About Us

St Barnabas is an Anglican parish church in the Stepney episcopal area of the Diocese of London.
Its diverse congregation is a cross-section of the local community in Bow.
The parish priest is Father Brian Ralph, who has worked in East End parishes for 30 years. Revd Michael Redman is assistant curate and Carmen Buchanan is parish reader.
Church wardens: Linda Snooks, John Alexander
Secretary of parochial church council: Ruth Herbert

St Barnabas is committed to relations with other faiths and the local community as a whole and is used by many local groups as a place to meet and rehearse.

Organisations associated with St Barnabas include:
-- Artangel
-- Chisenhale Primary School
-- Chisenhale Gallery
-- The English Theatre Frankfurt
-- The Okai Collier Company
-- Old Round
-- St Barnabas Community Fete (Bowstock)
-- St Paul's New Heart for Bow
-- The U-Turn Project

We are affiliated to Inclusive Church, and have been affiliated to the Lesbian & Gay Christian Movement since April 2006.