Comments on: Find a church

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:29:03 +0000

I inherited the ‘A Church Near You’ login for All Saints, Maidenhead not long ago and hadn’t spotted the ‘Holly’! Very festive, but I’ve edited it now

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:31:03 +0000

Windsor and Maidenhead was used as an example because
1) I lived there until 2 years ago (Cookham) and
2) Being within the Oxford Diocese where the ‘A church near you’ project originated means that the data is more complete and so a better showcase for the site than in some other areas of the country.

Hope you find a church there Emma. I suspect Jody might know more about many of the churches, but I do know some of them.

By: jody

jody — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:30:27 +0000

Hey Emma

I smiled when Maidenhead and Windsor came up, cos I live in Maidenhead, so ‘welcome to Maidenhead’, when you move here.

if you want any more info about churches then let me know (sorry Dave for using your blog as a chatsite…..)

Jody

By: ruthe

ruthe — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:10:44 +0000

If I’d have known about a church near you I may have had less trouble finding my way around the deanery that has just employed me! Looked for a home Church on finda Church and the closest they came up with was a welsh chapel 12 miles away! Obviously the 8 churches within walking distance don’t use it!

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:36:13 +0000

I just tried A Church Near You to get a feel for the sorts of things on offer in Maidenhead, where I’m moving to. The closest one to where I’ll be living seems to be a bells ‘n’ smells type (not a problem in my book) although unless the description is a typo, I’d be worried about the prospect of ‘Holly Communion’. Getting back to their pagan roots, maybe? Very seasonal.

By: maggi

maggi — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:07:36 +0000

i’m looking forward to your cartoon on the Archbishop and the Catholic Herald…

By: James

James — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:22:23 +0000

I too prefer A Church Near You (having previously used Find A Church). In the 4 months since completing the details for our 4 churches we have had about 160 visitors to each church entry (or 2 people have made 80 visits each….) and several email enquiries.

As a Vicar, what I find especially helpful is the ability to identify which parish anyone lives in – essential when it comes to weddings (calling of Banns) and arcane Anglican legalities.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:25:59 +0000

Its also a good way to email your vicar anonymously…

By: John Davies

John Davies — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:48:44 +0000

A Church Near You is great, and I thoroughly recommend especially this page.

By: David

David — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:12:08 +0000

Yes, I also looked at findachurch for a listing for our church and decided against the 18 quid. ALthough I thought maybe I should have coughed up. I am glad I was not the only one!