Past Events at Christ Church

 

We made the podium!

In 2024 Christ Church was the Harrogate & District Foodbank’s 3rd biggest donor of food, only surpassed by collections from Waitrose customers and Morrisons customers!

Last year Christ Church donated 2,576 Kg of food to Harrogate & District Foodbank, that’s just over two and a half tons! We donated over 7% of Foodbank’s total food donations. That is a similar amount to the previous year (2023) when we donated 2,630 Kg of food to the Foodbank.

During 2024, the Harrogate and District Foodbank fed 4,059 people (2,750 adults and 1,309 children). Unfortunately, their costs have risen significantly, and their direct financial donations have dropped meaning that in 2024 they actually ran at a deficit financially.

The Foodbank is always grateful for donations of tinned goods and toiletries. Their website is regularly updated with items that they are in need of. We have collection points in both the Church and Parish Centre.

Thank you

 

In November we had the Tools with a Mission (TWAM) van collect our huge store of donated tools and sewing machines! It was absolutely full when it left.

The tools were taken to the TWAM refurbishment centre in Rugby where they will be cleaned, fixed, sharpened and then packed and shipped out to those African countries in need of them.

Thank you to everyone who has donated tools and to the Community Fit Team and the Christ Church Team who lifted and moved the tools from the church crypt into the van.

If you would like to donate any of your unwanted tools please visit https://www.twam.uk/donatetools and check the ‘Tools Wanted’ list. Then call the Parish Office to book a drop off slot. It’s that easy! For further information email twam@christchurchharrogate.org.uk

Thank you for your support

 

A big thank you to all who cooked, wrote, danced, laughed, acted and generally came along to enjoy our evening on Saturday 1 February 2025.

Thank you for supporting this fun event and also raising funds for our church community.

We look forward to Pantomime 2026.

We will soon post the 2025 pictures, but for now, please enjoy the photos from 2024.

 

We welcomed many people to our 2024 Christmas services, regular worshipers at Christ Church, a regular worshipers from elsewhere and those that enjoys attending the services during this special period.

We enjoyed an Advent Carols Service, a candlelit service of Advent Carols and Readings, a Family Christingle followed by a party, Nine Lessons with Carols, a Family Crib Service, Midnight Holy Communion and then our Christmas Day Services .

At our services the collections supported our 3 chosen charities for the period. The charities were nominated by members of our congregation and then 3 were chosen representing a local, national and international charity.

During the 2024 Christmas period we supported:

• Martin House Children’s Hospice
• The Motor Neurone Disease Association
• Water Aid

We want to thank everyone that played a part in the services and celebrations, those that sung and played music, wardened, provided food and drinks, prepared the church the decorations and flowers, provided technical support, drove the bus, served during the services, welcomed and so much more.

We also want to thank everyone that came along to the services.

During 2024, we were delighted to host the latest Ignite Concerts with Alistair Griffin and the Ebor String Quartet for 3 different concerts, the most recent being Christmas themed.

They were all amazing musical evenings bring not only members of our congregation, but new people to enjoy our wonderful Church.

 

A big thank you to all who donated, volunteered and came along to our 2024 Christmas Fair.

We raised over £1,800 so a big thank you to everyone involved.

As well as raising funds, it was a lovely event with stalls selling beautiful items, perfect for Christmas presents….Father Christmas even came to join the fun and give out some early Christmas gifts to the children that went to see him.

All this along with refreshments and festive live music from our Church musicians.

If you missed the event in 2024, hopefully you can join us in 2025.

 

We want to thank everyone that played a part in the remembrance service this year.

 

Harrogate was treated to amazing views of the Northern Lights in October and these images of Christ Church were captured.

If you have any photos of Christ Church that you are happy to display on the website and share with the community, then please email rachel@christchurchharrogate.org.uk

 

We have a very active Junior Church & Creche at the Church. 

Recently the younger members of our Church have been getting creative at our Harvest Celebrations, Rogation Service and Easter Club.

To find out more please visit the Young People at Christ Church page of our website.