Hollybush FarmChristian Fellowship, Newsham, Thirsk YO7 4DH |
Tel 01845 587386 |
Family praise and Worship - Sundays 2.30pm |
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Methodist | |
Sowerby Methodist ChurchFront Street, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JQ |
Tel 01845 526047 / 07751 894361 |
Morning Worship at 10.30am each Sunday. |
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Thirsk Methodist ChurchSt. James Green, Thirsk YO7 1AQ |
Tel 01845 525176 |
Sundays at 10.30am. |
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New Life Baptist Church | |
New Life Baptist Church52-54 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8EG |
Tel 01609 775396 / 07502 670731 |
On Sunday mornings we meet at 10:30am (steamed on YourTube). During the service there are groups for children up to age 11. During term-time there is a group during the service for youth aged 11-14 and a group for youth aged 15-18 meets 9.45am-10.15am for pre service breakfast snacks and Q&A with the preacher. |
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Visit our website; www.nlbc.org.uk or our Facebook page; New Life Baptist Church Northallerton for up to date information on our activities and ministries. |
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Roman Catholic | |
All Saints RC Church5 Castlegate, Thirsk YO7 1HL |
Tel 01845 527011 |
Sunday Mass at 10:30 am |
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The Catholic Parish of All Saints, Thirsk is 172 years old. The first Church was situated off the A19, there is a property named Church Farm along this road and the Church was situated beside the house. There is also a small graveyard where some of the parishioners are buried. |
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Society of Friends (Quakers) | |
Society of Friends (Quakers)Kirkgate, Thirsk YO7 1PL |
Tel 07749 504140 |
Meeting for worship every Sunday 10.30 - 11.30am. Our Meetings, mostly in silence, take place every Sunday. We have coffee, biscuits and chat afterwards. All are most welcome to join us and meet with us, whether visitors or local residents, existing Quakers or simply curious. Inspired by faith, we continue to work for social and economic justice, sustainability, peace and equality. |
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Meeting for worship every Sunday 10.30 - 11.30am. Our Meetings, mostly in silence, take place every Sunday. We have coffee, biscuits and chat afterwards. All are most welcome to join us and meet with us, whether visitors or local residents, existing Quakers or simply curious. Inspired by faith, we continue to work for social and economic justice, sustainability, peace and equality. |
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United Reformed | |
Zion United Reformed Church178 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8JZ |
Tel 01609 882468 |
Sunday morning worship at 10.00am, with a Communion Service on the 3rd Sunday of every month, and a Traidcraft stall and coffee after worship on the 4th Sunday of every month |
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Zion Church first came into being after open air gatherings in 1796 at the Market Cross. Our building was established in 1818 and dedicated in 1819. |
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