About Us
About the Church of the Nazarene
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The Church of the Nazarene is an international evangelical denomination in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, working in over 156 world areas with over 2.5 million members. In the UK there are 90 churches organised into two districts, North and South. The Nazarene Theological College is a partner institution of The University of Manchester offering degrees up to PhD. Each local congregation of the Church of the Nazarene is a faith community, ready to greet you in Jesus' name. There you will discover opportunities not only to encounter Jesus as your Saviour and Lord, but to grow as a follower of Christ.
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Our Church
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We have 8 members and a Sunday service attendance can vary from 15 to 30 people. We currently don't have a pastor, so each week we have a different guest speaker who preaches. We aim to have communion once a month and we are blessed with having some wonderful fellowship and messages from faithful speakers. Our congregation is mainly made up of retired folk with one or two younger people. We are very grateful to have students from around the world coming to us from Capernwray bible college through the summer and winter schools.
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Local Area
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Heysham is a large coastal village in Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. Heysham is part of the City of Lancaster district and has approximately 7,000 people in the village and approximately 16,000 in the surrounding area. The area has significant historical interest, there are stone graves in the ruins of the ancient St. Patrick's Chapel, close to the Church. They are thought to date from the 11th century, and are hewn from solid rock. Local legend has it that St Patrick landed here after crossing from Ireland and established the chapel. However it has been established that the chapel was built around 300 years after Patrick's death. The grounds of St Peter's Church contain many Saxon and Viking remains, and the church itself contains a Viking hogback stone. The purpose of these strange stone sculptures is the subject of much debate; they are found mainly in the Northern England and also in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and a few areas of Southern England with Viking links. Heysham also contains one of only three sites in Britain and Ireland that contain a pre-Roman labyrinth carving.
