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The Parish Church of New Mill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire stands proudly on a hill side overlooking the village. A member of the Upper Holme Valley Team Ministry within the missionary Diocese of Wakefield , it is a lively church, with a thriving Junior Church, Choir and bellringing group.
There are no special qualifications required to be a member of Christ Church – its doors are open to all. Being part of Christ Church is like being part of a large family.
Christ Church . . .
- is led by the Team Rector of the Upper Holme Valley Team Ministry, Revd. Canon Sean Robertshaw, assisted by Revd Steve Dixon and Reader Ailsa Brooke. The church also has lay pastoral assistants, and an active group of leaders, who strive to ensure that worship is always worthy and that all groups of people are catered for.
See the Contacts page if you have any enquiry about baptisms, weddings, funerals, hire of premises or other question.
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Hosted at Christ Church, New Mill, this course is for anyone wishing to ask questions or find out about the Christian faith, in an informal setting. Thursdays from 19th January to 23rd February 2012, 7.30pm.
Further details on the poster (467KB pdf)
Latest News
Christmas Street Market
On Saturday 10th December, Christ Church hosted NewMill’s first (at least in the writer’s memory, which goes back over 50 years!) Christmas Street Market, along Sude Hill outside the church, and using the churchyard and the church building. The day started very cold (icy) but fine, and stalls were set up along Sude Hill. The [...]
Advent Praise
Christ Church’s worship band led an Advent Praise service on Wednesday December 7th. With Alex Quinn on guitar and lead vocal, supported by bass guitar, piano, synth, violin, percussion and backing vocals, the church fairly rocked! The band showed their versatility by offering Taizé and even a plainchant chorus during the quiet reflective part of [...]
Heart Art
Visitors to Christ Church during Advent last year saw a huge crown suspended over the nave. This year, between now and Christmas, there is instead a large heart displayed prominently as you enter the church. This was created in a “Heart Art” workshop organised by Sarah Branson on Saturday 26th November, by a good number [...]
Vicar installed as Canon of Wakefield Cathedral
Vicar of Christ Church New Mill, Revd J. Sean Robertshaw was installed as an Honorary Canon of Wakefield Cathedral at a service there on 9th October 2011. The main part of the cathedral’s nave was packed with supporters of the three new Canons, including a large contingent from New Mill and the other churches of [...]
Junior Choir
After the summer break, the Junior Choir has restarted practices (first one on 12th September). They are on Mondays, 6.30 to 7.15 in church. Open to children 9 years old upwards. Older children with some ability to read music will be welcome to join the Senior choir, which practises on Mondays from 7.30pm.
Organist for 40 years.
Matins on September 11th saw a larger congregation than usual, and more music than usual, when Christ Church’s organist celebrated 40 years in the post. He became the resident organist in 1971 on returning home from university, succeeding Leonard Green, and he was appointed choirmaster too a few years afterward. The service was led by [...]
Choir sing in Wakefield Cathedral
On Sunday July 17th, Christ Church choir was privileged to sing Choral Evensong in Wakefield Cathedral, on the first Sunday of the cathedral choir’s holiday. The responses (by Martin Neary) were intoned by the cathedral’s Precentor, Canon Andrea Hofbauer; the Lord’s Prayer was sung to a setting by our choir member Jim Morgan (written for [...]