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# Over United Reformed Church, Winsford

The United Reformed Church in Over, Winsford

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [OVER SAFEGUARDING POLICY 2026](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/safeguarding-policy/) - Please click on the download button to access the Over Safeguarding Policy 2026Download
- [URC OVER CONSTITUTION](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/urc-over-constitution/)
- [CHURCH DOCUMENTS](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/church-documents/) - Please use the drop-down facility to access the URC Over Privacy Statement, the Constitution, and Safeguarding Policy.
- [OUR HISTORY](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/our-history/) - Please use the drop-down facility to access the History of URC Over and a leaflet showing how to find us, and architectural details.
- [John Douglas](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/john-douglas-2/) - Please use the drop-down facility to read about John Douglas and his involvement with our church.
- [Over URC Leaflet](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/over-urc-leaflet/)
- [The Story of John Douglas](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/john-douglas/)
- [John Douglas Heritage Centre Leaflet](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/john-douglas-heritage-centre-leaflet/)
- [The History of Over URC, Winsford](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/the-history-of-over-urc-winsford/)
- [Over URC Privacy Statement](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/over-urc-privacy-statement/)
- [Tea & Chat](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/tea-chat/) - TEA & CHAT Our Tea and Chat meetings are for older people who do not get out much and want to go somewhere to meet people, chat and enjoy some company. This year our meetings will take place on the third Monday in the month from March to October. Meetings start at 2.00pm and last

## Pages

- [Home](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/) - The United Reformed Church in Over, Winsford
- [Forthcoming Preachers](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/forthcoming-preachers/) - Here is the list of forthcoming preachers for the next few weeks. Services start at 10.30am unless stated otherwise. 9 August - Revd David Spence. 16 August - Mrs Jane Wareham - the service will be followed by the Church Meeting. 23 August - Revd Garry Wareham - the service will include and infant blessing.
- [Overview](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/october-november-2020-overview/) - Please click the download button to access the August-September 2026 edition of OverviewDownload
- [Sunday Link](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/sunday-link/) - Please click the download button to access the Sunday Link August 2026Download
- [Forthcoming Events](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/forthcoming-events-2/)
- [Tea and Chat](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/tea-and-chat/) - Tea and Chat meets on the third Monday of the month, from March to October, at 2.00pm until 4.00pm. Residents from local nursing and care homes, and folks who may like some company, are invited to join us for quizzes, entertainment and light refreshments. Please contact Simone Burrows for further information. 01606 554366. The Programme
- [Meet The Team](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/meet-the-team-2/) - Our Minister is the Revd Garry Wareham. The Elders, headed by the Church Secretary and Church Treasurer, is a leadership team, elected by Church members, who ensure the day to day running of the Church life. Church Secretary Our Church Secretary is Mrs Ros Ellison. Ros is the first point-of-contact for general enquiries; initial requests
- [Lunch Group](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/ladies-circle/) - The lunch group is currently meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at The Wharton Park (Stonehouse Carvery), 12.15 for 12.30pm. All are very warmly welcome to join the group.
- [Sitemap](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/sitemap/)
- [URC OVER TEAM 2025](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/urc-over-team-2025/) - Please click the download button to view the URC Over Team October 2025Download
- [HERITAGE OPEN DAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2025](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/7592-2/) - Please click on the Download button to find information on the Heritage Open Day, 21 September 2025Download
- [Hall Hire](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/hall-hire/) - The Church Hall and Lecture Room may be hired for regular or occasional meetings. They are also available for hire for private functions, for example Children's Birthday Parties. Evidence of appropriate insurance cover taken out by the hirer is required. Although there are kitchen facilities available for use, personal arrangements would have to be
- [URC Over Players](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/urc-over-players/) - The URC Over Players present an annual Pantomime. All proceeds raised are shared between the United Reformed Church and a charity nominated by the members of the group. The Pantomime for 2025 will be performed nightly at the end of January, beginning of February . Nearer the time, please telephone Rob Bebbington on 01606 557631
- [Adult Institute](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/adult-institute/) - The Adult Institute meets in the Church Hall on Tuesday afternoons at 1.00pm for indoor bowls. From time to time, social evenings are held at outside venues when partners are invited to join the group. For further information, please telephone the Chairman, John Bryan on 01606 551609.
- [Funerals](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/funerals/) - The Church is available for funeral services; requests should initially be addressed to a funeral director.
- [School Services](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/school-services/) - High Street Primary School holds services in the Church, mainly at Easter, Harvest and Christmas. The Harvest Service this year will be held on Thursday 10 October at 10.00am. Other schools would be most welcome to hold services in the Church.
- [About the United Reformed Church](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/about-the-united-reformed-church/) - What is the United Reformed Church? We are a family of Christians, worshipping in the name of Jesus in about 1500 local churches from Orkney to Cornwall. 'Reformed' means that we delight in the Bible, we do not fear change, and we try to run our churches in ways that take everyone's insight and contribution
- [Vale Royal Junior Theatre Group](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/vale-royal-junior-theatre-group/) - The Vale Royal Junior Theatre Group meets every Monday in term time in the Church Hall. It is presenting a production of Elf The Musical (JR) in the Church Hall from Thursday 28 November until Saturday 30 November inlcusive.
- [Baptisms and Blessings](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/baptisms-and-blessings/) - Requests for a baptism or blessing should be addressed to the Church Secretary by using the Contact Us button on the Navigation Bar. To access our leaflet explaining our Baptisms and Blessings services, please use the Baptism and Blessing Leaflet drop-down facility on the navigation bar.
- [About us](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/about-us-2/) - The United Reformed Church Over, Winsford, is one of six churches in the South Cheshire Group of Mersey Synod. It is a Grade II listed building. The Church joined the URC at its formation in 1972, but many older Winsfordians know us as 'Over Congs', as until then we had been a Congregational Church. For
- [Brownies](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/rainbows-and-brownies/) - For a good number of years we have had a Brownie Pack. It was started by Snowy Owl, Marjorie Hall in 1989, an event which is commemorated by a plaque in the Church Hall; currently the leader is Josie Clewes, (Brown Owl), ably assisted by Jessica Towers, (Snowy Owl).
- [John Douglas](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/links/)
- [Blessing Leaflet](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/blessing-leaflet/)
- [U3A - The University of the third age](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/u3a-the-university-of-the-third-age/) - The U3A meets in the Lecture Room on the second Tuesday of the month, from 2.00pm until 4.00pm when a quiz is held. On the third Wednesday of the month, it meets in the Church Hall when a speaker makes a presentation to the group; again from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. Please see the U3A's own
- [Chat'n'Craft](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/chatncraft/) - Chat'n'Craft meets monthly on Tuesday afternoons from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. You are invited to bring along any craft items you are currently working on - or just come along for the chat! There is an entrance fee of £2.50 which includes refreshments and entry into a raffle. The leader, Diane Parkey, will be able to
- [Our Worship Style and Patterns of Service](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/our-worship-style-and-patterns-of-service/) - Every Sunday morning we come together in fellowship to worship and praise God. Services are led by Revd GArry Wareham and retired ministers and lay preachers. Our worship usually follows the pattern of: Notices and Offertory – a member of the Eldership informs the congregation of important events, and news about members of the Church
- [Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/worship-2/) - Sunday Services Worship is held in Church each Sunday morning at 10.30am. Families are welcome, and activity bags are available in church for children. For a more detailed description of our services, please click on the 'Our Worship Style and Patterns of Services' sub-heading under Worship. Communion is included as part of the service on
- [Location](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/where-we-are/) - United Reformed Church, Over, Swanlow Lane, Winsford, CW7 1JE The entrance is in the stub of Swanlow Lane, (B5074), immediately after the A54 roundabout, and is signposted United Reformed Church.
- [Information for New Visitors](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/information-for-new-visitors/) - For information on 'Our Worship Style and Patterns of Services' please click on the appropriately titled drop down under 'Worship'. The rest of this page is currently being developed and will include such topics as:- Our faith, and what we believe Causes we support, for example Commitment for Life, Fair Trade and Christians Against Poverty
- [Cubs and Beavers](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/cubs-and-beavers/) - All enquiries to join are via the Cheshire Scouts website: www.cheshirescouts.org.uk Click on the “Join” button right in the middle at the top Or click on this link: Join Cheshire Scouts Scroll down to the yellow “Join” form When completing the young person’s or adult’s name, please add “ – DARNHALL” after the surname
- [Contact us](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/contact-us-2/) - You can use the form below to send a message to our Church Secretary, who will deal with your enquiry:
- [Weddings](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/weddings-baptisms-and-funerals/) - Requests for weddings, and baptisms or blessings should be addressed to the Church Secretary by using the Contact Us button on the Navigation Bar. Please note that our church building is registered for marriage services between a man and a woman. It is not registered for marriage of same-sex couples.
- [Hire Form](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/hire-form/)
- [History](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/history-2/) - The present Church has its origins in Providence Chapel which was built on the same site in 1814. This was subsequently replaced by the present building which was designed by the renowned local architect John Douglas and was opened in 1867. From that date until 1972 it was known as Over Congregational Church (or locally
- [Regular Activities](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/regular-activities/)
- [Location](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/location/) - Someplace Church Church Lane Someplace SP12 3LA We look forward to welcoming you to our services. Our church is wheelchair friendly, and has a hearing loop system.
- [Worship Times](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/worship-times/) - We gather to worship together at the following times: Sunday Morning: 9.30am With Communion (3rd Sunday in month) All-age Worship (1st Sunday in month) Evening Worship 7pm (4th Sunday in month) Please feel free to join us. Just arrive about 10-15 minutes before worship is due to start, and enter the building through the front
- [Using the Premises](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/using-the-premises/) - We currently let rooms on the following basis per session (i.e. morning, afternoon, or evening): Room Capacity Cost/Regular Cost/Occasional Church 200 £69 £80 Main Hall 140 £37 £46 Minor Hall 45 £22 £28 Meeting Room 25 £11 £15 Lounge 31 £11 £15 Vestry - £11 £15 Reception Area - - - Kitchen - - -
- [Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/baptisms-weddings-and-funerals/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis dictum quis lectus ultricies tincidunt. Sed et varius turpis. Sed sit amet tellus in mauris varius volutpat non at tellus. Vestibulum auctor neque eget nunc dapibus, et varius diam pharetra. Quisque lacinia nisl nunc. Donec maximus purus et lorem interdum feugiat. Nulla vitae sodales nulla. Ut
- [Who Are We?](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/who-are-we/) - The congregation is made up of all sorts of people from the local community. We meet to worship God, to share fellowship, and to try to live out God's mission in the world. We try to get involved in what's happening in our own area, and we also support international charities such as Christian Aid.
- [Prayers](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/prayers/)
- [What to Expect](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/what-to-expect/) - Thank you for visiting our website and showing interest in this page. If you are a present or past worshipper, you will probably know what you are looking for in a church, so why not come and see if we can provide it? At the very least we hope you will find that you feel
- [News](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/church-news/) - We have two methods of circulating news about the activities of the Church and the Church family. The first is the weekly Sundaylink which is handed out to the congregation on arrival at Church for Sunday services. This publication is a single sheet 'notice board' printed on the reverse of a preprinted “Sunday Link” produced by Redemptorist Publications (hence
- [Community](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/community/) - The Mission Statement of the Church (as featured on the Home Page) is “We are here to welcome, love and serve the community with Jesus at the centre of our fellowship”. How do we serve this community of people? Currently, we hold informal gatherings of folk from the neighbourhood under the banners of Tea and
- [News](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/news-2/) - We have three methods of circulating news about the activities of the Church and the Church family. The first is the weekly Sundaylink which is handed out to the congregation on arrival at Church for Sunday services. This publication is a single sheet 'notice board' printed on the reverse of a preprinted “Sunday Link” produced by Redemptorist Publications (hence
- [Outside Users](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/organisations/) - See relevant dropdown options for details about our outside users.
- [Building Use](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/building-use/) - Rooms in the Church complex are available for hire, (see Hall Hire dropdown option), and are also used regularly by a number of outside organisations and groups, (see relevant Outside Users dropdown options).
- [Church Groups](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/church-groups/) - Details of each group can be found in the relevant dropdown options.
- [Churches Together in Winsford](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/churches-together-in-winsford-2/) - Our Church supports Churches Together in Winsford; our representative is Mr Arthur Mitchell. There are a number of Churches Together in Winsford events between now and the end of the year: Christmas Lights Festival Friday 27 November, from 4.00pm until 7.00pm. Churches Together in Winsford will have a gazeboo as part of the town's Christmas
- [Church Photograph](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/church-photograph/)
- [Room Hire](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/room-hire/) - We currently let rooms on the following basis per session (i.e. morning, afternoon, or evening): Room Capacity Cost/Regular Cost/Occasional Church 200 £69 £80 Main Hall 140 £37 £46 Minor Hall 45 £22 £28 Meeting Room 25 £11 £15 Lounge 31 £11 £15 Vestry - £11 £15 Reception Area - - - Kitchen - - -
- [History](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/history/) - Here you might have an article explaining the history of your church - if you wanted. Of course, you could have something else, or nothing at all. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
- [Mission](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/mission/)
- [Home](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/home/)

## Events

- [All-Age Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/all-age-worship-5/) - Led by Mr. Adam Vicarage. Coffee afterwards in the church hall.
- [All-Age Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/all-age-worship-4/) - Led by Mr. Adam Vicarage. Coffee afterwards in the church hall.
- [All-Age Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/all-age-worship-3/) - Led by Mr. Adam Vicarage. Coffee afterwards in the church hall.
- [All-Age Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/all-age-worship-2/) - Led by Mr. Adam Vicarage. Coffee afterwards in the church hall.
- [All-Age Worship](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/all-age-worship/) - Led by Revd. Adam Vicarage. Coffee afterwards in the church hall.
- [Church Meeting](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/event/church-meeting/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorised](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/uncategorised/)
- [News](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/news-stuff/)
- [About Us](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/about-us/)
- [OUR HISTORY](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/our-history/)
- [OUR HERIGATE](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/our-herigate/)
- [JOHN DOUGLAS](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/category/john-douglas/)

## Event Categories

- [Church Events](https://winsfordurc.org.uk/events/category/church-events/)