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Welcome To St. Marks Church

St. Mark’s is the Anglican Parish Church for the Parish of Basford in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

The parish comprises areas of the City of Stoke-on-Trent and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme; it is part of the Deanery of Newcastle which in turn belongs to the Diocese of Lichfield. 

St. Mark’s is of a central Anglican tradition and uses a mixture of Common Worship and the Book of Common Prayer in its public worship. The present average weekly congregation numbers about 60 people who contribute to the church’s active life.

A contemporary service is offered on 3rd Sunday of each month, which is an all-age, baptism service.  The photo of the church nave is by courtesy of: scott@scottsharman.com.

Tradition and Life

St. Mark’s is of a central Anglican tradition and uses a mixture of Common Worship and the Book of Common Prayer in its public worship Read More

History

The original St Mark’s church is said to have resulted from a walk from Stoke to Newcastle taken by Sir Lovelace Stamer, the rector of Stoke.  Read More

The Organ

The organ, in its current configuration, is based on a two-manual instrument by Wadsworth of Manchester for the old mission church of St. Mark Read More

Worship

Seedlings is the name of our Junior Church here at St. Mark’s.

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St. Mark’s Church is committed to playing our part in working towards the vision of our diocese

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Our Mission Action Plan uses the three core principles

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If you need to contact someone on a Safeguarding matter: Our Parish Safeguarding Coordinator iS Mrs Jill Ayres Telephone: 01782 625327 or 07792 549356