Holy Nativity
Youth Camp Begins!
We have arrived on the North Yorkshire Moors for a week of fun and games! After learning how to work guy lines and put pegs in at at a 45° angle, we went to the beach for an evening paddle. We finished with some games and a camp fire! Our first full day was spent burning off the calories we consumed with a cooked breakfast. A hike along the cliff tops to Runswick Bay in the glorious sunshine followed by…
Celebrating 70 years!
On 30th June we celebrated 70 years of Life with God here at Holy Nativity Mixenden. The service of thanksgiving and celebration was led by the Bishop of Huddersfield and the Archdeacon of Halifax with special guests the Mayor of Calderdale Cllr Anne Kingstone and the Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Virginia Lloyd. Over 90 people attended the service and celebration including former members of the church and community who came from far and wide to share their fond memories…
More Building updates!
Following on from the big March clear out and the creation of the new church office we’ve been doing even more to improve the back stage facilities here at Holy Nativity. For such a busy and active church, we really struggle for storage, and thanks to the UKSPF grant and some help from community partners it’s been great to see progress on making everything more organised and easy to use. Starting with the vestry – where all the items for…
Funding Update
A lot of our UKSPF funded development project is about the big building project here at Holy Nativity, but at the same time we are still focused on delivering all the amazing activities and community benefits that we already do. To help us with that we get lots of support from local, regional and national funders and we are thrilled to report that we have two grants just in which will help us move forward. First, with the support of…
In The News!
It’s been a busy time here at Holy Nativity and with everything that’s going on we’ve been in the news! First a report on the start of the new project was published in March and then with our very special VIP visitor to Rock Mass we appeared in The Courier again, as well as in Christianity Magazine. It’s great to be getting so much attention – if you spot us anywhere in the press do let us know and keep…
Meet Our New Caretaker!
Thanks to funding from the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)* Holy Nativity is embarking on a three year project to develop our church building and expand the activities and community services that we provide. Holy Nativity turns 70 this year and the building has been at the heart of the community for all of that time, being originally funded by public subscription and arriving as a ‘flat pack’ church back in 1954. The funding enables us to have two…
Making Progress With The Building!
It’s been a busy first month for our development manager and a willing bunch of volunteers from the church and the local community! We’ve already had a big clear out, and what was once a storage cupboard and cluttered staircase … Is now a fully functioning church office ! It’s been hard work but we’ve had some fun along the way. We found loads of fascinating artifacts that tell the story of the past 70 years at Holy Nativity and…
A New Role For a Familiar Face
Thanks to funding from the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)* Holy Nativity is about to embark on a three year project to develop our church building and expand the activities and community services that we provide. Holy Nativity turns 70 this year and the building has been at the heart of the community for all of that time, being originally funded by public subscription and arriving as a ‘flat pack’ church back in 1954. The funding will enable us…
Planning for the Future
Thanks to investment from Calderdale Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund* Holy Nativity is embarking on an ambitious three year project to develop our building and the activities which take place in it throughout the week.
Meet The Curate | Revd Fern
Greetings my name is Fern and I am looking forward to serving as your new curate from Sunday 2nd July. I have moved down from Durham with Jemima, my cat, where I have been studying for the last couple of years. Prior to my training I worked as a chemist in the hop industry, in Kent. In my spare time I enjoy scale figure modelling and painting, table-top gaming, reading (science-fiction, fantasy and history predominantly), and music – generally, the…