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Church of St Helen, St Helen Auckland
The church and graveyard
54°38′09″N 1°42′35″W / 54.63574°N 1.70977°W / 54.63574; -1.70977
Location	Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9EN
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Traditional Catholic
Website	http://www.sthelenschurch.co.uk/
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Specifications
Bells	Two
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Auckland
Deanery	Auckland
Parish	St. Helen Auckland
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rt Revd Stephen Race SSC (AEO)
Vicar(s)	The Rev'd Canon Robert McTeer SSC
Honorary priest(s)	The Rev'd Father Peter Anderton SSC
NSM(s)	The Rev'd Edward Gunn, SSC
Laity
Organist(s)	Joan Johnson
Organ scholar	vacant
Churchwarden(s)	John Bake and Anne Skillcorn

The Church of St Helen is a Church of England parish church in St Helen Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The church dates to the late 12th century and early 13th century. The oldest surviving part of the church, the two easternmost bays of the nave, were built in 1120. A low-pitched roof was added when the roof was rebuilt in the 15th century. At the turn of the 16th century, a clerestory and battlements were built. The original door to the church remains, making it "one of the oldest doors in England".

On 21 April 1952, the church was designated a grade I listed building.

In 2001, a restoration of the church took place. This involved renewing the floor, replacing the fixed pews with new movable ones, limewashing the walls, and repointing masonry. It cost £170,000.

Present day

The Parish of St. Helen Auckland is part of the Archdeaconry of Auckland in the Diocese of Durham.

The parish stands in the Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As the parish rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley (currently Stephen Race), and it is affiliated with The Society.

Gallery

• Noticeboard
• Entrance

References

1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1196602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
2. ^ "History". S. Helen's Church. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
3. "Restoration of St Helen's Church". S. Helen's Church.
4. "St Helen Auckland, West Auckland". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
5. "St Helen, Auckland". See of Beverley. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
6. "Diocese of Durham: Parishes of the Society". The Society. Forward in Faith. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

External links

• Church website
• A Church Near You entry

• Grade I listed churches in County Durham
• Church of England church buildings in County Durham
• 12th-century church buildings in England
• Anglo-Catholic church buildings in County Durham
• Anglo-Catholic churches in England receiving AEO