Aiming to be open to God's word, to the love of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit

About St Andrew’s Church:

Shottery is an inclusive church that exists for two main reasons: to worship God and to serve the local area. We meet to pray and worship. We draw near to God, so that he can work with our fragile lives and restore his image and life in us.

We are a very mixed congregation. Our aim is to create an open and safe community, where people are encouraged and helped to meet the living God. We don’t claim to have all the answers and you are welcome to join us as we make the journey together. Christians talk about God as a mystery – not a puzzle to be solved, instead, a relationship to be entered into and an experience to be loved.

We want to grow and foster mature disciples (followers of Jesus) who live out their faith day by day. At St. Andrew’s, the Eucharist (Holy Communion) is central to our worship. We look to the scriptures (The Bible) to mould us and teach us. We try hard to love others as we experience God’s love for us. You are welcome to join and journey with us!

St Andrew’s is an inclusive church

We are church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate on disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.”