Welcome to the parish of St. Peter’s Halliwell.
Christmas Services
On Sunday 22nd December at 6.30pm is our annual candle-lit carol service in St. Peter’s Church. With traditional Bible readings and a wide range of music, including a choir and organ along with quieter carols, why not start your Christmas with us?
On Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th at 4pm is St. Peter’s Christingle service. Come and build your own Christingle, which represents Jesus as the Light of the world, and celebrate with some traditional Christmas carols.
And at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve we have our first Christmas communion service, also in St. Peter’s Church.
There’s more information in the flyer and online at aChurchNearYou.com.
Our weekly Newsletter has full details of what’s on in the coming few weeks. Click the Newsletter image to read or download it.
It would be great to see you at a service at one of our four worship centres on Sunday. However, if you are unable to join us, the 10.30am service from St. Peter’s Church is live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
The talks from our Sunday 6.30pm parish-wide service in St. Peter’s Church are also available on our YouTube channel.
If you would like more information about any aspect of what we offer, please contact us.
Morning Service theme - Down to Earth
In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are following a series called “Down to Earth” from LICC, which looks at different aspects of the Christmas story in a down-to-earth sort of way!
Our morning services are live-streamed and available to watch later on our YouTube channel.
Evening Sermon series
Following on from our Parish-Wide Vision Service where we heard about the five areas for commitment to Jesus’ Church on Jesus’ Mission (Give, Meet, Serve, Baptise, Pray). This new series focusses on our commitment to pray (My Church Commitment – Pray) and looks at the teaching and example of Jesus, together with Nehemiah and Paul. The title is “Lord Teach us to Pray” and comprises the following themes:
- The Lord’s Prayer for our Instruction
- Nehemiah’s Prayer for Restoration
- Paul’s Prayer for the Church
- Jesus’ Prayer for us all
We meet every Sunday at 6.30pm in St. Peter’s Church and the reading and talk from this service is available on our YouTube channel.
Oasis
Oasis is our midweek service – a time of fellowship and friendship at St Peter’s!
Refreshments are served in the church lounge from 10.30am and at 11.30am there is a 30 minute service in church for those who would like to attend.
Do come and join us – everyone is very welcome for part or all of our time together.
Annual Review for 2023
Our parish Annual Meeting (APCM) was held on Sunday 19th May 2024. Click the image to download the Annual Report of all that happened last year.
Download and read the weekly Newsletter
Coming up soon …
See the Newsletter for more details
Newsletter Archive
Read the Newsletter from the last few weeks:
15th December
8th December
1st December
24th November
17th November
10th November
3rd November
27th October
20th October
13th October
6th October
29th September
22nd September
15th September
8th September
1st September
St. Peter's Church
Barrow Bridge Mission
Smithills Fellowship
St. Andrew's Church
Parish Centre
St. Peter’s parish church is an impressive Grade II listed building at the heart of the parish. In the 1980’s an extension provided a lounge, kitchen and toilets and work is currently underway to provide a welcoming entrance area.
Barrow Bridge Mission is situated in an important conservation area on the edge of Bolton. The attractive community is a former model community mill village and comprises former mill owner and worker cottages.
Smithills Fellowship meets in St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School and Smithills Hall Chapel. The Chapel forms part of Smithills Hall and is leased from the council.
St. Andrew’s meets in the Hope Centre, which serves the Johnson Fold estate. The centre has been completely refurbished in the last 15 years, to better serve the needs of the surrounding community.
St. Peter’s Parish Centre is a hive of activity most days with church groups and other bookings.
It is also home to the administrative hub of the parish. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-3pm.
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter’s parish church is an impressive Grade II listed building at the heart of the parish. In the 1980’s an extension provided a lounge, kitchen and toilets and work is currently underway to provide a welcoming entrance area.
Barrow Bridge Mission
Barrow Bridge Mission is situated in an important conservation area on the edge of Bolton. The attractive community is a former model community mill village and comprises former mill owner and worker cottages.
Smithills Fellowship
Smithills Fellowship meets in St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School and Smithills Hall Chapel. The Chapel forms part of Smithills Hall and is leased from the council.
St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrew’s meets in the Hope Centre, which serves the Johnson Fold estate. The centre has been completely refurbished in the last 15 years, to better serve the needs of the surrounding community.
Parish Centre
St. Peter’s Parish Centre is a hive of activity most days with church groups and other bookings.
It is also home to the administrative hub of the parish. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-3pm.
Safeguarding
At St. Peter’s Halliwell we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please visit our Safer Church page here for details of who to contact.