Building Improvements

The Rothley Parish Church building is one of the village’s chief assets, not just for the church congregation, but also for the wider community. Our vision is to make the building a welcoming and community focussed space for all ages and abilities.

We want to make our church building fit for purpose, as a place of worship, of benefit to the community and where we share its heritage. Improvements are needed to meets the needs of our church family and our outreach. The reasons are explained fully in the 2024 fundraising brochure accessed through the menu on the right and the video summarises the changes we need to make.

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Latest News 26/02/26

After ten years planning work will finally start on

Monday 9th March

The first phase is the largest and covers: toilets and alterations to the choir vestry creation of an upper meeting room, including stair lift drainage and water for the toilets and a servery.

This will cost £402,000

The church currently holds £321,000 in donations, remaining pledges, grants and funds allocated by the PCC. The church can currently cover the shortfall, but only by diverting funds set aside for other purposes, such as evangelism, organ & music, and training. We would like to minimise the amount we need to draw from those funds and also try to raise further funds and grants to enable us to complete the project.

We need to raise roughly another £60,000 for the servery (phase 2) and a further £45,000 to improve accessibility at the north porch entrance including a new glass door (phase 3). The appeal fund launched in January 2024 still welcomes donations from church members. Some of you reading this may be new members and may not yet have had the opportunity to contribute to the project, so please consider if now is the time to do this.

Donations can be made as one-off gifts or by regular standing order and taxpayers can increase their gift by using Gift Aid. For more information on making donations please contact Charles Poole (Gift Aid and Stewardship Co-Ordinator) welcome@rothleychurch.org.uk Please mark emails for Charles’ attention.

The church contactless machine can also be used.
Thank you for your support and prayer for our exciting project! The PCC will keep you informed of progress.

We are extremely grateful for grants from a number of bodies, including:

Benefact Trust
Edith Murphy Foundation
Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust
Florence Turner Trust
J R Corah Foundation
Jack Patston Charitable Trust
Jean Helen Cope Charity
Maud Elkington Trust

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

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Planning your Visit

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The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect at our Sunday Services.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Services. You can check service times on our calendar. In July and August our service pattern may change so please check the calendar before planning a visit.

Communion (The Lord's Supper)

Check the calendar to see when we celebrate the Lord's death and resurrection by sharing in bread and wine.

9.30am Service with Choir and Organ or said Communion. No service 5th Sunday of every month.

Coffee and Tea will be served after this service at 10:45. All refreshments are free and its a great way to meet people from the 9:30 and 11:00 services.

11.00am Informal Service with Music Group. Children's & Youth Work. No service 1st Sunday of every month.

1st Sunday of the month: Shine! An event for all ages at 4:00pm.
Shine - something different. More details here.

2nd Sunday of the month: Choral Evensong at 6:00pm.

4th Sunday of the month: Prayer meeting at 6:00pm.

When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Accessibility: The church does not have a car park, but we have the use of the Victoria Mills car park on Fowke Street for Services. This is about 75 metres from the church building.
The church building does not have toilets. Toilets are available in the Old School Rooms which are between the church building and the Victoria Mills car park. This includes a toilet for people with a disability and baby changing facilities.
If you need to be dropped off nearer the church building, please contact us so that we can explain how you can do this.
The paths from the public footpaths to the church building are uneven.
There is a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up.

11:00am Service

Someone from the church will welcome everyone. There will be singing (you don't have to join in), readings from the Bible and prayers. Someone will give a message from the Bible and that we can apply to our everyday life. We also have news and notices mainly about the life of the church.

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What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for children and young people:

Creche (0 months to 3 years). Children must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times. You will be able to hear the service in the creche.
Scramblers (3-5 years)
Climbers (5-7 years)
Explorers (8 - 11 years)
GRID (11 - 14 years)
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

We meet during the 11:00am service each Sunday (GRID 2nd and 4th Sundays). We spend a short time in church for the family focus and then for the rest of the service we are in the Old School Rooms.
On the fourth Sunday of each month, we will start together in the Old School Rooms and return to church for communion. Come and learn about Jesus and have lots of fun!

You will have great teachers and make lots of friends! Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshiping God all together as a family. Someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, Bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries

Plan your visit

If you would like any help in planning your visit, please contact us.

Leadership


Rev. Rob Gladstone Vicar		Sneha Ninan Curate
Rob came to Rothley in 2001 with his wife Sarah, and children Hannah and Sam, having previously worked in churches in Norwich and Stoke-on-Trent. His passion is seeing people become Christians, grow as disciples of Jesus and learning to serve, through teaching the Bible in every and any context. Since 2007 he has also been Area Dean of the locality.		Sneha joined us as our Curate in 2025. Originally from India, she has lived in various places and is interested in how culture shapes faith and how to enable people to whole-heartedly follow Jesus. She is also a graphic designer and enjoys finding ways to make church services and events more creative. Sneha is married to Dan, and they have two teenage daughters.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Revd. Rob Gladstone

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