Facilities and features
Accessibility
We have two toilets including a wheelchair accessible toilet adapted within the constraints of the building
Two Large hard car parks with grass overflow available in exceptional circumstances
One of our toilets has been adapted to enable wheelchair access within the constraints of the building
We have telephone within the Church extension Tel no 01473 831612
Those with mobility issues are able to park near to Church door
Concrete ramp to allow access to hall and raised area a west end. Portable ramp available for use on main entrance to nave.
Loop for whole Church
Large print hymn books and service booklets available on request
Very welcome
Portable Ramps for main entrance. Level entrance for hall. Wheel hair compliant path to Terrace
Our Building
Open 10 to 4 every day
Huge amount of stained glass throughout the Church
Registered warm space fo rFriday Drop In from 10 to 12:30 every week (except Good Friday)
Grade 1 Listing
Free Community Library in back of Church - Branch of the Bacon Road Community Library - If you wish donations can be left for the Stowmarket and District Foodbank. £1617 raised across both locations in 2023/24
Music and Worship
6 bells restored and enhanced in 2020.
Open Air Concert held every year opposite Church in Barham Hall. Concerts in Church tend to occur on ad hoc basis.
Once per month on a Wednesday at 10am
Small but loyal choir sings every Sunday at 10am. New members always welcome
Groups, Courses and Activities
Benefice group meets on Tuesday evenings on Zoom. Other groups during Lent and Advent
Friday morning free Drop-in from 10 to 12:30 - all welcome - a community service not a fund raising exercise
Three major community events every year ( Fete, Open Air Picnic Band Concert and Chiristmas Bazaar plus additional Ad Hoc events.
Annual 3-day J-Team running for over 30 years and still attracting more than 80 Primary school aged children
The Church operates a Soup Kitchen in Ipswich every Sunday Evening. We operate an 8 week rota of teams of volunteers from across the Benefice and beyond. Contact our Soup Kitchen Coordinator, Ann Colthorpe 01479 831079
Our [email protected] worship on the first Sunday of each month would certainly be described as messy!
An active Claydon & Barham MU group meets in the afternoon in Church Hall. From 2024 Henley MU has relocated to in our Church Hall and meets monthly on a Monday evening
Young Families group meets in village hall, monthly Sunshine Servicev and [email protected] are ail aimed at parents and young families
Help for Visitors
For parties by request
Comprehensive guide book available in Church @ £2.50. Copy available to reference if you don't wish to purchase
Coffee/tea availble Friday Mornings from 10am to 12:30pm
Open from at least 10am to at least 4pm 7 days per week now Church monitored by CCTV
Quiet well behaved dogs are welcome at services
Other Features
We endeavour to purchase Freetrade supplies wherever possible
We support the Mid Suffolk Foodbank in Stowmarket with cash and FIND with food donations and Christmas presents
New Audio system and hearing loop installed in 2019. We have PC Projector and Screen available
A part of our Churchyard is left uncut for conservation
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