Facilities and features
Accessibility
2022 saw the installation of the Platinum Jubilee Path, which provides full step-free and wheelchair and pram-friendly access to the church, as well as being an attractive addition to our churchyard.
Gluten-free communion wafers are available.
Our Building
The church is open every day between approximately 8am and dusk.
The Church is Grade II* listed.
Music and Worship
Wetheral Church and its churchyard host regular concerts and events throughout the year.
We are extremely lucky to have a very talented organist, Michael Oliver, to assist our rehearsals and accompany us in services.
First Sundays at 8.15am (Holy Communion)
First Sundays at 6pm (Choral Evensong)
We have a traditional robed choir, who sing for Wetheral Church's 11.15am Holy Communion services twice a month, plus a monthly BCP Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month at 6pm (usually followed by a trip to the pub!)
They also sing for special services such at Good Friday, Easter Vigil, 9 Lessons and Carols, and Midnight Mass, plus the occasional concert and garden party.
The choir's repertoire is strong and varied, ranging from Tallis, Farrant and Smith, to Mozart and Schubert, through Victorian and Edwardian favourites like Stanford, Wood, Brewer and Bairstow, to more modern choral composers like Chilcott, Rutter, Taverner and Forbes-L'Estrange.
They're a fun and friendly bunch ranging in age from 20s to 90s! An ability to read music is very helpful but not essential.
Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 5.45pm for 1.5hrs in Wetheral Church.
Please contact our Director of Music, Verity Ramsden on 07376719071 or [email protected] for more information and to get involved.
We also have a community choir - 'Eden Wild Goose Community Choir' which rehearses at 7.30pm on Thursdays.
Based at St Paul's church, the music group is an informal group of musicians and singers who provide appropriate hymns and modern music for the weekly services at St Paul's, and at Morning Worship services at Holy Trinity, Wetheral.
The group has more recently started 'Big Sing' nights, where modern and traditional church music is showcased, together with requests.
All are very welcome to join, no auditions required and all voices and musicians would be most welcome.
The group meets at 7 pm on most Tuesdays at St Paul's church. (Please see the Calendar section of our Website)
Contact Alan Massey 07749223392 for more details.
Groups, Courses and Activities
Eden Wild Goose Community Choir - Thursday evenings at 7.30pm
Tots Cafe:
A time for play, Bible stories … and cake!
Held in Wetheral Parish Church 10- 11:30am on the first Tuesday of the month.
It is a relaxed cafe style environment where we serve refreshments and freshly baked cakes provided by the church family.
Both the church and vestry provide ample room for children to play.
We ask for a donation of £1.50 for the first child in a family and 50p for additional children.
There is plenty of parking available on the road outside the church or around the village green.
Contact Jude [email protected]
Tots Cafe:
A time for play, Bible stories … and cake!
Held in Wetheral Parish Church 10- 11:30am on the first Tuesday of the month.
It is a relaxed cafe style environment where we serve refreshments and freshly baked cakes provided by the church family.
Both the church and vestry provide ample room for children to play.
We ask for a donation of £1.50 for the first child in a family and 50p for additional children.
There is plenty of parking available on the road outside the church or around the village green.
Contact Jude [email protected]
Help for Visitors
The church is open every day between approximately 8am and dusk.