About Us

Our Vision

All Christian churches share a common mission and key points of belief. We are a Church of England (Anglican) church, but of course each local church has its own style and 'feel'. We try to make St Barnabas feel quite a relaxed place.

Our mission statement ('vision' and 'goal') describes what we believe is God's unique plan and purpose for this particular local church (click on the link). 

[Read our statement] 

Our Meetings

There are usually* two services each Sunday morning, one at 9.00 and the second at 10.30.  We also meet in smaller numbers at 6.30 on most Sunday evenings, and for prayers every morning from 8.30am.

Refreshments

Between our morning services we have refreshments, please do join us and enjoy a free cup of tea, fresh coffee - or whatever you prefer (we'll try and do our best!)

[More on our Meetings] 

* occsionally we have a joint service at 10am or 10.15am - eg, in 2013:

25 March (for our Annual Church Meeting); 23 June (parish weekend (9.30am), Remembrance Sunday and sometimes at Christmas/ New Year. 

Our Church

St Barnabas' is a Church of England (Anglican) church in the village of Swanland, East Yorkshire, 7 miles west of the great city of Hull. We belong to the West Hull area of the Hull Deanery (local Anglican church group) as well as maintaining strong links with national movements such as New Wine and Spring Harvest.

Our Team            

Our team helps to make our church what it is. We have a great team of people - here, part/ full time, paid and volunteers: curate, cleaner, vicar, children and youth workers, office staff, reader and more...

 [More info] 

Outreach

We try to reach out to our community in a number of ways.

As well as regular village events, from time to time we invite our friends and family to the Alpha course - 10 evenings exploring the Christian faith.

[Find out about the Alpha course] 

Mission

St. Barnabas supports mission and outreach through prayer, giving and practical support across the world. We have particularly strong links with other parts of Hull, and with parts of Africa.

[Find out about Mission] 

Church is for Everybody

Everyone is Welcome - and we run special activites to make all ages feel especially welcome.

Children

We have  a number of passionate and experienced people who lead our work with pre-school, primary and pre-teen children as they learn about God from an early age. There are a number of midweek activities from our 'Cygnets' toddler group to a 'home group' for 10-13s, as well as small groups for children most Sunday mornings.

Youth

We also have a number of midweek home groups and activities for young people who are at secondary school or college, led by our youthwork volunteer Jim and a dedicated team.

More info: [Youth]  [Children]

Getting to the Church       

Our Church is easily accessible from around the local area.

We have a large on-site car park with disabled and visitor parking. There is easy (level) access for anyone, including mobility'wheelchairs and buggies, and we have good facilities for babies, young children and people with disabilities.

If you need directions or need any further information please visit our contact page.

[Map/Contact us]