About Us

St Andrew's is part of the family of New Creation Churches covering Banwell and Congresbury with Hewish and Puxton.

Our Mission: is based on our Values as a Church

We want to be a Church that:

follows Jesusis authentic, genuine, and generous wherever we can, based on the life and witness of Jesus, whether in prayer, in worship, or in how we conduct our relationships with one another.prioritises our relationship with God, valuing prayer and personal discipleship, trusting that we meet with God in the person of Jesus and the present moment of the Holy Spirit.“sees each other by name,” not by labels. As someone commented during lockdown, “it is the labels [and the judgements that go with them] that so easily define our world and so divide both Church and society.seeks to be “one” as a Christian community. We each come from many different backgrounds and communities – whether that be Banwell, Hewish, Puxton, or Congresbury, whether we be part of a physical Church community or one who joins in mainly via the Internet and online. tries to build bridges rather than put up barriers following the example of the early Church (as shown so powerfully in Acts ch10-15).aims to deepen our relationship with Creation including following the call to be part of an ‘Eco-Church’ movement.

Our Church

The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building.

The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a chancel. The font dates from the 12th century and there is a carved stone pulpit from the 15th century and a carved rood screen built and set up in 1552, which escaped the Reformation.

The 100 ft (30 m) high tower, which dates from around 1417, contains ten bells, dates from the 18th to 20th century and the clock is dated 1884. Bells dating from 1734 and 1742 were made by Thomas Bilbie, of the Bilbie family. On the western face of the tower is a representation of the Annunciation. In the Virgin Mary’s niche there is a lily pot symbol of purity, and a lily leaf motif also to be found in the font and pulpit.

The churchyard contains the war grave of a Hampshire Regiment soldier of World War I.