St George's Church, Leeds

St George's Church, Leeds

Parish church
name = St. George's Church


denomination = Church of England
tradition = Low Church
diocese = Ripon and Leeds
deanery = Headingley
province = Province of York
priest = Revd Jonathan Clark
vicar = Revd James Barnett
curate = Revd Joanna Pearson
website = [http://www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk/ www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk]

St George's is a Church of England parish based in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The church building is near to Leeds General Infirmary. Although based in the city centre, the congregation is drawn from all parts of the city.

The current staff team includes Rector Revd. Jonathan Clark, Team Vicar Revd. James Barnett and curate Revd. Joanna Pearson. Their profiles can be found on the church's website alongside profiles or other members of church staff (see external links below).

Sermons can now be downloaded through the St George's podcast (link below); an increasingly popular service, with an average of just over 100 downloads per week.

Services

Regular services at St George's occur at 10:30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. on Sundays, with other activities throughout the week.

The 10:30 a.m. service is a large family congregation, with good provision for children's work. The 6.30 p.m. service is a rapidly growing student congregation, with a focus on biblical teaching, and high-quality musical worship.

There is also an additional congregation, St George's Community Church, which also has services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings at Parkdale Hall for those resident in the parish.

t George's Crypt

St George's Church is well known for the work of St George's Crypt, which works with the homeless and Asylum seekers. The Crypt provides overnight accommodation, and runs two hostels.

The church building

The church is a Grade I listed building, built 1836-38. Its spire was blown down in 1962 and replaced in January 2006 [ [http://www.riponleeds.anglican.org/newsitem.php?newsitem=136 New spire story from diocesan website] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk St George's Church]
* [http://www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk/church/sermons.htm St George's Sermons]
* [http://www.stgeorgescrypt.org.uk St George's Crypt]
* [http://www.cofe.anglican.org The Church of England]
*IoEentry|465135|Images of England record for St George's church


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