Holy Trinity Hurstpierpoint | Our Church

Our Church

Holy Trinity, Hurstpierpoint stands at the centre and heart of the village and provides a focus for the community. The church has the largest capacity of any public building in Hurstpierpoint. It was built in 1845 to hold more than a thousand people and replaced the ancient St. Lawrence Church which the Victorians thought was too small and old-fashioned for the modern era!

For more information about the history of the church and other sites of interest, please click on the links opposite

We celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday and on most week days. Our 09:45 Sunday Parish Eucharist provides a crèche and there is a parallel Sunday School except on the first Sunday of most months when there is a Eucharist oriented towards children.

We have special services at the great Christian festivals of Easter and Christmas. The Crib Service on Christmas Eve attracted nearly 800 people last Christmas, with a cast of dozens of shepherds, angels, wise people of all ages, and the odd donkey!

Dozens of people take an active part in our services. We have teams of servers and ministers of communion, a choir, a band of bell ringers and a large group of stewards (sides men and women).

We organise regular study groups and maintain a library of Christian books so that all may deepen their love and knowledge of God and the Christian faith. As a Church of England parish we are committed to serving the whole community through the sacraments of Baptism and Marriage and in funeral services. The church is also a centre for the life of the whole community as a concert and exhibition venue, for our own Hurst Festival and the fundraising events of charities and voluntary organisations.

The church is open from dawn until dusk every day for everyone to visit for whatever purpose they wish.

 

Links

J R Norris. History of Holy Trinity Church.

The Diocese of Chichester

The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture Archive of British and Irish Romanesque stone sculpture.

St Lawrence Fair

Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common Parish Council

St.Lawrence School

Hurst Festival

jesus4u.co.uk

oremus.org

cofe.anglican.org

 

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OREMUS is dedicated to being a comprehensive place of prayer on the Internet. The site includes resources for daily prayer and other worship, including a comprehensive compilation of hymns and liturgical texts as well as a searchable bible. The Oremus Office has been published on the Internet since November 1993.
Jesus4u provides contemporary Christian resources from a liberal catholic perspective. This site is edited by Kevin Carey who has provided most of the resources. Kevin is a Reader, a theology student and a published poet.
Two weeks of art and entertainment ranging from drama to music, art to dance, film to poetry. Every September.
St Lawrence is a Church of England Primary School serving the village of Hurstpierpoint.
Hurstpierpoint (or Hurst) is a large Parish extending from the South Downs to the Weald, is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Situated just off the A23 London to Brighton Road, the Parish contains the large village of Hurstpierpoint itself and also the smaller settlements of Sayers Common and Goddards Green. The name comes from 'Hurst', the Saxon name for a wood, and 'Pierpoint' after the de Pierpoint family who arrived with William the Conquerer in 1066. Many of the houses in the village date from 18th century or earlier, and their variety and character are so attractive that the centre of the village and surrounding area is designated as a Conservation Area. The Parish itself has over 90 listed buildings.
The fair is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom. King Edward I granted a charter in 1313 which allowed one fair a year to be held to celebrate St Lawrence, the patron saint of the village. Historians say that the fair has taken place every year since then breaking only during World Wars I and II
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