Christ Church, Winchester
Christ Church, Winchester is a Church of England parish church in Winchester, England. It provides a variety of services and groups that meet regularly across all ages and stages of life. There are approximately 550 members. The vicar is Simon Cansdale and he is supported by multiple other clergy members. As a church, Christ Church has links with, and provides support to, institutions within the parish. These include the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester Prison and the University of Winchester. It is an active participant in Churches Together Winchester, which supports the Winchester Night Shelter, Basics Bank, Street Pastors, as well as the Real Christmas Chalet (run at the Cathedral Christmas Market each year). The Church is also in a cluster of churches including St Barnabas, Stanmore; St Luke's, Weeke and St Mark's, Oliver's Battery. It is also in partnership with the diocese of Muhubura and with St Nicholas Church in Kalerwe, Kampala; both in Uganda.
| Christ Church, Winchester | |
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  Christ Church, Winchester | |
| 51°03′37.1″N 1°19′19.4″W | |
| OS grid reference | SU 476 292 |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ewan Christian |
| Style | "High Victorian Early English"[1] |
| Years built | 1859–61 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Winchester |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Simon Cansdale |
| Asst Curate(s) | The Revd Craig Philbrick |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Rod James Judith Adams |
Regular Services
During the lockdown period, the main Sunday Service is the 10am Christ Church at Home online service - available from the Christ Church Winchester Website Live Page or from Facebook Live for ccwinch.
Pre-lockdown
Sundays
08:00 Holy Communion
09:30 Morning Worship (with children's groups during term-time)
11:15 Morning Worship
18:00 Evening Worship followed by young people's groups
Wednesday
11:00 Holy Communion
Activities and Service
Most activities and services are continuing online whilst the lockdown measures are in place. Details of what is on and how to access them are on the church diary (Christ Church Winchester Website Diary)
Groups and Activities (to be restarted as appropriate as lockdown measures change)
| Oasis (Women's meeting) | Monday | 10:00 |
| Toddlers, Bumps and Babies | Tuesday | 10:00 |
| Messy Church | Tuesday | 16:00 once a month |
| Life (Students) | Tuesday | 19:30 |
| Hive (Pop-up coffee house) | Wednesday | 12:30 |
| Lunch club (Seniors) | Wednesday | 12:30 once a month |
| Pathfinders (Y7-9) | Thursday | 18:00 |
| Download (Y10-13) | Thursday | 19:00 |
| XPC (Y5-6) | Friday | 17:45 |
Current clergy
Simon Cansdale is the vicar. Craig Philbrick is the curate. Brian Wakelin is Assistant Minister. Amanda Denniss is Associate Minister and Vocations Pastor.
Previous clergy
The previous vicar was David Rowe, who, before coming to Christ Church, led the ministry at Lee Abbey. He left Christ Church Winchester to go on to be the Dean of Wellington Cathedral in New Zealand.
Prior to David Rowe, the vicar, David Williams, became Bishop of Basingstoke on 19 September 2014.
References
- Bullen; Crook; Hubbuck; Pevsner (2010). Hampshire: Winchester and the North. The Buildings of England. p. 629.