St.Chad's Church Shrewsbury

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. 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.

Each February we welcome visitors to our medieval town and to St.Chad's for the Darwin Festival as we celebrate our famous son with four weeks of lectures, workshops and arts events. 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.