Reverend Helen Rose, Vicar of the Holy Cross
Hello and welcome to the Holy Cross, Woodingdean, nestled in the beautiful South Downs National Park. We are Woodingdean's Church of England Parish Church. The church is open daily from 9am to 6pm for prayer and for you to use as a quiet space.
My name is Helen, I have been the vicar here since 2018. We are a friendly congregation with a big heart and we welcome everybody here.
We are passionate about being a community hub and our church is used by numerous groups and organisations. There are groups for everyone from the very young to the older. Please take a look in 'Our Community' and 'What's On' pages to discover more.
We are an inclusive church, our services are suitable for the whole family and every fourth Sunday we have a service particulary focused on children.
Come along and join us, we would love to meet you.
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About Us
The current Church of the Holy Cross was built in 1968 to a design of architect J Wells-Thorpe.
It is a light, open-plan church that is connected by sliding partition doors to the Parish Room which is available for hire, There is a kitchen with full facilities and serving hatches open to the Parish Room
The church has disabled and wheelchair access throughout. There is an induction loop system for people that are hard of hearing.
Sunday morning worship is held at 10.30am. For full details of all our services see our Services page.
Morning and evening prayer is said daily at 9am and 5.30pm (except Monday morning). Holy Eucharist is also celebrated on Tuesdays at 9.30am in a healing service.
During special festivals and feast days i.e. Easter and Christmas, etc. other services are also provided -
All our services and functions aim to provide a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere to everyone who joins us.
The open-
If you would like to know more about the Church please contact Rev Helen Rose or any of our friendly team
