Barrow's Deanery Prayer

Lord, we thank you for the vision and courage of those Christians who have gone before us. Help us, in our day, to minister to all your people. In times of uncertainty help us to rest on you. In times of despair, give us your hope.

In times of success give us humility. In times of change give us faith. At all times give us strength to proclaim your kingdom.

Parishes within Barrow

Barrow St Aidan, Barrow St George w. St Luke, Barrow St James, Barrow St John, Barrow St Mark, Barrow St Mary, Walney, Barrow St Matthew, Barrow St Paul

Barrow's Deanery Profile

Barrow has often been described as being the town at the end of the longest cul de sac in the British Isles. Nevertheless it is a lively, vibrant town, and nowhere can this vibrancy be experienced more comprehensively than in its church life.

So far as the Anglican churches in Barrow are concerned, one of the really interesting things is that they are all different, representing all strands of worship.

Nevertheless it is a very happy deanery and we all get on very well. My own church, St James, where I am treasurer, had an interregnum for two years, a long time. In that two years the local clergy rallied around us so that we did not miss a single service.

This is typical of the spirit of the Barrow Deanery. Relations with the other Christian denominations are also very good. Churches Together in Barrow, now under the chairmanship of Canon Carol Farrer, also continues to flourish.

We may be at the end of a cul de sac but Barrow is certainly not a dead end.

Barrow's Deanery Contacts

Rural Dean:
The Revd Ian Hook St Mark's Vicarage Rawlinson Street Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1BX
01229 820405

Lay Chairman:
Alan Johnson