Upcoming Services and Events
Church Services for Sunday 14th April 2024
3rd Sunday of Easter 09:00 Prayer & Praise – Patrick Brompton09:00 BCP Holy Communion – Hauxwell11:00 Morning Prayer – Hornby11:00 Simply Together – Crakehall18:00 BCP Evensong – Spennithorne Hi I’m…
Holy Week & Easter 2024
Come join us Compline St Oswald’s Hauxwell Monday 25th 19:00Compline St Michael’s Spennithorne Tuesday 26th 19:00Compline St Oswald’s Hauxwell Wednesday 27th 19:00Agape Meal School Room Patrick Brompton Thursday 28th 18:00Vigil…
Ash Wednesday
Service of Holy Communion with imposition of Ashes to mark the beginning of Lent Wednesday 14th Feb 24 10:00 St Gregory’s Crakehall 18:00 St Oswald’s Hauxwell
Sunday 17 December 2023 – Advent 3
Come and Join us today 0900 Patrick Brompton – Holy Communion 1100 Spennithorne – Morning Prayer 1100 Crakehall – Holy Communion 1530 Hornby – Just Together with Puppet Nativity 1900…
Pet Service
Francistide with blessing of Pets All Pets welcome! Or why not bring a picture of your pooch? Outside at St Andrew’s Finghall Sunday 8th October – 09:00
All Souls Service
Thursday 2nd November 18:00 St Mary’s Hornby As the leaves begin to fallwe pause to rememberthose we lovebut see no more
About Us
St Andrew’s congregation values highly the warmth of its welcome and the feeling of togetherness and support amongst the members of our congregation. Our overriding aim is to make incarnate the love of God and the values of his kingdom in the community that we serve.
The church building is set in a delightful rural setting, embowered by fields and trees. Our next-door neighbours, a large static and touring campsite at Akebar, present an exciting mission field for the future. This year there was a much loved outdoor service, as well as a full range of Christmas carol services and our Maundy Thursday ‘foot washing services,’ all of which form part of our mission across the benefice; we would love these to continue.
Our vision is to see more people, of all ages, becoming members of our church family, not only on Sundays or within the church building; we are looking for opportunities to model God’s grace and love more effectively in the wider community.
We enjoy good ecumenical links with our Methodists brothers and sisters
Our Church Building
The church is a grade 2* listed building, with parts dating back to the mid-12th century, with later 14th century additions. The church has an open graveyard, which is maintained by the church.
Finghall village is home to about 160 people, and has an excellent pub, the Queen’s Head. Although small in size it is an active community with an annual barrel push and village fete which attracts people from a wide area. The village is mainly a farming community, together with some commuter workers and retired people. The Wensleydale Railway has a popular request station on the edge of the village, where one can sometimes catch sight of the steam train ‘taking on water’.
The parish also includes the village of Constable Burton, best known for its Hall, a handsome Palladian villa standing in extensive woodland and formal gardens which are open to the public. It was designed by the celebrated architect John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, and completed in 1768. The village also boasts one of the best eateries in the Dale.