Holy Trinity Church in Northwich still active during vacancy

Back in May, Reverend Carol Seddon called time on her 16 years of serving the community at the Holy Trinity Church in Castle.

The Waterloo Road church has been in a period of vacancy ever since, with visiting members of the clergy taking services each week.

And this has not stopped the church holding a number of events to support the community.

Churchwarden Rob Shepherd said: "We want the community to know we are still active."

Recently the church held a Macmillan coffee morning raising more than £100 for the charity.

But it also holds weekly events, such as its free cafe on Wednesdays.

Hot drinks and cakes are served between 10am and 12pm, before visitors can tuck into hot homemade soup and bread rolls between 12pm and 1.30pm, with leek and potato one of the most popular varieties so far.

Visitors enjoy hot soup, cake and coffee at the free cafe sessions on a Wednesday (Image: Holy Trinity Church)

The church also provides chance for ‘a fun sing along’ on Saturdays between 10.30am and 12pm, where the song choices can be pop music, rather than hymns.

A walking group has also been set up, to bring people together, with a recent walk in Delamere Forest. The group will soon be visiting a different church for a heritage weekend, with a chance to head into New Brighton and enjoy the seaside.

Rob also revealed there are more plans for charity collections, with the next opportunity in September, when the church will run a food collection during the harvest festival in aid of local food banks.

Other popular Christian festivals also offer a chance for more charity collections such as Lent, when the Holy Trinity Church raises money for Water Aid.

A view inside the church showing a stained glass windows (Image: Holy Trinity Church)

Rob added: "We’ve been part of the community for 182 years and we want to see the community.

"We want people to feel welcome, we don’t discriminate, you don’t have to be religious, everyone is welcome here."