Chaplaincy and faith advice www.northumbria.ac.uk/chaplaincy CHURCHES IN NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD The city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the town of Gateshead have a rich diversity of Christian Churches, in both the city centres and surrounding areas. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch. Set out in this document is a list of churches which have been attended by students in the past or are situated in areas in which students reside. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch. There is a simple service of Holy Communion held each Wednesday at 12.15pm at St Thomas’s www.sttomsnewcastle.org.uk/ Everyone is welcome to join us for this act of Christian worship. Plus, there are spaces set aside on each campus for individuals to think, pray, meditate or just to be. The Peace Room is located in room 408, Wynne-Jones Building, City Campus. The Quiet Room is room A109, Coach Lane Campus West. Rev Andii Bowsher (Church of England & Coordinating Chaplain) Chaplaincy and Faith Advice Fourth Floor, Wynne Jones Building, City Campus Tel: 0191 227 3284 Email: [email protected] Contents Christian – Anglican Churches – Newcastle ............................................................................ 3 Christian – Roman Catholic Churches – Newcastle ................................................................ 7 Christian – Historic Denominations (Methodist) – Newcastle ................................................ 9 Christian – Historic Denominations (United Reformed) – Newcastle ................................... 10 Christian – Historic Denominations (Baptist) – Newcastle ................................................... 11 Christian – Historic Denominations (Salvation Army) – Newcastle ....................................... 11 Christian – Historic Denominations (Society of Friends) – Newcastle .................................. 12 Christian – Historic Denominations (Church of Scotland) – Newcastle ................................. 12 Christian – Independent Churches – Newcastle ................................................................... 12 Christian – Non English Speaking Churches – Newcastle ...................................................... 16 Christian – Anglican Churches – Gateshead ......................................................................... 18 Christian – Roman Catholic Churches – Gateshead .............................................................. 20 Christian – Historic Denominations (Methodist) – Gateshead ............................................. 21 Christian – Historic Denominations (United Reformed) – Gateshead................................... 22 Christian – Historic Denominations (Baptist) – Gateshead ................................................... 23 Christian – Historic Denominations (Salvation Army) – Gateshead ...................................... 23 Christian – Independent Churches – Gateshead .................................................................. 24 Christian – Anglican Churches – Newcastle Place of Location Service Times Contact Details Worship All Saints’, West Avenue, Sunday: Rev Cannon Andrew Shipton Gosforth Gosforth, 8.00am Morning Communion Tel: 0191 2845540 Newcastle upon 9.30am Parish Communion Email: [email protected] Tyne, 11.30am Informal service Website: www.allsaints-gosforth.org.uk NE3 4ES 6.30pm Evening Prayer Our main morning congregations at 9.30 and 11.30 are large and friendly, made up of a mixture of all ages, including many children and young people. People from many backgrounds worship with us; we aim for thoughtful preaching, regular social events and provide a variety of opportunities for exploring faith and belief. Cathedral Cathedral House, Sunday: Ms Ellie Robertson, Cathedral Secretary Church of St 42/44 Mosley 8.00am Holy Communion Tel: 0191 232 1939 Ext 0. Nicholas’ Street, 10.00am Sung Eucharist E-mail: ellie- Newcastle upon 6.00pm Evensong [email protected] Tyne, Weekdays: Website: www.stnicholascathedral.co.uk NE1 1DF 8.00am Holy Communion (Saturday and Bank Holidays 9.00am) 8.30am Morning Prayer (Friday 7.30am) 5.30pm Evensong (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday – Term time) Evening Prayer (Wednesday) The Cathedral has a small but friendly worshipping community, and an excellent choir. Students are most welcome. Refreshments are served after the main Sunday Eucharist. Christ Church, Simpson Terrace, Sunday: Fr Allan Marks or Rev Allison Fenton Shieldfield Shieldfield, 9.00am Sung Eucharist Tel: 0191 232 0516 Newcastle upon 9.15am Morning Prayer Email: [email protected] or Tyne, Thursday: [email protected] NE2 1XB 12.30pm Said Mass The Parish Church for Shieldfield - which includes City Campus, with a small congregation worshipping in the Anglo- Catholic tradition, seeking to offer a presence of the incarnation of God's love for all in this place. Elswick Parish Clumber Street, Sunday : Rev. Jim Williams Church Elswick, 10.30 am – Morning Service Tel: 0191 273 4680 Newcastle Upon 6.30 pm – Evening Service Website: www.elswickchurch.org.uk Tyne, Wednesday: NE4 7ST 8pm – Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Elswick Parish Church exists today to glorify Almighty God through: worship; godly living; and the proclamation of the biblical gospel of Jesus Christ. Place of Location Service Times Contact Details Worship Gosforth Church Road, Sunday: Rev. Canon Philip Cunningham Parish Church Gosforth, 10.00am Parish Eucharist Tel: 0191 285 1326 of St Nicholas NE3 1BJ 6.30pm Evensong Email: [email protected] Website: www.gosforthparishchurch.org.uk St. Nicholas is a welcoming community, inclusive of all; a vibrant community of young, old and in between (most Sundays about 120 in the congregation at Parish Eucharist). We run several choirs to suit differing tastes and abilities and have a good social life. Holy Trinity, Churchill Sunday: Rev. Tim Sanderson Jesmond Gardens, 11.00am and 6.30pm Tel: 0191 281 3399 (Office) Jesmond, Website: www.htj.org.uk Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1HB Holy Trinity is a warm, lively and welcoming church, Anglican and evangelical full of people of all ages and backgrounds. Morning services blend of old and new songs, biblical teaching and. On Sunday evenings, services focus on different worship styles in turn. Jesmond Eskdale Terrace, Sunday: Martin Thompson Parish Church Jesmond, 10:45am and 6:30pm [email protected] or Emma Newcastle upon (followed by a £2 2-course Mullen [email protected] Tyne, student supper) (Undergraduates) NE2 4DJ Ben Cadoux-Henderson ben.cadoux- [email protected] (Internationals) Website: www.church.org.uk JPC is a large Anglican Evangelical church, very close to the University There are groups for students and internationals during the week. St Andrews Newgate Street, Sunday: Revd Canon Glyn Evans Church Newcastle upon 11.00am Holy Communion Tel: 0191 222 0259 (Church Office) Tyne, (1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th 0191 221 0444 (Northumbrian Deaf Mission) NE1 5SS Sundays) Email: [email protected] 11.00am Matins (2nd Website: www.standrewsnewcastle.org.uk Sunday) 2.00pm Signed Service for Deaf People (3rd Sunday) Thursday: 12.30pm Holy Communion This is the Parish Church of Newcastle and the oldest in the City. The worship is according to the Book of Common Prayer. There is a small but growing congregation of mixed ages. St Ann’s, City Road, Sunday: Fr Allan Marks or Rev Allison Fenton Battlefield Newcastle upon 10.30am Sung Eucharist Tel: 0191 232 0516 or 0191 281 5639 Tyne, Tuesdays: Email: [email protected] or NE1 2AF 10.00am Holy Eucharist [email protected] St Ann's is a Grade One listed Georgian church dating from 1786. Worship is Common Worship Order One, with vestments. Place of Location Service Times Contact Details Worship St Station Road, Sunday: Rev. Martin Lee Bartholomew’s Benton, 7.30am Morning Prayer Tel: 0191 266 2015 Church Newcastle upon 8.00am Holy Eucharist Website: www.stbartholomewschurch.org.uk Tyne, 10.00am Parish Eucharist NE12 9NQ 11.45am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Choral Evensong St Bartholomew's is an Anglican Church. We are a welcoming and inclusive community of all ages, and warmly invite anyone to join us at one of our services. St Francis’ Cleveland Sunday: Tel: 0191 266 1071 Church Gardens, 7.15am Morning Prayer High Heaton, 8.00am Holy Eucharist Newcastle upon 9.30am Parish Eucharist Tyne, 6.30pm Holy Eucharist NE7 7QH St Francis’ is a middle-of the-road suburban church. The congregation is of all ages, including many families and would welcome anyone to join us for worship. St Gabriel's 2 St Gabriel's Sunday: The Rev Fr. Jonathan Lawson Church, Avenue, 8.00am Holy Eucharist Tel: 0191 908 7835 Heaton Heaton, 9.45am Parish Eucharist with Email: [email protected] Newcastle upon Junior Church Website: Tyne, 11.45am Baptisms (1st www.stgabrielschurchheaton.blogspot.co.uk NE6 5QN Sunday of the month) 6.30pm Evening Worship Weekdays: 9.00am Morning prayer Monday to Friday, except Thursday when it is at 8.30am. Evening Prayer Monday to Friday at 5.30pm except Monday when it is at 5.00pm. Holy Eucharist every Thursday at 9.30am. There is normally a said Eucharist on Feast Days and Holy Days. St. Gabriel’s in an Anglican Church in the heart of Heaton that welcomes all people, regardless of gender, ethnicity and sexuality. The congregation has had a long history in pursuing social justice issues. St. Gabriel’s delights in those who are LGBT+ and their families. St George’s St George’s Close, Sunday: The Rev Dr Pauline Pearson Parish Church Jesmond,