St Barnabas Proud to be serving the people of Knowle West
For more information please contact the Priest in Charge - Rev Clive Hamilton
email: [email protected]
or ring 01275 544045 (answering facility out of office hours)
Welcome to St Barnabas
We are a small but growing, lively, informal church with modern worship, accessible teaching, and Sunday School for children.
At St Barnabas you’ll receive a warm welcome, and meet people of all different ages and stages of life.
Sunday Services
Sunday Services are at 10.00am with Sunday School for Children. On the 4th Sunday of the month we have a Family Service for all ages.
1st Sunday - Holy Communion
2nd Sunday - Morning Praise
3rd Sunday - Holy Communion
4th Sunday - Family Service
DURING THE WEEK
Wednesday's -
11:30am to 2:30pm - BS4 Foodbank; in conjunction with South & East Bristol Foodbank and inHope Bristol, church is open for #morethanfood support please note this service is run on a by referral support basis. Referral via support agencies or our Vicar
7pm - Cafe Church, Fellowship, Bible Study, Discussion, Prayer. 7.00pm weekly (During Term Time)
Thursday's - 10am to 2pm - A Welcome Space /Place of Welcome - a safe space for all ages to meet for refreshments, warm drinks, food, fellowship. There is a small knit and natter group but other activities take place including painters and table games. (Please contact the Priest in Charge for information).
MESSY CHURCH - For Families Crafts, Bible Story, Singing & Meal 3.30pm. Messy Church is generally on the 3rd Friday of the month during term time although we sometimes move the date to avoid school holidays .
Please check the latest news pages.
Safeguarding
"The parish of Filwood Park is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer. The Diocese of Bristol’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services."
Keeping People Safe
At St Barnabas we want to do everything we can to keep people safe when they use our buildings, or take part in our groups and activities. We are especially mindful about the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our policy is to ensure those in a leadership role working with children, young people or vulnerable adults have an up to date Enhanced DBS check.
Bristol Diocese
For more information about our safeguarding as part of the Diocese of Bristol, please visit the Diocesan website https://www.bristol.anglican.org/safeguarding
Questions or concerns?
If you have any concerns or questions about keeping people safe, or would like to report a concern. Please contact St Barnabas Safeguarding Officer Tim Jones on 0117 971 1693
For more urgent enquiries please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding officer Adam Bond on: 0117 906 0100