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
Please see our Events section for dates and times
Where
Church Road, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AH
Our 'Give a Little' Page
Would you consider making a donation to the church?
Your support makes a big impact to our village. It pays for the annual maintenance costs of the church building and also helps to pay for our Rector, Karen, and the costs of our clergy team.
Karen plays a vital role for caring for all in our community at special times of need. She has worked particularly hard this year and continues to actively support the children and staff at Bardwell school.
Your support is especially important now as we have lost much of our normal income from various monthly events.
Thank you.
Latest News
September 2022
Welcome to Bardwell Church! Our Church is open every day from 9am to 5pm. Like many other churches we are celebrating the season of Creation from 1st September to October 4th. Our church will be holding special services and events to give thanks for God's gift of creation and to renew our commitment to caring for our planet.
Special Events: Suffolk Historic Ride and Stride: 10th September. Church Open (Heritage) Weekends, with cream teas and church guides: 10, 11th and 17,18th September. Details are in Events, below. Embracing Ella Saturday 1st October, organized by Friends of Bardwell Church (FOBC). An enchanting evening of jazzy music and anecdote. Supporting restoration works for Bardwell Church. For further information and tickets, please visit the We Got Tickets website.
Welcome to all visitors! Please, do sign the visitors book and leave us a message if you would like any further information. Thank you.
Apart from Bardwell’s services, there is a 10am service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church, Ixworth each Sunday.
On-line services, for those who are at home, can be viewed on Blackbourne Team Ministry's Facebook page as follows:
Every Sunday:
8am: Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer, BCP).
10am: Holy Communion (Common Worship, CW) . This is the live streamed service from St
Mary’s Church which is posted on the Blackbourne Team Facebook page.
Weekday Services continue on Facebook:
9am: Morning Prayer, Monday to Saturday
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: facebook.com/BlackbourneTeam.
Our People
Meet the team
Rev Karen Burton
Rector of the Blackbourne Team of Churches.
Rev Lesley Norburn
Assistant Priest in the Blackbourne Team of Churches.
Dinkie Williamson
Dinkie is our Lay Elder and Churchwarden.
Julia Steed
Julia is Churchwarden.
Event Schedule
Find out what's on
Communion Service (CW)
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Ride & Stride
Suffolk Historic Churches Trust.
Bring and Buy Coffee Morning
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Supporting Church's running costs.
Morning Worship (CW)
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Messy Church
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Church Open / Heritage Weekends
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A range of displays including about our medieval stained-glass windows, the church bells, Sir Williams de Berdewell, the church kneelers.
Guided Walks
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Cream Teas on all four days between 14:30 and 16:00.
Harvest Festival (Family Communion)
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Bring and share lunch from 12:00. All welcome!
Service of Remembrance
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Bring and Buy Coffee Morning
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Supporting Church's running costs.
Morning Worship (CW)
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Messy Church
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Safeguarding
The care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of the whole church. Everyone who participates in the life of the church has a role to play in promoting a Safer Church for all.
Safeguarding is an integral part of the mission and ministry of the church in this diocese and is in line with our Growing in God strategy. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact:
Safeguarding Officer: Rev Dr Karen Burton
Tel: 07546 491388 | Email: revkarenburton@outlook.com
Assistant Safeguarding Officer: Rev Catriona Brinkley
Tel: 07525 920307 | Email: revcatrionabrinkley@outlook.com
It is our policy to:
- Promote a safer environment and culture.
- Safely recruit and support all those with any responsibility relating to those groups who are at increased risk of harm or abuse within the church.
- Respond promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
- Care pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
- Care pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
- Respond to those who may pose a present risk to others.
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, Suffolk.
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.