Our Church of England parish churches serve the local communities of Fryerns, Craylands, Beechwood Village and Barstable East in the Essex town of Basildon.
We seek to love and worship God, to grow in prayer, flourish in our faith and to joyfully live out the good news of Jesus Christ at the heart of the local community.
We see ourselves as a family, inclusive of all, and hope you find a warm welcome with us.
All are welcome, whether you have lived in Basildon for years,
or are new to our town, and wherever you are from.
We welcome those who have come to our country seeking asylum
from war, persecution and violence,
just as Jesus welcomes all to come to him.
Service Times
Our normal Sunday service times are :
a Holy Communion service at St Andrew’s at 9:15am
a Holy Communion service at Holy Cross at 11:30am
Our Weekly Services :
We have services each week at both churches. For details please click here.
On-line services
We understand that there are some who do find it difficult to attend church in person, so the Sunday morning service from St Andrew’s will continue to be live-streamed on our FaceBook page.
As well as the FaceBook livestream, the Sunday morning service will be available on YouTube.
We can continue to worship and pray as a church each one of us where-ever we are. There are some resources to help with this on our worship page.
Find us & Contact us
St Andrew’s Café
The St Andrew’s Café is having a summer break right now. See here for more information.
Acts435
We partner with Acts435, a giving website that allows people to give money directly to those in need. Do visit the Acts435 website to see how you might be able to play a part in providing real practical help to someone in need today.
Basildon and Brentwood CAP Debt Centre
St. Andrew’s with Holy Cross was a key player in setting up Basildon’s CAP Debt Centre. Its services are local and available to everyone in the community, calling the number below is the first step in becoming debt free! The Basildon centre has now combined with the centre in Brentwood to form a combined debt centre serving both areas.
Contact CAP on 0800 328 0006.
Basildon Deanery
Our parish is part of the Basildon Deanery. Have a look at the deanery website here.
Basildon Deanery is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Safeguarding :
We are committed to ensuring that St. Andrew’s and Holy Cross
are safe places for all.
The Parochial Church Council of St Andrew’s with Holy Cross
has adopted the House of Bishops’
Promoting a Safer Church Safeguarding Policy Statement
Our new Parish Safeguarding Officers will be
Jenny Lovell and Emma Lamb who may be contacted by email:
Email: safeguarding@standrewholycross.org
The Diocese of Chelmsford Duty Safeguarding Contact details are:
Tel: 01245 29 44 44
safeguarding@chelmsford.anglican.org
Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service,
providing a confidential, personal, and safe space for anyone
who has been abused by someone in the Church
or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England,
the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.
Safe Spaces Helpline: 0300 303 1056
Safe Spaces England & Wales
Please see our Safeguarding page for further details of contact information etc.