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Regular Events/services @ Deaf-Friendly Churches

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Days/Times Location Contacts
North
Sundays 6pm plus other services as required St Thomas Church  - Corner of Caunce Street and Devonshire Road Blackpool, FY3 8XX stthomasoffice@onetel.com - Tel 01253 399276 or christine.pawson@btinternet.com
Bi-monthly meetings - Saturday Mornings - 9.30am coffee for a 10.00am start - 12.30pm SIGNING FOR EQUALITY  - St Thomas Church  - Corner of Caunce Street and Devonshire Road Blackpool, FY3 8XX - Bi Monthly workshops for Deaf and Hearing people aiming to promote equality in worship. stthomasoffice@onetel.com - Tel 01253 399276 or christine.pawson@btinternet.com

Helen Dixon - bsrhelendixon@yahoo.ie

Sun 10.30 am Family
Worship & 6.30pm (4pm Winter) Evening Worship.
Sefton Road United Refrormed Church. Sefton Road.
Morecambe. Lancs - We have an excellent sound system with
an effective 'T' loop sysyem in place. We do not have someone who signs as this has not been needed but would welcome anyone with their own interpreter. Other service details:
Family Communion first Sunday of the Month and the 3rd Evening of the month. Sundastthomasoffice@onetel.com y School also for children 3-16years.  All Age Worship 4th Sunday of the month particularly geared to families
Rev Helga Cornell - Tel 01524 411623
Every Sunday 11am New Oxford Rd W.R.C., Adwick Rd, Mexborough, S Yorkshire   Alison Wild (interpreter)            

Alison @wildoak.freeserve.co.uk

Services Sunday - 2-30pm D/deaf Voice and Signed Supported English

5 -30pm 2nd Sunday in the month British Sign Language.

The Lady Pilkington Chapel

The St Helens Deafness Resource Centre,   Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, Merseyside

We have a team of interpreters level 2/3. Our team is willing to advise your church on becoming deaf friendly.

Canon Frank Naylor - Tel/Fax/Minicom 01744 757034

Keith Howard - Tel/Mincom 01744 811834 -

e-mail: fmkeith@deafwork.u-net.com

Every Sunday 10 am - full service is signed

Every Friday: Bible Study social group - meeting in Eccles.

Bolton Family Church (NFI)
The Grace Centre
Somerset Road,
Bolton,
Lancs.
BL1 4NE
For further information contact Jane Heath at
jane-heath@the-heaths.freeserve.co.uk
or Rob Coleman (minister) at:
rob.coleman@mfc.org.uk
Sunday Services

Service times:  9.30 am,  11.15 am (signed), 6.30pm

Elmwood Church (evangelical), Eccles Old Road (opposite Hope Hospital), Salford M6 8AG
The complete service at 11.15am is signed by a team of BSL level 2 signers.  Other services or church meetings signed by request. (The service at 9.30 am is duplicated at 11.15am)
Telephone 0161 281 4545.  E-mail: worship@elmwood.force9.co.uk web: www.elmwoodchurch.co.uk
 

Last Sunday of every month  -  7.00pm

 

IXth Hour (Ninth Hour) -  Youth Gathering - Newcastle City Hall, Northumberland Road, (along from
Monument Metro station) -  Price £2

Organised by British Youth for Christ

   Carole Carr     CCarrNcle@aol.com      

Phil Glover  - 0191 2610752

Holy Communion -  8.00am  Morning Service - 10.30am  Evening Service 6.30pm. Special services with interpreter:  see church website diary St. Matthew's Thattow Heath, Merseyside - hearing loop and warm welcome for all Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.st.matthewschurch.com
Sundays - 10.30am Ivy Cottage Church. Barlow Moor Rd, Didsbury, Manchester 20

Signing in the services. Children's classes available.

Details on 0161 - 434 5505 www.ivycottage.org

Signing by Alison Vere:  0161 - 437 9997, or 07736 709 077

Sundays at 6.15pm St Thomas' Church, Lancaster. Stage 2 signers  -  signed songs and service signed. st_thomas_email.JPG (1777 bytes)

Tel: 01524 590410

Sundays:

11.15am family service

6pm Praise service

St. Thomas' Church, Blackpool. (corner of Caunce Street and Devonshire Road). Our signing team are all very experienced in Church signing. Christmas services will also be signed if required (Midnight mass on Christmas eve and 11.15am Christmas morning.) We have had signed services for over 10 years now. We are also willing to sign for all extra events and special services, as needed or requested, stthomaschurch@onetel.com

or

chriseltelp@btopenworld.com


Signed Communion - first Sunday of the month -  10.30am
Chester Diocese

St Mary's Church, Wisaston Church (between Crewe and Nantwich)

Baptisms, weddings and funerals can be signed anywhere in the Diocese by contacting - Gail Robinson, Lay Chaplain for Deaf & Disabled People for the
Chester Diocese

Tel: 01625 427453 or Church House 01244 620444

Signed Communion - fourth Sunday of the month -10am
Chester Diocese

St John's Church, Macclesfield - Special celebrations such as Mothering Sunday, Easter and Christmas are also
signed here

Wales
Every 3rd Sunday - 3.30pm Deaf Church - Carmarthen -  Evangelical Church, The Parade, Carmarthen - Reading in bsl and sermon using SSE and speech.
Loop system available. Overhead projector used for signing hymns and
support to sermon
Shirley Davaid - 07971 299449 text/mobile shirley@sdbest.freeserve.co.uk
Sunday services 10.45am and 6pm Cosheston Gospel Mission Church -  Cosheston (between Tenby and Pembroke Dock just off the A477) - BSL support and overhead projector for hymns
available on request.
Shirley Davaid - 07971 299449 text/mobile shirley@sdbest.freeserve.co.uk
Sunday services 10.30am & 6.00pm Jerusalem Baptist Church, Briton Ferry, Neath, South Wales

Worship is signed, Loop system, overhead
projector in constant use. Sermon signed on request.  Signed worship, Sermon on request.
Rev.Andy Pilcher:  01639 772106
Sunday 10.30am & 6.00pm Apostolic Church
Bridge Street, Neath, S. Wales
Services interpreted every week
Shirley Rees - 01639 637863
Sunday 10.30am & 6.30pm Highfields Church
Monthermer Road, Cathays,
Cardiff
Gill Stediford - g.stediford@ntlworld.com

Church Office- office@highfieldschurch.co.uk

Sundays 10.30am & 5.30 pm Evangelical Church
Ammanford
Services interpreted every week
John & Ann Thomas - 01269 594961
Midlands
Every Sunday at 10:30am Birmingham Church International -St. Nicholas Hall, Westhill Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham,
B38 - have 2
Level 1 signers, and 1 who  studying to become an interpreter. All songs  signed & a loop system is available.

Pastor: Ted Lubin - Contact: Nicky Bezuidenhout (e-mail) - nickybez@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.bcint.co.uk
Sunday Services at 8:30am; 10:30am & 6pm Oasis Christian Centre, 129-131 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4LL

Loop system - Interpreters available

Senior Minister: Rev Michael Williams
Administrator: Julia Wilmot

Tel: 0115 9460463
Fax: 0115 9461058
e-mail: office@oasischurch.co.uk

Sunday 10am morning family service. 6pm Worship service with Holy Communion. Tuesday 7.30pm Bible Study
Friday 10am Mother & Toddler Group, 6pm Kids for Christ Primary School aged kids club, 7.30pm Big Deal Secondary age school kids club.
Mow Cop Community Church. Meetings, Stoke on Trent.  

Our church is currently overhauling our loop system! We also have at least one member who is able to sign services.

Ruth Winterton
email:  ruth.winterton@homecall.co.uk
c/o Mow Cop Community Church
Top Station Road, Mow Cop, Stoke on Trent.
Tel: 01782 522180 (church )
01782 511678 (home)
Signed Service  - once every two weeks 10.30am (other services by request) Christ Church, Chilwell High Road, Chilwell, Nottingham

Stages  2 and 3 signers available on request at most service - Loop system.

 

not tel/minicom: 0115-919-3278

fax: 0115-919-3279

 

Sunday Service
10.30am - 12.00pm
New Life Church, West Road, Congleton, Cheshire.
Full Sign Language interpreted service every Sunday. Loop system also
available.
.Contacts : Church Office: Tel/fax - 01260 297961
Steve Hodgkinson : Tel - 01260 297961
Email: NLChurch@aol.com

Website - www.nlchurch.org.uk / activity/service.htm
Every Tuesday at 7pm Meeting of Christian Union - University of Wolverhampton

University Chapliancy (mainsite)

Stage 2 signers present. (Some of our members study for a degree in deaf studies!)

University of Wolverhampton Christian Union
c/o Students Union
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1lY

Marie Jeffery  -  e-mail: marie@jefferym.freeserve.co.uk
I can receive text messages on 07790797202 (mobile)
  Sunday morning services - 10.00am. St Alkmunds Church, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GU  -  Stage 2 and 3 signers are available Tel: 01332 291236
Fax: 01332 344855
E-mail: st_alkmund@talk21.com
Every Sunday 11am service interpreted. (9am service can be interpreted on request)

Every Sunday 3.30pm (Doors open at 3.00pm)
New Life Christian Centre, Normanton Road, Derby. (Parking available, Rosehill Business centre)

The Signing Church welcomes Deaf & Hearing users of B.S.L.  Interpreted Service 1 Interpreter & 3 Level II/III Signers
Robert Foulkes - ROBERTFOULKES@aol.com


(Services are delivered in BSL - if you need voice-over) please contact
Bev - SignsofDerby@hotmail.com

Every Sunday morning at 10:30 The Crown - King Edward Girls School
Handsworth, Birmingham.

6 signers at stage 1/2 level. All services are deaf-friendly with visual aids
and notes also available, as well as sign support throughout. Most members
of the church can at least fingerspell! One of the home groups has many
signers and 2 Deaf in it too. 

www.thecrown.org.uk
Regular Sunday morning services - 10:30am to 12:30pm - second Sunday service of the month signed Northgate Church, Chester

NVQ level 2/3 signers.

www.northgate.org.uk

Viv Acton
01244 301211 - email: les.acton@virgin.net

Church office - 01244 377388 (phone) fax - 01244 390266.

Regular 9.30 Sunday morning services

Chaplain for Deaf meeting - 1st Sun each month at 3pm

All Saints Wellingborough Northants (also the Church for the Deaf in Wellingborough and part of Saint Marks Deaf Church Northampton) Vicar and wife at Stage 1/2 and qualified NVQ3 signer available Mrs Pam Byles 2A Hatton Ave Wellingborough Northants NN8 5AP Fax 01933 278443 or email: pamb@uwclub.net

Chaplain Jane Butler - Chaplain of Saint
Marks Northampton (In Deaf Connect) but also covers All Saints Wellingborough

1st Sunday each month - interpreted meeting with Leicester Christian Fellowship - 10.30am

Other Sundays - 3.00pm

Midlands Christian Fellowship   - Hesed House, 10 Frog Island, Leicester, LE3 5AG

House groups (weekly) / Bible Meetings / Fellowship / Fun & Games / Drama / Trips & Outings / Holidays

 

Bob McFarland

Tel: 0116-235-1413 (phone/fax)  email:MCF@bobgabi.freeserve.co.uk

Sundays - 10.00am Glenfield Methodist Church Station Rd
Glenfield Leicester - Stage 2 and Stage 3 signers available
Celia Davis - 0116 2873896 or
minicom during working hours 0116 2574880 or Email: celiadavis@cfdpleicester.org.uk
South/South East
11.15am service is interpreted King's Church Centre, Catford Hill, London, SE6 4PS -
The Deaf meet on the first Sunday morning of each month as a separate group, with their own worship and teaching. They also meet monthly for lunch and their own afternoon meeting at King's Church Centre.   There are also 2 Deaf small groups who meet weekly in homes for fellowship, worship and discussion. Induction loop in auditorium and hall.
Tel: 020 8690 4646
Fax: 020 8690 8646
Email: office@kingscentre.org.uk
1st sunday of the month 10.30am - family commuion service is signed Holy Trinity, Trinity Road, Springfield, Chelmsford. Essex - Signing is provided by Rev. Charles Dixon, Dioceasan chaplain amongst deaf
and deaf/blind people - one member of congregration is working towards level 2 and 2 are working towards level 1
Rev. Tim Ball - The Vicarage, 61 Hill Road,
Springfield Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6HW - 01234 353389 or timmyball@tesco.net
or see our church website on www.holytrinityspringfield.org.uk
Sunday Services: Traditional service at 9am / 10.45am / 6.30pm Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 2HA - 10.45am service signed every Sunday. Other services and meetings by request.
Loop system and OHP
Minister: Geoff Bell 01342 325877(v) e mail geoff@p-bell.freeserve.co.uk or Jayne Crossman (signing co-ordinator) Jayne.crossman@tiscali.co.uk
Services - Sundays - 11.00


First Sunday of the Month extra service at 2.30pm. Deaf Outreach Service
with deaf preacher

Goldings Church
Englands Lane
Loughton
Essex
IG10 2QX

Church is mixed, deaf and hearing with strong deaf group. Church leadership is mixed deaf and hearing.
Pastor Jeremy Sandy is hearing and uses sign language. His wife is a native BSL user (parents deaf). Church has deaf outreach meetings too.

www.goldingschurch.co.uk or e-mail at office@goldingschurch.co.uk
Sundays at 10.30am Goldstone Church, meeting at Goldstone School,  Laburnum Avenue, off Elm Drive Hove, East Sussex

Communication Support for Deaf people (BSL)
Voice/txt/fax 01273 555486
www.goldstonechurch.co.nr
Signed services - 2nd & 4th Sunday of month -11.15am.

Twice-monthly Deaf-friendly home group - meets
usually at the Church at 8pm, on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month (check for current details)

St Andrew's Church, Chorleywood, Herts.

Our team consists of 11 signers including 3 Level 3
The entire service is signed - a social meeting from about 10.45 - 11.15 with tea & coffee.  (If Deaf children are
coming, it would be helpful to have advance notice, so we can make arrangements for the signers to get the necessary materials prepared.)

Handinhand.bsl@virgin.net www.st-andrews.org.uk

37, Quickley Lane, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, WD3
5AE

Service every third Sunday of each month at 4:00pm  Farnborough Church for Deaf People - Church of the Good Shepherd, Sand Hill, Farnborough, Hants.

Tea and a time of fellowship afterwards in the church hall. Deaf, hearing impaired and hearing people, of all denominations, are
welcome. (Sign language, induction loop and overhead projector is used
throughout.)

 

Rev. R Whittle: Bob@whittle1.fsnet.co.uk

Clive Molyneux: cgmolyneux@ntlworld.com

Click for:  Church Website

 

1st & 3rd Sundays each month PLUS Housegroups each Wednesday South Lee Christian Church, Baring Road, Lee, LONDON, SE12 6PW

Approx 15 Deaf members including elder (Paul Floyd).  Meetings as listed.  Deaf Alpha Course once a year

Tel: 0208 851 2045

Fax: 0208 857 3577

email:SouthleeNFL@aol.com

To be advised North Kent Community Church at New Ash Green, Kent .

(NFI-affliated church).  4 signers - two at CACDP Stage 2.

North Kent Community Church
2-6, Upper Street North
New Ash Green
Kent DA3 8JR 

Sally Grover (H) interpreter -  01474 874363.  or Neil Robinson (D) - 01474 874716 (minicom) email: jesussaves1@ukonline.co.uk

2nd Sunday each month 3:30 - 6:00pm / 4:00pm meeting starts; 5:00pm tea, coffee and biscuits Full Sign Language Service at 3 Counties Deaf Christian Link at K2 Building, Kerith Centre, Bracknell.  Home of Bracknell Family Church.

9th December - speaker:  Paul Floyd

Miriam Hodkinson -Phone: 01483 799978 (voice/text) or 0790 155 9050 (fax)
 

Weekly services Friday 7.30pm
Sunday 2pm

( Services will be BSL interpreted every Sunday in March except on 24th)

Victory Outreach London - St Mary Magdalene Church Holloway Rd
London N7

Rebuilding lives since 1989. Victory Outreach London. dignity belonging & destiny.
Learn bibical signs for interpreting in the church.  be part of our weekly celebrations.  Hear powerful testimonies from men and women who have been set free from drug addiction.  Find out more information about our vision or our rehabilitaion homes.

   www.victoryoutreach.org
email: volondon@btinternet.com P.O Box 29535,London N1 8FF

Deaf ministry department: Ms Harrison throne@ukonline.co.uk

10:30am service Interpreted every week Charlton and Blackheath Christian Fellowship
Boys Brigade Hall
Reynolds Place
Blackheath
Email: questions@cbcf.co.uk  

Fax us on 020 8293 9899
Address: Floor 2, 184-188 Westcombe Hill
Blackheath, London SE3 7DH

Sunday mornings - 10.30am

1st Sunday each month - Community Service (CU@3) - 3.00pm

Grays Baptist Tabernacle, Orsett Road, Grays, Essex

Signing on 1-1 at a basic level BSL Stage 1 Looped Hearing System - sermon
notes are available
Paul Corson - 01375 413275
Sunday evening services - 5pm Equippers Church, George Little Theatre, Brunel University, Osterley Campus, Wood Lane, Osterley
Middlesex


Siged services by two signers with CACDP Stage 2 and one level 1Church-based signing classes.  Bi-monthly home group for the Deaf. Signers choir.
.Alison Gadd07789 954090 alison@equippers.co.uk

www.equippers.co.uk

Every Sunday at 10.30 - 12(ish). Horringer Court Christian Fellowship, Horringer Court Middle School, Horringer Court Estate, Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk.
Can be signed at stage 2/3 level
Phone - Nigel: 07850 749510

Work Fax: Monday - Friday 01508-533735.

The church gathers once a month. 

Contact
curious@churchfromscratch.org to explore how our ChurchFromScratch can
welcome you as a deaf person.

ChurchFromScratch

We are a deaf friendly Baptist church and started in 2002. We have 6 people signing to various standards from no qualification to Level 2 and studying for level 3. We have a group of deaf children involved with us.
A church based around a network of small groups across S.E.Essex, children's and youth work, and much food together.We do not have a building or meet on Sundays. We are known for being relaxed
and friendly.

www.churchfromscratch.org
Tel 01702 344222
SMS 07812 117180
Email  curious@churchfromscratch.org

Contact name: Peter Dominey, church leader
<mailto:peter.dominey@churchfromscratch.org>
Church office: 36 Cranley Road, Westcliff on Sea, Essex. SS0 8AL United
Kingdom
South West
Interpreted service every 3rd Sunday  at 10.30am Paignton (Palace Avenue) Methodist Church, Paignton, Devon www.palaceavenue-methodist.org.uk
Signed Sunday morning services  10:30 - 12:00 Richmond Park Fellowship in Boscombe, Bournemouth

Stage 1/2 signer available and usually deaf attender present. Contact Jan Pollard 01202 416583.

Contact: Jan Pollard 01202 416583.
 

Sunday morning services 11:00 to 12:30

 

Longfleet Baptist Church in Poole, Dorset

Most weeks we have a stage II
signer in the morning service

Additionally, we will also be signing for age 5s-7s at New Wine for the first 2 weeks in August. If anyone is interested in further information or in joining the team, they can contact Kate Sutcliffe on the numbers/email opposite ======>.

kate.sutcliffe@marconicomms.com
Tel: Home 01202 679607  / Work 01202 853119 / Mobile 07790 478 249 (all voice)
Sundays 10am - 12/12.30    Midweek: Power for Living + Alpha evenings + Freedom for Life Bath City Church - Level 2 Communication Support Worker available on request Linda Sawicki:  01761 453382 (voice/text - if using text please use your text announcer) or by e-mail: linda1@nextcall.net linda@lsawicki.freeserve.co.uk   Church: www.bathcitychurch.org.uk or email:  enquiries@bathcitychurch.org.uk
Various around Bristol Area Link to interpreted services in Bristol Area CLICK HERE .Alasdair Grant al@grantal.freeserve.co.uk
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