Welcome to the website of St James the Great, Birstall and Our Lady and St Nicholas, Wanlip.

We are the Anglican Churches in the area of Birstall and Wanlip and serve the people of Birstall and Wanlip alongside our fellow Christians, the Methodists and the Roman Catholics, confessing together our faith in God through his son Jesus Christ.

Our vision is to be:

An open Christian community where people feel loved, respected and free to be fully themselves!

We have many services, activities and groups you would be very welcome to get involved with.
If there is anything we can do to make your visit any easier for you, please do let us know.

St James is open for visitors:

Every Tuesday (12:30-4:30pm); Wednesday (2:0-4:30pm), and most Saturday mornings between 10am and 12 noon.
Feel free to drop by for a chat, private prayer or simply to have a look around.
Refreshments are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Our Lady & St Nicholas is open for visitors:

Every Wednesday between 3pm and 4pm for private prayer, a chat or to look around.

Our next three events:

Thursday 21st November

9:30am -

Morning Prayer service at St James

Saturday 23rd November

10:00am - 12:00pm -

Open Church at St James

Sunday 24th November

8:30am - 9:15am -

Holy Communion at St James

Our Church Services

St James:

08:30am Morning Prayer or Holy Communion

10:00am Holy Communion on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays.

All Together service on the 1st Sunday

(This will not usually be a communion service)

Also is also a Thursday Morning Prayer or Holy Communion service at 9:30am

Our Lady & St Nicholas:

Holy Communion service on the 1st Sunday of the month at 6pm

BCP Evensong on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays at 6pm

'Something Different' Service on the 5th Sunday

Safeguarding

Our Church is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults, particularly the vulnerable, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life. Our PCC has adopted the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement’.

If you have any needs, please let us know when you come or contact us beforehand if you want to check first. The building is accessible and we have an accessible toilet. We also have gluten free wafers if needed – please let us know when you arrive.

You can find our safeguarding and other policies on our Safeguarding page.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSC) is Annette Marshall and she can be contacted on 07946 732202 or by email: annette.marshall8@gmail.com or by mail at the church office (St Jame's the Great Church, Church Hill, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4DJ).

If you have concerns about the immediate safety of someone please don’t delay in ringing the Police on 999 or Children or Adult Services:

Leicester City Children and Adults Services (incl. out of hours for Children’s Services) – 0116 454 1004
Leicester City and Leicestershire Adult Services out of hours – 0116 255 1606
Leicestershire Children’s Service (incl. out of hours) – 0116 305 0005
Leicestershire Adult Services (daytime) – 0116 305 0004