About Bardwell Church
Welcome to the church of St Peter & St Paul Bardwell.
Bardwell Church is a member of the Blackbourne Team of Churches, within the Ixworth Deanery.
If you are ever near Bardwell, please do visit. You can be sure of a warm welcome!
Our aim is to worship the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to teach the Bible in a way that is relevant to everyday life, to enable people to grow in faith, understanding and love, equip people to serve and to offer people the opportunity to meet with Jesus and discover forgiveness and new life.
Sunday Worship
Every 1st Sunday at 10am
Where
Church Road, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AH
Latest News
October 2020
We are delighted to welcome Rev Lesley Norburn as Assistant Curate in the Blackbourne Team, with Bardwell as her main ‘parish’. Lesley is still training and also works fulltime but she is looking forward to being with us as much as her time (and Covid restrictions) allow.
Our ‘new normal’ COVID-19 services are continuing as follows: Bardwell church has a Communion Service on the 1st Sunday of each month, at the earlier time of 10am.
Every Sunday at 10am
A service of Holy Communion is held at St Mary’s Church, Ixworth.
This service is recorded and can be watched on the Blackbourne Team Facebook page.
Bardwell Church is open for Private Prayer using the Chancel entrance twice each week on:
Sundays: 9am - 1pm
Wednesdays: 1pm - 5pm
Sunday and weekday Services will continue on Facebook:
Sundays
8am: Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Every Weekday
9am: Morning Prayer
8pm: Evening Prayer, Monday to Friday
You don't have to be a member of facebook to join in - just follow this link to the page: https://www.facebook.com/Blackbourne-Team-Ministry-582461405611705
Would you like Communion in your garden? If so, please contact Dinkie Williamson – see contact details below.
Visitors are welcome by special request. Please contact the churchwardens – details below.
Our People
Meet the team
Rev Karen Burton
Karen has been our Rector since September 2019.
Dinkie Williamson
Dinkie is a Church Warden and Lay Elder.
Julia Steed
Julia has been a churchwarden since 2019.
Event Schedule
Find out what's on
Harvest Festival Service
Bardwell Church
Harvest Festival Service with Communion in the church.
Annual Parish Church Meeting
Bardwell Church
All parishioners are welcome to this meeting, where the report for 2019 is presented.
Harvest Messy Church
Bardwell Churchyard
Families will need to stay in their family groups to keep socially distanced.
Messy Church is primarily for people who don't already belong to another form of church It typically includes a welcome, a long creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a short celebration time involving story, prayer, song, games and similar - and food. All parts are for people of all ages: adults and children. It's a church for people at all stages of their faith journey and of any age Its aim is to introduce Jesus, to give an opportunity to encounter him and to grow closer to him. Children must be accompanied by an adult, although this doesn't have to be a parent.
We meet on a Saturday afternoon, from 2.30-4pm and meet about every 4-6 weeks in term time. Its a lovely family time, young and old, parents, grandparents - anyone who enjoys getting (even a little) Messy!
Bring Your Own Coffee Morning
Bardwell Churchyard
Welcome – come and enjoy your Socially Distanced coffee! It will be lovely to see you! Picnic chairs provided. You are invited to donate the cost of a coffee to Bardwell Church’s running expenses. Thank you. If the weather is poor, this will be in the church, keeping social distancing.
Please note that for Coffee Mornings chairs will be arranged in groups of 6 and people must not move between the groups
Bring Your Own Coffee Morning
Bardwell Churchyard
Welcome – come and enjoy your Socially Distanced coffee! It will be lovely to see you! Picnic chairs provided. You are invited to donate the cost of a coffee to Bardwell Church’s running expenses. Thank you. If the weather is poor, this will be in the church, keeping social distancing.
Please note that for Coffee Mornings chairs will be arranged in groups of 6 and people must not move between the groups
Service of Holy Communion
Bardwell Church
All Souls Service
Bardwell Church
This simple annual service is to remember those people in our lives who have died, whether recently or in times past.
This year’s service may be especially helpful for those who haven't been able to say goodbye to a loved one nor been able to attend a funeral.
There will be opportunity for reflection and prayers followed by a time to light candles.
Remembrance Service
Bardwell Church
Please arrive by 10.40 to enable seating to be allocated following current precautions. Masks will need to be worn inside the church.
If you have a smart phone, please bring it with you to register using the QR code. Thank you.
Find Bardwell Church
Location and gallery
Bardwell
The beautiful village of Bardwell is situated a few miles north of the medievel market town of Bury St Edmunds.
Contact Us
Get in touch with us at Bardwell Church
Address
Church Road, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1AHPhone
Our Big Project
Thank You
The church had a major project (Sep 19 – Feb 20) to carry out urgent repairs, conserve our precious medieval stained glass, and install new facilities. A pictorial record of the project is here. The church is very grateful for grants received from the following organisations:
Alfred Williams Charitable Trust
Allchurches Trust
Awards for All
Beatrice Laing Trust
ChurchCare (with support from the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation)
Churches Conservation Foundation
Diocesan Centenary Fund*
Ganzoni Charitable Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Harris Family Fund*
Havebury Housing Partnership
Idlewild Trust
John S Cohen Foundation
Leche Trust
Lord Belstead Charitable Trust
Miller Trust Fund*
National Churches Trust
One Family Foundation
Our Heritage (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Pargiter Trust Fund*
Saxham Trust
Scarfe Trust
Sir Frederick Hiam Charitable Trust
Suffolk County Council Locality Budget
Suffolk Historic Churches Trust
Veneziana Fund
William & Jane Morris Fund
* These funds are administered by the Suffolk Community Foundation
The church is also very grateful for a number of individual donations, for a grant from an organisation that prefers to remain anonymous, and for the fund-raising efforts of the Friends of Bardwell Church.