Welcome.
Welcome to the Western Dales Mission Community – an ecumenical initiative in the Cumbrian part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park that brings together Anglican, Methodist, United Reformed Churches and our companions along the way.
Don’t miss…
Community BBQ
1pm Sunday 8 June, St Andrew’s Sedbergh Learn more →
Silent Witness for Climate Justice
Join us for this special event. Learn more →
News and Articles
The Light and Life Course
An informal and relaxed introduction to Christian spirituality in small discussion groups, for those who are new or returning to church.
Mission Community Prayer of Commitment
Read our prayer of commitment as we enter our eighth year.
Poems and Psalms for Advent
Join us on Tuesday afternoons or evenings in Advent as we read and discuss Advent poetry and Psalms, share a period of silent reflection, and pray together.
Interfaith School Visit
Today we welcomed faith representatives to Sedbergh, to help lead two sessions engaging students with questions of belief and practise.
Christmas Tree Festivals 2022
Come to one of our Christmas Tree Festivals in the Western Dales.
Remembrance Sunday 2022
Remembrance Sunday is a day when we honour those who have given their lives in war and armed conflict, as well as those whose lives have been affected by war. See photos from Remembrance Sunday in the Western Dales 2022.
Howgill Harvest Sale
Howgill had an excellent turnout for their Harvest Sale last night – and over £400 raised!
Commemorating Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Some of the ways we marked the death of the Queen in the Western Dales.
1907 East Window by Christopher Whall in All Saints’, Killington
A photo of the East window in All Saints, Killington, by Christopher Whall, one of the leading lights in the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement approach to stained glass.
Open House
Open House is part of the renew wellbeing initiative and offers two hours a week to relax, chat, drink coffee (other beverages available!) play games, pursue hobbies and generally just ‘chill’.
Professor Potty’s Time Traveller’s Tales
Last week we travelled through time to meet Professor Potty and Dippy Di at the Western Dales Mission Community Holiday Club 2022. Around fifty children came along to take part in group activities, crafts, games, dancing, singing, outdoor pursuits, and much more!
A new Bishop of Penrith for our Diocese
On Friday 15 July the Revd Canon Robert Saner-Haigh was consecrated as Bishop of Penrith in York Minster.
Our wonderful Churchwardens
Thank you to our wonderful and hardworking churchwardens who gathered at St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, on Monday 11 July 2022 for the annual Admission of Churchwardens service.
Coronation Memories by Marjorie Fishwick
Memories of attending the Queen’s coronation in 1953.