St Silas Church, Blackburn
Supporting Our Community
There is so much more to St Silas Church than just services, but 'service' is at the very heart of what we are as a local parish church, We want to bless our community and be a blessing to it. Here you can find out about what your church is doing in the area and who we are working with.
C@SS
Creative arts at St Silas is a 3 year project that has grown out of our previous projects where we used art to engage our local schools and community groups. We are activly looking for groups to partner with us on a wide range of exciting projects from using sublimation printing and recycled plastic to create new stained glass windows to using recycled wood to create Eco habitats for a new nature space around the church.
If you would like to help in any of our projects please contact us.
Schools
Located in the parish we have two Church of England primary schools - St Silas Primary School and Wensley Fold Primary Academy. There is a strong relationship with these schools, with regular assemblies and school visits to the church for major services and activities.
Additionally the church supports other local schools including Westholme, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Tauheedul Islamic Girls'. Our aspiration is to continue to develop links with all the schools based withing the parish.
Working with other Faiths
The Church is a is part of the Blackburn Interfaith Forum. Previously regular meetings with local faith leaders led to initiatives such as Faith Days in Schools during Interfaith Week and informal events for local Christians and Muslims to meet for shared greater understanding in our community. Our aspiration is to re-engage with this work and build on the successes of past initiatives.
