Welcome to St.Chad's Church Shrewsbury
A multi-dimensional church
St.Chad's Church seeks to be alive to God in the heart of Shrewsbury and to have Open doors, Open hearts and Open minds. That is our aspiration and until we get there, we share the journey together, open to the needs of others and to learning from others too. We are an inclusive church making everyone welcome. Children are always welcome. We have many young families in our congregation and there is a crèche and Junior Church provided at the main 9.30 am Sunday Service. We appreciate our beautiful building with circular nave and vestibule and also the excellent music tradition of St.Chad's.
We are open to change and to the many challenges in our world today. As a FAIR TRADE church, we play a full part in supporting Fair Trade in the world as well as in issues of an environmental nature. Matters of social justice are always high on our agenda with strong support for organisations such as Amnesty International. Members of our church are key movers in founding the Ark which is a new “drop-in” centre in Shrewsbury for those who are homeless and vulnerable.
2009 will bring many new people from all over the world to Shrewsbury, as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin born in our town and baptised in our own church St.Chad’s. Follow this link to find out more about the Darwin connection with the Church Each February the annual Darwin Festival takes place in Shrewsbury with four weeks of lectures, workshops and arts events, many of which we are happy to host in our church. In 2009 though, we anticipate the whole year being touched by “Darwin fever” as international interest is focused on the town where Darwin was born on February 12th 1809 and where he lived for 27 years. A key date will be the 150th anniversary of the publication of “Origin of the Species” in November 2009. Please visit www.darwinshrewsbury.org which we think will be the first website to announce details of events throughout the year. Whatever your reason for visiting Shrewsbury, please try to drop into our church and make yourself known to one of us. Our times of opening are listed below; and contact information and times of Church Services are listed elsewhere on this website.
We host a variety of events during the year, many of them reaching out to a wider audience than our church congregation. We are all seekers after God – none of us has full possession of the truth. It is our privilege and responsibility to accompany and support all those who come within our care on their particular journey towards God.
St.Chad's Church is OPEN and welcomes visitors as below:
Greenwich Mean Time (winter) from October 26th 2008 to March 28th 2009
- 8am to 1pm with stewards on duty.
(1pm to 5pm the outer vestibule and St Aidan’s chapel only.) - On Sundays, the church is not available for casual visiting during services which are at 8am, 9.30am, 11.15am & 6pm.
- Public Holidays: Open from approximately 11am. Closed on Christmas Day (except for services) and closed on Boxing Day.
British Summer Time (summer) from March 29th to October 25th 2009
- 8am to 5pm with stewards on duty.
- On Sundays, the church is not available for casual visiting during services which are at 8am, 9.30am, 11.15am and 6pm.
- Public Holidays: Open from approximately 11am.
If you are making a special trip to St Chad's, we recommend that you contact the church office to confirm the church is open. Whilst we make every effort to ensure St Chad's remains open as planned above, unforeseen circumstancs such as a funeral may prevent us from keeping the church open. Please also be aware that the church is frequently used for conferences, concerts, and other public events. Whilst many of these often do not preclude visiting in the day, they may curtail your intended visit. Please do check before you plan.
