About Us

 The foundation stone of the first St Michael's church was laid on 29th September 1843 and the new church was opened on 1 August 1845 as a "poor man's church" for Stoke and Devonport. It was destroyed by enemy bombing on 22nd April 1941. It was replaced by a new church opened in 1953 which was of poor workmanship. This was demolished in 2007 and the third church built on the site was opened in 2009. We are now the united the parish of St Michael and St Barnabas, and our partner church is St Aubyn's, Devonport.

You are warmly invited to join us for worship every Sunday morning at 10.30am. We are an informal, Bible-based church (who have signed the CEEC declaration of faith) and we include folk of every backgrounds and of every age. Our services are livestreamed on our Youtube channel, and more up to date information can be found on the St Barnacles Facebook and website pages. 

We have a community coffee morning called Open Church which runs every Tuesday from 10am to 12.30pm, and we partner with other community organisations in the area. There is a Bible study afterwards from 1pm, and small groups are key to the life of our church. We also have a prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7pm.

We aim to be a SLOW church - Safe, Loving, Open and Welcoming - and everyone is very welcome. Why not join us?