Keeping connected to God - Being connected to our world
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Welcome to the St Barnabas' Church website!St Barnabas' is a friendly Church of England parish church on Rushet Road (just off Cotmandene Crescent) in St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 2PU. Although the distinctive green roof is clearly visible from a distance, it becomes more difficult to find our church the closer you get and you may wish to consult the map. Our aim is to keep connected to God through prayer, worship and teaching to enable us to be connected to our world, responding to the needs of our community and sharing God's love in a way that transforms lives. We try to provide a warm welcome to all our visitors: if you're local to us, or visiting the area, we would be pleased to see you at one of our services or social events. Wherever you're from, we hope you find something of interest on (or through) this site or one of our social media feeds.
Closure of St Barnabas' Pre-schoolIt is with sadness and regret that we have taken the very difficult decision to close our Pre-school, after 30 years of caring for children in our community. We are so grateful for the
pioneering leaders from our Church who provided a safe, fun and educational
environment for so many little ones over those years. It was the dedication and
faithful service of various Staff members, amidst changing times, that enabled
us to satisfy the Ofsted requirements and be rated as GOOD. We are sorry to say
goodbye to such dedicated staff who gave over and beyond their time and duties.
Sadly, the recent challenges over austere funding, lower numbers and employer's
liabilities have led us to the point where our Pre-school was no longer
financially viable. We are mindful of the need to prioritise the generous
donations of our Church worshipper's, that we steward, into other areas of
ministry that are thriving.
Our church is open for regular services and we continue to gather weekly for worship together. We will be delighted if you can join us in Church physically, but if not then you are still able join us in worship from home via Facebook or Zoom. As the Church of England guidance on music, singing and social distancing has now permitted changes to the way we have been conducting our services over the last few months. The latest Church of England guidance can be accessed online using the following link: Church of England - Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for churches It gives individual churches much more freedom to decide how they wish to continue keeping their congregations safe. At St Barnabas we wish to maintain cautious care for our fellow Church family members & neighbours:
We still offer the possibility of joining our online services each Sunday and the service will be available on Zoom and on Facebook Live. Recorded services will appear on Facebook and YouTube for those people who are unable to view our services live and wish to catch up later.
On this site you can find:
What do you think?We welcome your comments on this site. Please contact
us with your comments or if you would like any other
information about the church. Website last updated on 2nd August 2022
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