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Worship Opportunities

Campus Mass

Organised by the Catholic chaplaincy

Mass on campus is worth experiencing, for non-Catholics as much as Catholics. It takes place in Langwith/037 at 11:00am. Those with short attention spans will enjoy the short but challenging homilies and the refreshingly different musical style — guitars and flutes as opposed to an organ. However, traditionalists may find it hard to get a ‘church’ atmosphere in a university classroom and those not used to Catholic liturgy may find parts of the service a bit hard to follow.

Contact Tony Lester (Chaplain) on ael3@york.ac.uk

York Elim Church

Elim Pentecostal

York Elim Church is only a fifteen minute run from campus when you’re late for services! It has no liturgy and no hymn sandwich, as well as a completely irrelevant and hilarious anecdote every sermon. This is a church small enough for everyone to remember you. Furthermore, you’ll even be fed after the evening service. If you like liturgy and hymn-sandwich traditionalism, or clappy choruses, people praying aloud, prophesying, waving hands in the air and other scary stuff of that nature then this might not be the church for you. However, you’re always welcome to come along and give it a go — you’ll definitely receive a warm welcome.

Contact Fiona Worthy (frw100@york.ac.uk)

Friends’ Meeting House

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

The Quaker Meeting is at the Friends’ Meeting House on Friargate (opposite The Gallery nightclub), on Sundays at 10:30am (but you can enter late at 10:45am when the children usually come out). It is one of the largest UK Quaker meetings, but you will be most warmly welcomed. The worship is waiting on God in gathered silence; anybody may speak when they feel drawn to. Overall, an accepting place.

Contact Richard Ogden (Quaker Chaplain) on rao1@york.ac.uk

Heslington Church

Methodist/Church of England

Heslington Church is a friendly, village based down-to-earth ecumenical church, welcoming to, but not dominated by, students. It boasts not only two of the University chaplains among its clergy, but also its very own female vicar. Services alternate between Anglican or Methodist communion and all age worship, and more ‘theological’ evening services and discussions.

Contact Kat Spall (kms105@york.ac.uk)

St Lawrence’s

Church of England

St Lawrence’s church is between campus and town, just off Lawrence Street. St Lawrence’s is a moderately high Anglican Church. The services are mostly traditional, and the congregations are quite small. Not one of the ‘student’ churches, but may appeal to those more inclined towards ‘old style’ Anglican services.

Contact Peter Tylor (plt101@york.ac.uk)

St Michael Le Belfrey

Church of England

“St Mike’s” is a very large church with the main student service in the evening. The service consists of worship periods which are modern, lively and exhilarating, and the spirit is often very active. The sermons are longer than average and content varies depending on who is preaching. The whole experience can be somewhat overwhelming, but many students make it their church and even more go along occasionally.

Contact Cathy Smith (crs105@york.ac.uk)

York Baptist Church

Baptist Union

The York Baptist Church in Priory Street offers fun and friendly and family-based worship, whilst retaining a middle-of-the-road style (no crazed rock gospel, but no monotonous organ dirges either). The preaching is interesting and varied. There is an active student population within the church, which meets every second Sunday evening in a congregation member’s house. Here a good time (possibly with refreshments and entertainments) is guaranteed.

Contact Andrew Thompson (ait100@york.ac.uk)

St Columba’s With New Lendal

United Reformed Church

York URC is not a student-church experience. The services are fairly traditional and the membership is mainly older. There is a small group of students who go regularly and have joined in with the Church’s activities. If you’d like to get involved in the wider community, they’ll make you feel part of things.

Contact Paul Gregory (pgg100@york.ac.uk)

York Community Church

Free Church

York Community Church, also known as Tang Hall from its location, has three services a day, the main ‘family’ service being at 11.15am (leaving lots of time for a lie in). This service is quite lively with lots of children and a basic Christian message presented in an accessible way. After the service there is an opportunity to be fed at a student lunch with a family from the church — a good way of getting to know the other students and church members. Over all, not always suitable for would-be theologians, but definitely friendly, open and used to students.

Contact Rosie King (rjk101@york.ac.uk)

York Minster

Church of England

York Minster Services have the grandeur and solemnity you might expect. The choir make a good contribution and the music is impressive. There is little or no sense of community though. Preaching is usually intelligent, but varying in intellectual flavour.

Contact Ian Warren (ijw101@york.ac.uk)

Last modified: 25th November 2005