The Sempringham site is dominated by the Anglican Parish Church of St. Andrews. Together with its Mission Church (Christchurch in Pinfold Lane, Pointon) St. Andrews is host to a full range of Christian events throughout the year, ranging from the annual atmospheric candlelit Christingle Service at St. Andrews to the weekly Tuesday morning drop-in "Cornerstone" at Christchurch.

Worship is also just as varied, with the Benefice choir and organist making full use of the manually pumped pipe organ for group services at Sempringham, to intimate informal morning worship using an electronic keyboard and modern worship songs at Pointon. One of the two churches will usually host an act of worship either two or three times in a typical month. Because of the absence of electricity at Sempringham, St. Andrews is used more in the summer months, with Christchurch being the focus during the colder, darker days of the year.

Both churches are run by the single Pointon & Sempringham PCC, who meet regularly to plan worship, outreach, fundraising and social events throughout the year. 

More information is available from the Church Secretary (Keith King) by emailing:

The PCC meet throughout the year and publish an Annual Report of their activities. Available copies relate to the calendar years: 20032005, 200620072008 & 2009

Today's Prayer Focus
Sat 31st Jul - Spalding, St John with Deeping St Nicholas and Spalding Hospitals

Spalding St John with Deeping St Nicholas and Spalding Hospitals

Parish Priest                              Revd Peter Garland

Associate Minister                    Captain Paul Whiteley CA

Readers                                      Frances Garland,

                                                   Andrew Spencer

Lay Ministers

Deeping St Nicholas                Danielle Clark, Sue King,

              Sue Steele

Spalding St John                        Arnold Bradford,

                                                  Lawrence and Margaret Calkin

                                                  Jessie Cole, Will Dunlop,

               Yvonne Edgoose, Pat French,

               James and Pat Newby,

              Margaret Smith, Chris Wood,

              Ray Wright

Pray for closer links with other parishes in Spalding and for our Methodist and URC friends in the Spalding Covenant;

For further development of lay ministry, especially with older people;

For St John’s Primary School (Head: Paul Reid), Deeping St Nicholas School (Head: Anita Bandey);

For our parish magazine and Village News and other means of communicating our message;

For our vicar’s ministry as Chaplain to the Johnson Community Hospital and as Assistant District Dean.

Give thanks for Andrew Spencer’s return to ministry in the parishes;

For the plans for refurbishing both Churches;

For our Fresh expressions including our informal service at St John’s;

For our fellowship and study groups; ‘Presence’ – an experimental Communion, looking at new ways of encouraging contemplation;

For the Teddy Club, for parents and children at Deeping St Nicholas, Holy Doughnuts at St John’s and our ministry to schools in the area.

Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding

Pray for the new  Hospital (Acting Matron – Simon Temple); for all inpatients, outpatients, relatives and staff and for Peter Garland (Chaplain);

For the appointment of a part-time Assistant Chaplain;

For the Tulip Suite (the new palliative care/hospice provision).

Enugu North (Province of Niger, Nigeria)

The Rt. Revd Sosthenes Eze