Welcome.
Welcome to the Western Dales Mission Community – an ecumenical initiative in the Cumbrian part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park that brings together Anglican, Methodist, United Reformed Churches and our companions along the way.
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Lent Course 2025
Seeking the Kingdom of God during Lent. Learn more →
Looking Beyond
An exciting course to explore pioneering mission. Learn more →
News and Articles
Poems and Psalms for Advent
Join us on Tuesday afternoons or evenings in Advent as we read and discuss Advent poetry and Psalms, share a period of silent reflection, and pray together.
Interfaith School Visit
Today we welcomed faith representatives to Sedbergh, to help lead two sessions engaging students with questions of belief and practise.
Christmas Tree Festivals 2022
Come to one of our Christmas Tree Festivals in the Western Dales.
Remembrance Sunday 2022
Remembrance Sunday is a day when we honour those who have given their lives in war and armed conflict, as well as those whose lives have been affected by war. See photos from Remembrance Sunday in the Western Dales 2022.
Howgill Harvest Sale
Howgill had an excellent turnout for their Harvest Sale last night – and over £400 raised!
Commemorating Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Some of the ways we marked the death of the Queen in the Western Dales.
1907 East Window by Christopher Whall in All Saints’, Killington
A photo of the East window in All Saints, Killington, by Christopher Whall, one of the leading lights in the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement approach to stained glass.
Open House
Open House is part of the renew wellbeing initiative and offers two hours a week to relax, chat, drink coffee (other beverages available!) play games, pursue hobbies and generally just ‘chill’.
Professor Potty’s Time Traveller’s Tales
Last week we travelled through time to meet Professor Potty and Dippy Di at the Western Dales Mission Community Holiday Club 2022. Around fifty children came along to take part in group activities, crafts, games, dancing, singing, outdoor pursuits, and much more!
A new Bishop of Penrith for our Diocese
On Friday 15 July the Revd Canon Robert Saner-Haigh was consecrated as Bishop of Penrith in York Minster.
Our wonderful Churchwardens
Thank you to our wonderful and hardworking churchwardens who gathered at St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, on Monday 11 July 2022 for the annual Admission of Churchwardens service.
Coronation Memories by Marjorie Fishwick
Memories of attending the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost Celebrations
We had a wonderful time across the churches of the Western Dales as we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost over the weekend.
Professor Potty’s Time Traveller Tales: Holiday Club 2022
The Western Dales Mission Community invite you to join Professor Potty and his whacky assistant Dippy Di for a week of Time Travellers Tales!
Annual Sale: St John’s Church, Cowgill
Monday, 30 May 2022, 10am–12 noon, Dent Memorial Hall
Bacon Butties, Coffee, Cakes, Bread, Raffle, Plants, Crafts, Books, Toys and Nearly New Homeware!
Anointing with Oil – not just for the Queen!
Looking at the significance of anointing with oil in the Queen’s coronation, and in our personal lives.
Ministry Letter in Easter Season
Have you ever been gripped by a book you can’t put down? A good story speaks to something inside of us, and keeps us reading until the last page.
Celebrating 175 years of St Mark’s Cautley with Songs of Praise service
We had a great turnout for our Songs of Praise service celebrating the 175th anniversary of St Mark’s Church on the 24th April 2022, with people travelling from Sedbergh, Dent, Kendal and even Shropshire to attend. Follow the link for photos and more!