Barlow Church (St Lawrence)

Serving the communities in the parish of Great Barlow near Chesterfield in Derbyshire

Our Churchwardens, Julie Ferreday and Peter Gouldthorpe, are delighted to welcome you to these pages. Better still, come in person to enjoy the beauty and history of Barlow Church and join us for a service. We hope you find something of interest here, and if you would like more information, please click on the 'contact us' link on the left.

We are currently "inter-regnum", following the departure of our Rector to pastures new in Eire. The Rector of St. Lawrence's has the further roles of the Rector of The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Old Brampton (joint benefice with Great Barlow) and Priest-in-charge of Loundsley Green Church, Chesterfield. The Joint Benefice is in the Chesterfield North MMA which includes St John's, Newbold, St Bartholomew's, Old Whittington and St Barnabas', New Whittington.
Fr Stanley left us on 17th August following his final "Blessing ofthe Wells" service - his message can be found on the News page. Stanley's final sermon can be found here (and also in Rambling Rector August 2011)

The united benefice of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Old Brampton and St Lawrence' Church, Barlow have commmon policies regarding Health and Safety, Child Protection, Baptism, etc. and are available for download on the Web Administration page.

Church of St Lawrence

"53 degrees 16 minutes North and 1 degree 29 minutes West"
Hackney Lane, Barlow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,
S18 7TR.
Find Us on Google Maps.
Walkers - OS Map Ref.: SK3474.
Barlow Church is part of the Diocese of Derby and both are part of the Church of England.

Latest Notices:-

- Aurora Concert at LG
- God Shack
- The New Extension
- Contacts during the vacancy
- Barlow Amblers
- Rambling Rector - includes Stanley's latest from Eire
- Books for Sale
- MMA Council Dates

Annual Barlow Well Dressing & Flower Festival

The 2011 Blessing of the Wells was held on 17th August. Brief reports of this and the previous year's event appear on the Current News page and selected photos on the Photo Gallery page.

Links:-

Barlow Well Dressings Website
Barlow Village Website
Old Brampton Church Website
Arpillera from Peru
Friends of Uruguay