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Plan your visit
Visiting a church for the first time can feel like a big step. Here's everything you need to know before Sunday.
What to expect
✓ Lively, Spirit-led worship within the Church of England, with prayer and a message from the Bible.
✓ 10:30am to around 12:30pm. Arrive a few minutes early and a welcomer will help you find a seat.
✓ A family from more than 20 nations. Whatever your background, you'll find people from all over the world here.
✓ No one will put you on the spot. Join in as much or as little as you like.
✓ Refreshments afterwards — the best way to meet people.
Our Sunday rhythm
Every Sunday at 10:30am. The style changes through the month:
1st
Holy Communion
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2nd
Morning Worship
3rd
Holy Communion
+ Kids for Christ
4th
Growing Together
All-age service
5th
Cultural Sunday
When there is one
From November, the youth group (11–16) meets on the 1st Sunday and Kids for Christ (4–11) on the 3rd, in parallel with the service. On a 5th Sunday, the whole church — children, young people, adults and older friends — worships together, with shared activities and different cultures sharing their traditions with one another.
This Sunday · 15 November
10:30am
Holy Communion · Kids for Christ
“Going deeper with God” · Ezekiel 47:1-12 · John 7:37-43
Starts in 3 days 14 h 55 min
Let us know you're coming
Someone will look out for you at the door.
Getting here
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St Erkenwald's Church, Levett Road, Barking, Essex IG11 9JZ
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Train: Barking or Upney · Bus: 5 and 62
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Car: A13 → Ripple Road → right onto Upney Lane → past Upney station → left into Levett Road. The church is on your left.
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Free parking on site. Our car park is behind the church and open during services and activities, until it's full. Drive in through the gate beside the building. Spaces are first come, first served.
Accessibility
St Erkenwald's is physically accessible. Using the same terms as A Church Near You:
✓ Wheelchair accessible
✓ Accessible toilet
✓ Hearing loop
✓ Large print on screen
✓ Assistance dogs welcome
✓ On-site parking
All words are shown on screen throughout the service. Our medium-sized car park has no reserved bays yet — spaces are first come, first served. We're sorry, we can't accommodate pets.
Not sure? Call the office on 020 8594 2271 and we'll help you plan.
Questions people ask
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Sunday worship at St Erkenwald's Church, Levett Road, Barking IG11 9JZ, starts at 10:30am and finishes around 12:30pm. Everyone is welcome.
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Not at all. Whether you have questions, doubts or simply curiosity, you are welcome to come along, join in as much as you like, or just watch.
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From November, our youth group (ages 11–16) meets on the 1st Sunday and Kids for Christ (ages 4–11) on the 3rd Sunday, in parallel with the 10:30 service. The 4th Sunday is our all-age Growing Together Service, and on a 5th Sunday the whole church worships together. Stay & Play for babies and toddlers is on Wednesdays at 10am.
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Yes. St Erkenwald's is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible toilet and a hearing loop, and all words are shown on screen throughout the service. Free on-site parking is behind the church. If you have particular needs, call the office on 020 8594 2271.
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Get in touch and we will add you: email vicar@sterkenwaldschurch.org, call 020 8594 2271, or send a WhatsApp message to +44 7426 225182.
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A Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Chelmsford, with lively, Spirit-led worship and a church family of more than 20 nationalities.
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The nearest stations are Barking and Upney, and buses 5 and 62 stop near the church on Levett Road.
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Yes — free parking in our car park behind the church during services and activities, until it is full — spaces are first come, first served. Drive in through the gate beside the church building on Levett Road.
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Assistance dogs are very welcome. We're sorry, but we can't accommodate pets.
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Contact our Parish Safeguarding Officers, Ann Buxton and Debbie Powell, at safeguarding@sterkenwaldschurch.org or 07881 723919. In an emergency call 999.