About us

We are an Anglican church on the outskirts of Nottingham, on the southern boarders of the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese, and part of the local Beeston deanery. We are also affiliated to the ‘New Wine’ network of churches.

The Patron of the Church is CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society).

The PCC (Parochial Church Council) of St Helen’s and St Luke’s have committed to supporting fairly traded products wherever possible throughout the church’s activities.

We consider ourselves an ‘Evangelical Charismatic’ church. This means we believe in the Bible as the inspired word of God, and the ‘instruction book’ for our lives. It also means we believe in, and experience the day-to-day love and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our church services.

For over 800 years people have been worshiping God at St Helen’s - a pretty church found right in the middle of Stapleford. But ‘the church’ is more than just a building, it’s a group of people who want to love and serve God. Sometimes we get it right, but sometimes we don’t. But because we know God loves us with a passion and is ready to forgive us, we hopefully learn from our mistakes and move on. So if you are looking for a perfect church, with perfect people, you’d better keep looking! However if you’d like to join us sometime, and explore who and what God is, what plans he has for all our lives, then we’d be delighted to see you. Why not come along to one of our services or groups or call the parish office and ask someone for a chat.

St Luke’s is our ‘daughter church’ established around 100 years ago. It has a smaller congregation faithful in prayer and worship. There’s a weekly toddler group held in the church on Friday mornings for local parents (9.30 – 11.30 term time only). For all other activities St Luke’s joins with St Helen’s. The clergy and lay ministers serve both churches alike.

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