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St James' (Burton-in-Kendal) and Holy Trinity (Holme) are a church family, rather than church buildings. Our main gatherings are on a Sunday, when there is usually a 9.30am service at Burton, an 11:00am service at Holme, and a 6:30pm service at Burton. Please see the Sunday page for details. Our services range from the more formal Holy Communion to the informal all age family gathering. But our main aim is always to teach the Bible and to explain why Jesus is good news.

Our church family has just over 160 members and we believe there is something for everyone, whatever your age or situation. For example, we try to make special provision for children and young people on Sundays, with a creche, Sunday School and youth group; in addition to many mid-week activities for people of all ages.

Our aim is to love Jesus and make Him known.

Christianity is all about a person, Jesus Christ. He is the unique Son of God who has made God known to the world so we don't have to guess what God is like. He came to rescue a world in rebellion against its Creator. He did this by dying on the cross, taking the punishment for our sin so that we can be friends with God. He rose from the dead, is alive today and is the supreme ruler of the world, and the one to whom we are all ultimately accountable. Today He brings forgiveness, new life and the knowledge of God to all who trust in Him.

The explanation and evidence for all this is in the Bible which we believe is God's authoritative word to the world.

We believe that a personal relationship with Jesus Christ makes all the difference to life in the present and life in the future after we die. Therefore we like to share our faith in Jesus with others and seek to present this great news as clearly and helpfully as possible.

This website will tell you more about us, and help you to see what we stand for. Many people have questions about the Christian faith, some of which we have tried to answer on the Questions page. If you have any questions on Christianity, or would like to further discuss points raised in our answers, then we can be contacted by e-mail at Webmaster. Better still it would be great to see you at one of our Sunday meetings. 

We are an based in the picturesque Cumbrian villages of Burton-in-Kendal and Holme, a similar distance from both Kendal and Lancaster. We are close to the M6 (junction 35 heading north on the M6, junction 36 heading south) and both villages are a mile or so east of the A6.

You will find all sorts of people in our church family, from all kinds of backgrounds and situations. We extend a warm welcome to everyone.

This website was last updated on 12th February 2007