Our community
St Barnabas and ST James Church
We are a friendly, multi-cultural community committed to sharing God’s love with all.
We worship in the anglo-catholic tradition of the Church of England (https:www.churchofengland.org) and we are under the Diocese of Chelmford (https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/)
We are an inclusive church, which accepts the ministry of women priests and women bishops, with specialist ministries welcoming migrants and LGBTQ+ people.
Our relaxed style means that people of various ages and church backgrounds feel at home here. We have a small children’s area inside the main church that young children, their parents and carers can relax inside during any point of the service or whenever the church is open. Young Barnabarians (YB) are the youth that gather for Sunday School during term time.
Queens Boundary Community (QBC)
We have strong links to QBC. We often provide space for community events such as the Summer Pop-Up pub, QBC Quiz night amongst other community events.
Waltham Forest Citizens
We are committed members of the Waltham Forest Citizens alliance, which has 11 organisations in membership is a total membership of 12,000 people. We have been members of TELCO for over 10 years and are committed members of Waltham Forest Citizens. WF Citizens is an alliance of 11 organisations across faith and education. We have worked alongside 12,000 members to hold campaigns that work for the common good.–
Companion Relationship with EDNP
We have international links not least with the Philippines. We share a companion relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Philippines (EDNP), which enables visiting priests from the Philippines to have exposure into the working practices of clergy life in the Church of England.–
