A Warm Welcome
A very warm welcome to St Wilfrid's C of E Church in Grappenhall. Grappenhall is a village on the southern edge of Warrington, Cheshire. The picturesque heart of the village is a conservation area with the church, a historic listed building, at its centre.
September was the month of Harvest Thaksgiving Festivals both at St Wilfrid's and in the wider community. October sees another form of Thanksgiving. 9th October is our annual Thanksgiving Sunday when members of the congregation are invited to review their financial commitment to God's work and renew their pledges for the forthcoming year. Please note that the 10.00am Family Communion service is the only service at St Wilfrid's on this day.
St Wilfrids Church, Grappenhall
Through this website we invite all-comers to visit our church, either in body, mind or spirit. Those who are already part of our regular congregation can keep up to date with news and forthcoming events. Those who have moved out of the parish, or who can no longer get to church, can stay in touch with what is going on with our Friends page. Most of all, those who want to know more about Christianity will hopefully learn what it means to be committed Christians and join us in worship in Grappenhall or elsewhere nearer their home.
Please note that the church is open to visitors between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on Saturday and Sunday afternoons between May and October and a guide is usually available.
Our outreach includes supporting the Church Army Bus Project in South Warrington. For more details click here
For details of our classical music concerts please go to Live at St Wilfrids
Friends
Our Friends of St Wilfrid's Church scheme was launched on 24th October 2010.
We regularly obtain Visitor statistics for this website and we are amazed by the number of visits we receive, especially those from overseas. We would like to hear from anyone who is reading this page from outside of our parish, particularly if you have historical links with Grappenhall.
To help friends both local and from far and wide to maintain their involvement with St Wilfrid's we have now launched our Friends of St.Wilfrid's scheme.
Please go to the Friends Page for further details.
Induction Loop System
Visitors with impaired hearing will be pleased to know that St Wilfrid's Church is equipped with an excellent induction loop system.
Children in Church
St Wilfrid's provides a number of organisations and facilities for children but we also recognise that some parents and children want to stay together for Sunday services. Children are always very welcome in church and we appreciate that some parents might be nervous about bringing children into church for the first time. Please don't be! Please come, we'd love to see you and welcome you to our service. You will usually find other young families at our Family Communion service.
To help parents through any initial worries they might have we are obtaining copies of leaflets prepared by the Mothers' Union which give useful advice about preparing children for the first visit, what to do in church and where to sit and many other useful tips. Please come along and ask for one of these leaflets, we really would be very happy to see you!
The Renovated Parish Centre
The Bridgewater Canal to the East of the Church
CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FLOWER FESTIVAL HELD IN AUTUMN 2009.
Record Searches
Officers of St Wilfrid's Church frequently receive requests for record searches by email or post from people wanting to trace their ancestors. Bearing in mind the age of St Wilfrid's, many of the older registers are archived in Chester and are no longer available in church. The graveyard was surveyed in 1972 and legible inscriptions and locations recorded of graves, some of which were up to 300 years old. Since then the records have been kept up to date.
Whilst we are happy to assist with bone fide requests for information wherever it is feasible to do so, we are obliged to charge for this service. The fee for first hour of search is currently £19.00 and each subsequent hour or part of an hour is charged at £16.00. Anyone wishing to avail themselves of this service should refer to the Contact Us page.
