St. James Church

Welcome to St James Church ! We are a small, friendly church in Burnopfield, a village in County Durham.

We have a strong tradition of prayerful worship and community service, as well as playing a key role in the life of the village.

You are assured of a warm welcome, both at our regular services and also at our special services held to mark Christmas,  Easter and the other significant events in the church calendar. We also plan a number of community-based events throughout the year.

Our services

We currently hold one service a week, a spoken Eucharist each Sunday at 11am.  As we are currently in an interregnum this will be carried out by a visiting priest. On some Sundays the service may be limited to Morning Prayer. On the first Thursday of the month morning prayer will be conducted

You can also access streaming services from Durham Cathedral via the Durham Cathedral Facebook page.

Safeguarding.
The Parochial Church Council of St James, Burnopfield & Dipton is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone, especially for children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You can find out more about this in detail by visiting the safeguarding page on this site.

Please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Beth Miller  07968 034075  beth.miller@durham.anglican.org as a point of contact .

For more information of the service and the history of the Church please click on the link https://durhamdiocese.org/150th-anniversary-for-st-james-burnopfield.php

 Suspension of Presentation.

Following a recent meeting of key interested parties the Bishop of Durham has signed a Notice of Suspension of Presentation to the benefice of Tanfield with Burnopfield and Dipton.Attached is a copy of the Notice .

Notice of Suspension of Presentation to the benefice of Tanfield with Burnopfield and Dipton. TANFIELD WITH BURNOPFIELD AND DIPTON 16 8 21

Update:

On July 5th we will be welcoming as the new Vicar of this parish the Rev. Keith Freeman along with his wife Dionne (Dee) . Keith and Dee will live in the Vicarage in Burnopfield .We will be sharing  Rev. Keith with Harelaw church,   and will be part of the Derwentside East Group (Harelaw, Annfield Plain, Burnopfield and Dipton). Further information will be available in the near future.

Prayers for the Ukraine .

Fundraising .

Thank You :

We are delighted to announce that St. James and the Community Hall has been awarded a total of £2,438.51 from the Co-op members. The support given is very much appreciated.

Can you help?

St James church relies on the generous donation of time, talents and money by individuals to maintain its buildings and ministry.

If you would like to donate, you can do so using your Smartphone by scanning the QR code below:

Foodbank.

Many individuals and families are finding it difficult to feed themselves during the changes within the economy which have affected family incomes and increases in the cost of living. If you are able to help or support our local foodbank, donations can be made at the Burnopfield Coop or in church when open. Your support would be much appreciated. A huge thank you to Harry Charlton for all the work he has done over the years delivering our food bank collections to Stanley. Harry is unable to continue arranging this at the moment so thank also to Phil Partington for coordinating the regular deliveries to Stanley going forward.