Welcome to Portishead Church of England

Welcome to Portishead Church of England serving the whole of the town of Portishead. We have two churches: St Peter’s situated between Church Road North and Church Road South off the High Street and St Nicholas’ situated along the coast on Nore Road. We work in close partnership with our two church primary schools, St Peter’s and Trinity, and in association with the St Barnabas Centre, where our church office is based.

We strive to be a Christ-shaped community responding to the liberating love of God, celebrating the joys of life, struggling together with the pains and challenges of life and acknowledging the certainties, doubts and questions faith can bring. In addition to our regular pattern of Sunday worship we have a wide range of activities for all ages as well as seeking to be actively involved in the life of our town.

Our clergy are available to all those living in the town and are happy to conduct Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals for all, regardless of their existing link with our churches. The clergy also welcome being informed of those in particular need who may welcome a visit or other support.

We hope you will enjoy exploring this site and discovering more about the life of Portishead Church of England and all that it has to offer.

Portishead Church of England

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News & Announcements

Events and Services this Week

Please click here to see events and services for this week from the notice sheet; further events can also be seen on the church calendar.

The Key Campaign Begins!

Did you find all 12 keys around the town?

The Key Campaign is part of our commitment to EMBRACE THE FUTURE and ensure our two churches of St Peter's and St Nicholas' are developed and properly maintained in order to be able to continue to serve the needs of the growing town of Portishead.

Did you find all 12 keys around the town? If you want to see the answers, click here.

For details of how you can help us to embrace the future, see here.

Music Group Leader
Carl, our Music Group Leader will soon be heading off for ordination. We are therefore looking for someone to lead the music group at our 9.15am Sunday Service. Details of the post can be found here.

Bellringing at St Peter's Church
St Peter’s Church has a ring of eight bells, six of which were installed in 1743, with the two trebles added in 1900. The tenor bell weighs 15cwt. For more information please visit the bellringers page, or for a document that explains a lttle about bellringing, see here.

For details of other things happening in the Parish, see our Forthcoming Events page.

To discover ways in which you can financially support the work of Portishead Church of England, see our How you can Help Portishead Parish page.