St Mary's, West Rainton

St Mary’s is here for you when you need us- for weddings, funerals, Christenings and even on Sundays! Revd. Christine Britcliffe is our Associate Priest and Mike Whitehouse is our Lay Minister. The position of Priest-in-Charge is currently in vacancy. All the decisions about the Church are taken by the Church Council within the guidance of the Church of England. We develop our own services such as Cafe Church, our Remembrance Day service, and our Village Carol Service. We would be delighted to see you at our regular Sunday service at 11am.

For wedding, baptism and funeral enquiries please contact Revd. Christine- see 'Our People During Vacancy' at the left for contact details.

St Mary's Church, a grade II* listed building, has stood beautifully in the village for 160 years. The church plays an important role in the community life of the Parish of West Rainton and Leamside. Over the past two years we have raised enough funds and grants to repair both our stonework and knave roof. This have taken much prayer, hard work and dedication.  We have further roof repairs to attend to when funds allow.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. Once you are on our page you will find a link on the left which will give you the details of our Safeguarding Officer and how to contact our Priest and the Diocese.

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Get in touch

Rev Christine Britcliffe

Associate Priest
07517 450672
Kevon Edis, Church Warden
07526 230502
What's on

Sunday Eucharist

Occurring
Every First, Second, Third, Fifth Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Mary's, West Rainton
Address
South Street West Rainton Houghton le Spring Durham, DH4 6NR, United Kingdom

We have our Communion (Eucharist) service each Sunday of the month at 11am (except the 4th.) All Christians who normally take Eucharist in their own church are welcome to take Communion in ours. The 4th Sunday of the month is our Cafe Church service which does not feature Communion but does have lots of cake and chat! As we are now in vacancy this service may, very occasionally, be a Service of the Word with no Communion. Please send us a message if you would like to check before making a special journey.

On September 13th 2025 our new minister, Mike Whitehouse, was authorised in a service at Durham Cathedral by Bishop Sarah