Martyrs arising

9:54am Saturday 12th July 2008

English Martyrs church in Stockton is to be closed, upsetting parishioners on the Hardwick estate who still see it as something of a lifeline

	Long walk to worship
	10:39am Sat 5 Jul 08
	It took parishioners over 30 years to build St Mark’s church in Darlington. Now they’ve come together again to mark its 50th birthday

	Across the green divide
	9:16am Sat 28 Jun 08
	PIERCEBRIDGE is an unchanging and very pleasant village of little more than 100 souls, best known for its Roman fort and as the home of the clock that stopped, short, never to go again (when the old man died).

	Window shopping
	10:41am Sat 14 Jun 08
	The column attends the dedication service of a stained glass window in memory of Father Noel Burt in Ingleton.

	Twist again
	10:20am Sat 7 Jun 08
	Enticed by the promise to choose a hymn, the column goes along to a Songs of Praise-style service in Cleasby

	A safe pair of hands
	9:50am Sat 31 May 08
	Making church services interesting for younger people isn't always easy, but retired minister Tom Duerden manages it with a football IT was Mr W C Fields who famously enjoined against working with children and animals, a caveat clearly lost on the Reverend Tom Duerden. Not, strictly to be accurate, that many domestic animals are in attendance. It's been raining cats and dogs, nonetheless.

	Friends in high places
	10:30am Sat 24 May 08
	It's tiny and a little bit out of the way, but services at Hawes Junction Methodist chapel still draw in the crowds

	A week to remember
	9:53am Sat 17 May 08
	As director of Christian Aid, Daleep Mukarji is a busy man, but he nevertheless found the time to attend Bondgate Methodists’ flower festival

	Flower power
	9:52am Sat 10 May 08
	Tudhoe celebrates St Charles's 150th anninversary with over 50 floral displays.

Shepherd's delight

9:16am Saturday 26th April 2008

The column went along to Holy Trinity church in Coverham for the annual lambing service

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