Saint Barnabas Church

Sutton

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On this page: Baptisms etc. • Church Building • Tour • Safeguarding • Privacy • Sources of help

About St Barnabas Church

St Barnabas is the Anglican Parish Church serving east Sutton, Surrey.  We are part of the Church of England and we are located within the area south of the River Thames known as the Diocese of Southwark.  We are listed in "A church near you" at this page.

Our Christian faith is described in the Church of England web site.  Further information about symbols of faith that can be seen in our building can be found in our welcome leaflet (440 kB pdf). Our worship services are listed here, and special events here.

We work closely with the other two Anglican churches in Sutton, St Nicholas in the town centre and Christchurch further south.  We are also in regular contact with the other Anglican churches in the London Borough of Sutton which are listed in churchinsutton.net.

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Our income is limited, which restricts what we can achieve. None of our staff is paid. We receive money from:

For more information contact the Treasurer via the Who's who page.

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Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

We offer traditional Church of England baptism, wedding and funeral services; apply to the priest at saintbarnabasvicar@gmail.com.

The Church of England provides on its website a "Life events" section which gives information about baptisms, weddings and funerals such as who is entitled to have them.  To be eligible for these services you may need to live within our parish and be prepared by the minister.

Another part of the Church of England web­site has a table of the statutory fees for the basic services.  You can ask for "extras" for weddings and funerals in addition to the basic service, such as hiring an organist and making a video. There is also a special website section about wedding ceremonies.

We are required by church law to collect details in our registers of the people for whom we provide baptisms, marriages or funerals, and these records are kept securely for ever.  We regret that we are not licensed for playing a recording or printing the words of songs or poems that are in copyright, that is, whose authors are alive or who died within the last 70 years.

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The Church Building

The building was designed by Carpenter & Ingelow of Regent Street and constructed in phases between 1881 and 1884.  The west porch was added in 1902–4 and the War Memorial Chapel in the early 1920s. You can see a virtual tour of the building here.

A visitor took architectural photographs which can be seen here with links to other churches by the same architectural practice.

The building is threatened by deterioration of its roof, which is leading to water damage to the structure. Please help us to fund the necessary repairs, by contributing generously to the collections during services, by making a donation via the Treasurer via the Who's who page, and by supporting the events listed on the News page.

The building is fitted with an induction loop for hearing aid users. The pipe organ is used from time to time.  Please take responsibility for the safety of any children or vulnerable adults who you bring into the church bulding, halls or grounds.  We suggest you wear warm warm clothing when visiting in winter.

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Privacy

Our policy on data management is available here.

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Safeguarding

We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously at St Barnabas. Our Safeguarding Policy is available here.  If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, contact our Parish Safeguarding Officers listed here or our Churchwardens listed here. Help with child and adult safeguarding issues can be obtained from:

  • NSPCC Child Protection Helpline:
    0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are worried about a child.
  • Child-line:
    0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.
  • National Domestic Violence Helpline:
    0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse.
  • Samaritans Helpline:
    116 123 (open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
  • Action on Elder Abuse Helpline:
    080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9–5pm).

The Diocesan Safeguarding Team contact details are:

The current edition of the diocesan safeguarding policy A Safe Church is available at
https://southwark.anglican.org/safeguarding/diocesan-policies-and-procedures.

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police on 999 and the local authority Children or Adults Services at
https://www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200235/safeguarding_children/473/tell_us_if_you_re_concerned_about_a_child
and
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIKBb0V0BpUyNjuffj_Iy_DPlnjjNxhKSnTtRwmIo87mfzPA/viewform.

or the Sutton Social Services Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub ("MASH")
Sutton Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA
Mobile:07736 338962 Phone 020 8770 6001
Email: mash@sutton.gov.uk

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Sources of help

Some outside sources of help are listed below:

And these free online links are particularly relevant to the mental health of young people:
We have selected the sources above on the basis of their reputation and the services they advertise, but we cannot endorse them from direct experience.
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