St Catherine’s Church are a group of ordinary people, growing together and serving our world in the love of Jesus.

We are an evangelical, vibrant and inclusive Church and Community Centre located less than a mile from the town centre of Wakefield.  Our main Sunday morning service is of an evangelical style with a charismatic bias.  Sung worship is a key part of our time together: in a way that is heartfelt, Spirit-filled and points people to Jesus. 

Our sung worship is normally made up of charismatic, modern worship songs (with some traditional hymns alongside).  We are blessed with a number of skilled volunteer musicians and singers.  We have recently updated all our A.V. equipment and have a skilled and passionate A.V. team who maintain and operate it.

Wakefield is a pleasant Cathedral city, well placed for easy access to other major cities and the glorious Yorkshire countryside.  The Parish of East Wakefield covers various parts of the city: Belle Vue, Agbrigg, Kirkgate, Eastmoor, Pinders and City Fields.  It is made up of an ever-changing and highly diverse population as well as showing many signs of deprivation. 

A major turning point in the life of St Catherine’s was a devastating fire in 1993.  A major redevelopment project resulted in a purpose built church and community centre. 

The Church is open throughout the week serving its community.  Among other things, we run a Elderly Day Care service, a food pantry, mental health support, a meals on wheels service, a community cafe and various community groups.  We also run other worship services during the week, from midweek communions to fresh expressions of church for our food bank users.

We are also the base for the ‘Every Good Work’ Project, a Christian project aimed at young people.  As part of this we employ a Youth Worker and a Project Co-ordinator. 

We are also part of the Eastmoor Community Project, who run the St Swithun’s Community Centre on the Eastmoor estate.  This hosts a nursery, operates a food pantry, a cafe, adult education, community groups and more. 

Our leadership teams includes the Vicar, an Associate Priest, a Curate, a youth worker, a children’s worker, three Lay Ministers, a Centre Manager and others.