The Wider Church

Benefice

Bakewell Parish Church is part of a combined benefice of five Anglican churches all sharing the same vicar, The Revd Canon Tony Kaunhoven.

The other churches in the benefice are:

Holy Trinity, Ashford in the Water

Church Street, Ashford in the Water DE45 1QG

2 miles NW of Bakewell

St Katherine’s, Rowsley

Church Lane, Rowsley, Nr Matlock DE4 2EA

3 miles SE of Bakewell

St Anne’s, Over Haddon

Dale Road, Over Haddon DE45 1JE

2 miles SW of Bakewell

St Michael and All Angels, Sheldon

Church Lane, Sheldon DE45 1QS

3 miles W of Bakewell

Details of forthcoming services in the benefice can be found here

Map of the Benefice

Church of England

Bakewell, the benefice and MMA are part of the Diocese of Derby.

The Bishop of Derby is the Right Reverend Libby Lane.

The Derby Diocese also has a Suffragan Bishop who is the Bishop-designate of Repton the Right Reverend Malcolm Macnaughton.

The Diocese of Derby is part of the Church of England.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Most Reverend Justin Welby.

The Church of England is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Other Churches

The original Association of Bakewell Christians was formed in 1966 by lay members of the Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic and Quaker communities in Bakewell who had the vision to see opportunities for co-operation and united witness in the town.

The statement of purpose was:

We are an association of Christians of all the churches in Bakewell, who are praying and working for unity, and wherever possible bearing witness in unity.

In the spring of 2018 a vision day was held to look at our future working together and to reflect our continuing partnership. ABC is now known as Bakewell Churches Together and we are still committed to collaborating and worshipping together to further the mission and ministry of God’s Church in Bakewell.