Churches in Great Asby

News from Our Churches
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Asby Churches Together

Great Asby is home to two churches covering the denominations of Baptist, Church of England, and Methodist.  They work closely together and regularly hold united services, usually on the second Sunday of the month, as well as forming the Asby Fellowship.

Discover more about Asby Fellowship

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Photo: Andrew Clark

About Us
St Peter’s dates back at least to Norman times, with some evidence of a Saxon precursor.  The Church was almost completely rebuilt in 1864/65, at the personal expense of the patron, and consecrated in 1866.  Both the Church and the Lych Gate are listed.  It is within the Diocese of Carlisle.  Learn more.

Interior of St. Peter's
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Internal Alterations 2024

We plan to make some internal alterations to the layout of pews in order to allow for a range of community focussed events and some more flexible patterns of worship.  These changes relate to the south aisle of the church, and are laid out in these two documents:

Statement of Needs
Revised Faculty proposal

Safeguarding: Details of the Church’s Safeguarding Policy and contacts can be found here.

Parochial Church Council:  download the latest Annual Report, together with the
Annual Accounts.

Heart of Eden BeneficeSt Peter’s is one of the 12 churches which form part of the ‘Heart of Eden Benefice‘.

 

Asby Baptist Chapel
Baptist Chapel
Photo: Andrew Clark

The building was dedicated as a Baptist chapel in 1862.

The new informal name underlines that we welcome people from any church background, or none.

It is to be found at the south western end of Great Asby village.

 

 

 

three_crossesAsby Churches Together
and the Asby Fellowship

 

The churches in Asby have been working together for many years, with regular monthly united services.  More than twenty years ago ACT set up the Asby Fellowship, so that members of all the churches could meet together on a regular basis to study the Bible and to learn about & discuss a wide range of Christian issues.

Our Meetings

Meetings are held on a fortnightly basis in term time, in members’ homes, currently on a Wednesday evening.  Meetings are led by guest speakers (usually, but not always, local priests & pastors), and by members.  The usual – but not invariable – pattern of a meeting is a period of worship (usually in the singing of hymns together), followed by a period of Bible (or issue) study and discussion: meetings end with refreshments.

Fellowship meetings are very much not members only occasions; and attendance is by no means limited to regular church worshippers: occasional, or ‘one off’, attendance is welcome.

Details of forthcoming meetings can also be found on the Churches page of this web-site.

Contact Us

For further information contact Pat or John Bevan at The Hollies

 

Contact ATG

Please feel free to contact the Group Officers, as follows:

Chair – Dan Docker

Secretary – Keith Cooper

Treasurer – Lisa Harrington

Donations to ATG

If you would like to support the work of the Tree Group by making a donation to help cover the costs of essential tree guards or the purchase of trees for planting, that would be very much appreciated.

Account details are:
Account Name: Asby Tree Group
Sort code: 20-55-41
Account number : 50979708

ATG Activities

We will be working with local landowners to identify small areas of land that can be used to plant trees or hedges. Occasional requests will go out to members, seeking volunteers to survey areas of land to assess the age and health of trees and to identify possible planting areas, as well as to take part in planting trees and hedges. These activities will normally be scheduled to last for no more than three hours.

The Tree Group has insurance to cover members carrying out these activities.

ATG Membership

A membership form can be downloaded here,
or obtained from the Secretary:
Keith Cooper

There is currently no membership fee.

COVID Policy (Feb.2022)

Unfortunately Covid-19 has not gone away, and we still want everyone to feel safe whilst being able to enjoy the film.

  • We use ‘cabaret-style’ seating around suitably spaced tables.
  • We recommend that you continue to wear a face covering when moving around the village hall, though this may be removed whilst you are seated.
  • It would also be appreciated if you could complete an antigen (lateral flow) test before attending.  (We are more than happy to refund your ticket should your test unfortunately prove positive.)

Opening Hours Xmas 2021

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