St Brandon’s is the parish church serving Brancepeth village and the surrounding area. (See map.)

Our purpose as a church is both to worship God and to share the love of God that we celebrate here, through our activities as a church and as individual Christians. Church members meet to worship God each week and at special times throughout the
Christian year, and all are always welcome.

We are currently waiting for a new Priest-in-charge to be appointed. If you need to contact us about anything to do with the church, please see the details on our Key Contacts page

You are also welcome to come and see what we are doing
on our Facebook page!
This includes live streams and recordings of many of our services.

Upcoming Events

Harvest Festival Sunday 14 September 10.15 am

Most of you will know that for many years for part of our parish Harvest thanksfgiving we have donated our gifts to DASH, Durham Action on Single Housing. The charity initially supports single homeless people of all ages with food and emergency accommodation. They continue to support people through different types of supported accommodation through to independent living.

The charity is always extremely grateful for the goods donated by St Brandon which they use to make up packs for new and existing residents.

The following items are particularly welcome

Any items with a long shelf life (tinned goods, long life milk, cereal, coffee, tea, sugar, rice and pasta

Toiletries, toilet rolls

Treats such as jams, biscuits, cakes and sweets.

Please bring your donations to church or contact us if you are unable to do so and would like us to pick them up from you.

Messy Church Sunday 14th September

Sunday School restarts on Sunday 7th September

Youth Club 7, 21 September

Confirmation & Baptism Discussion Group Wednesday 24 September

Saturday 27 September

The church will be unavailable on Saturday 27 September between 9am and 4pm for a private event.

Thank you for your understanding

Services and Opening Times

Our Sunday morning services take place in the church building, and are also livestreamed on our church Facebook page.

St Brandon’s church building remains open for individual private prayer. We are open every day from 9.30 am until dusk. Please do visit us, take photos to remind you of the space, or simply sit calmly in the stillness.

You can also see a recent brief video of the church on YouTube.

The clergy and other members of the St Brandon’s congregation continue to pray for our community, with a particular focus on praying for those who are self-isolating or ill. If you have a prayer request, please email it to Alison Moore.

As a church, we are committed to caring for our neighbours and doing our part to stop the spread of coronavirus. In all this, we are working within the current Church of England guidelines.

Visits, Prayer and Care

If you are new to the area or the church, and would like a visit from a church member, please let us know, by contacting Alison Moore on 0191 373 5674.

Please also do let us know if you are ever unwell or troubled, and would value a visit from a church member, or home communion. To arrange this, please contact Alison Moore.

Safeguarding

At St Brandon’s, we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone: children, young people and adults. We have adopted and approved the Church of England policy for promoting a safer church, and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of Durham’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advises our PSO. A full text of the parish safeguarding policy and other safeguarding information can be found under the ‘Safeguarding’ link in the main menu above.

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.

The Church of England offers a simple online tutorial promoting basic awareness of safeguarding issues. St Brandon’s Parochial Church Council recommend that all members of the congregation take this tutorial.

Giving

St Brandon’s runs on generosity.

Everything we do together is possible only because people are generous with their time, their energy, and their skills.

We also depend upon people being generous with their money.

• It costs more than £1,000 a week to keep St Brandon’s open, and to sustain our life together.
• We depend entirely upon donations, and on the money we raise ourselves.
• We don’t get any financial support from the diocese or the national church.

Please consider setting up a regular gift, or making a one-off donation.