Tools With A Mission
Boxes and bags and buckets of tools were placed around the lectern and communion table on Pentecost Sunday. The congregation had turned out garages, cellars, cupboards, garden sheds, sewing boxes […]
£622 raised for Commitment for Life and Christian Aid
Donations at our Commitment for Life service on 2nd October and our Christmas Christian Aid collection totalled an amazing £622.50. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Revd Dr Kevin Snyman […]
Planting a tree for the Jubilee
After Pentecost Sunday worship we gathered in the garden to plant a rowan tree in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Every child had a chance to add some soil […]
St Andrew’s makes plastic free pledge
St Andrew’s Church Meeting on 19th September 2021 agreed to sign the Plastic Free Communities Pledge and become a Plastic Free Ally in Chesterfield. The Pledge asks us to: Work […]
Berries on our tree! Hedgehogs in our garden!
As Autumn approaches, the rowan tree we planted has a bright cluster of berries. Food for the birds and a pleasure for people to see. A young hedgehog has been […]
Spring on its way!
The church fell silent again after worship on Christmas Day and has not opened since as we wind our way through Lockdown 3. But on Saturday 6th March we will […]
Wild Flower Garden
As Spring approaches on 6th March we are plan to scatter wild flower seed in the patch of lawn we identified last year as a wild flower garden. We hope this will […]
Autumn catch up!
After we struggled through the difficult days of spring and summer, we now face autumn and winter with rising Covid cases. Chesterfield moved into Tier 2, High Risk, today, 17th October. […]
Silver Eco-Church Award for St Andrews
St Andrew’s has achieved a Silver Award from Eco-Church for its achievements in becoming an environmentally friendly church and congregation. Despite the lockdown, we can report the latest stage in […]
Eco-Church in the time of coronavirus
During February the coronavirus pandemic started to make itself felt in the UK and we soon had to take some tough decisions. After Sunday worship on 15th March we cancelled all services and […]
A Short Prayer
Lord God We are finding out that this planet and its elements are held in a balance which is more complex than we ever thought possible. Forgive us, Lord, for our […]
Thoughts for our life style
As a silver level Eco-Church, we should be looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint both at Church and in our daily lives. During the damp and cold days […]