The United Reformed Church - North Western Synod
Church details: Farnworth URC
Farnworth URC
Albert Road,
FARNWORTH,
BL4 9HU
Church contact: Revd George McCleave
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Farnworth URC was founded in 1862.
Sunday worship is held at 10:45am with a variety of preachers, Holy Communion is held on the first Sunday of every month as well as Easter Sunday.
The Church celebrates its Sunday School Anniversary at 10:45am on Palm Sunday. The Church Anniversary is usually held on the third Sunday in October which also marks the union of Albert Road URC and Dixon Green URC forming Farnworth URC. Harvest Sunday is the third Sunday in September.
A Family service is held on the third Sunday of every month, at this service the uniformed organisations which are attached to the Church prade. These meet throughout the week in the school at the rear of the Church. They include Beavers, Cubs, and Brownies.
A mother and baby group meets every Wednesday at 10am, this group was formed almost 30 years ago.
On Thursday evening a group of mainly Ladies meet at 8pm, Men are welcome to attend these fortnightly meetings which feature events such as visiting speakers, beetle drives, quizzes and the like.
Part of the school premises are also rented to a before and after school child minding service called kidzone who meet between 7:30 - 9:30 am and 3:30 - 6:00pm.
The school premises are also used for fund raising events such as jumble sales and fairs and meals are occasionally provided such as may morning breakfasts, Sunday lunches, Sunday teas and Christmas lunches. Garden parties are held in the summer.
Like any Church Farnworth URC was built in the style of its surrounding architecture and as such is large and rectangular like the mills which would have surrounded it. The Church has recently had a facelift to its frontage and currently has over 40 members with an average congregation of 50 each week.
New members, adherents and visitors are always welcome.
We are currently seeking to sell two snooker tables - buyer collects!