Welcome to the parish of St. Peter’s Halliwell.
Our weekly Newsletter has full details of what’s on in the coming few weeks. Click the 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.
Parish-wide Vision Service
On Sunday 6th October all our congregations are joining together for a single service at Bolton School.
With a worship band drawn from all our churches, all our children coming together for Lighthouse United and creche facilities for the under-fives we aim to worship God together and discover His vision for us as a church.
It will be followed by a bring-and-share lunch.
More details to follow.
Morning Services in September
There are many different things happening this month as we recover from the summer break and look ahead to a new term. There is no specific theme for our sermons. There will be focus on Alpha, a School Welcome, Healing services, World Focus Sunday, Harvest and more.
On Sunday 6th October we will be coming together as a parish at Bolton School for our parish-wide Vision Service.
The 10.30am service from St. Peter’s will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel.
Evening Sermon series
Our evening services over the coming weeks offer a variety of options. On 8th September we welcome the Bishop of Bolton, Bishop Matthew, who will be talking about “The Art of Giving”. The World Focus Sunday theme continues on 22nd Sept, and on 13th October we will hear from the young people who attended DTI in July to hear what “Dreaming The Impossible” meant for them.
There will be no evening service on 6th October but apart from that we meet every Sunday at 6.30pm in St. Peter’s Church.
The reading and talk from the evening 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. 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:
1st September
18th & 25th August
4th & 11th August
21st & 28th July
7th & 14th July
30th June
23rd June
16th June
9th June
26th May
19th May
12th May
5th May
28th April
21st April
14th April
31st March & 7th April
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.