Intro
Church Secretary
Jan Hicks
Tel: 01706 648779
Booking Secretary: Beryl Sampson Tel: 01706 643205
Service Times
Every Sunday 10.30am Sunday Worship
3rd Tuesday each month 12.00 noon Communion
The Garden is always available as a place for quiet prayer and reflection, we will make the church available as often as possible.
Description of Church
St. Andrew's is situated in the town centre next to the bus station. In May 2004 we opened St. Andrew's Hall a modern accessible building available for community use.
St. Andrew's is a Local Ecumenical Partnership bringing together Methodist and United Reformed traditions in a single congregation. We seek to serve the people of Rochdale by living up to the commitment we made in the covenant which brought these traditions together.
We covenant to work, worship and witness as one congregation under the name of St. Andrew's (Methodist and United Reformed) Church, Rochdale. We offer ourselves to the whole Christian Community and to the people of Rochdale as a church where people of different traditions can come together to celebrate God's love in worship, discipleship and service. We gather together to worship and serve God and to hear and proclaim the good news of God's Reign.
To discover anew the stories of faith and be fired by the eternal Word. To draw on the inspiration of a diverse heritage and to be encouraged by the life-changing Spirit. To discern God's call upon ourselves, our community and our traditions whilst exploring ways in which that call can be answered; and be challenged, inspired and guided by the living Christ.
We seek to be a fellowship of service and mission; a source of friendship and nurture; a harbour of shelter and sanctuary; a fountain of joyfulness and welcome; a journey of debate and exploration; a spring of tolerance and tenacity; a body intolerant of discrimination and prejudice; a flow of justice and righteousness; a community of faith and love; a well of forgiveness and repentance; a people at prayer; Pilgrims of God.
By the grace of God, we offer ourselves, to be used in the transformation of broken lives, in the pursuit of righteousness and in the search for a unity which is open, inclusive, radical and evangelical.
Regular Activities
Mondays 6.30pm Rainbows and Brownies
Tuesdays 10.00am - 12 noon Coffee Shop
A meeting place, bric a brac stall and a church open for quiet prayer.
2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month
1.00pm - 2.00pm Sharing Stories
Stories from the Bible and from life.
Thursdays 7.30pm Choir