Welcome to the website of St Augustine’s – the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Cleveland and Great Broughton.  The inhabitants of our two villages have professed their Christian faith, and have worshipped on this site, for over a thousand years and we continue this wonderful tradition.

We are part of a four-church benefice, which includes the Parishes of Ingleby Greenhow, Kildale and Chop Gate, in the Diocese of York.

You will find information on the team, on the services in our church and on our support for all in the community at the key points in their lives, by scrolling through the following pages.  The calendar of services and the notice pages, which are regularly up-dated, are a good first point of reference.

The service on Sunday, 23rd November 2025 is Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. at St Augustine’s. 

The readings for the Feast of Christ the King are: Jeremiah 23: 1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1: 11-20; Luke 23: 33-43.

It might seem a little odd for today’s Gospel reading to be the account in Luke of the crucifixion. The one who is the Son of God, whom we celebrate today is the King of the universe, is being tortured to death, along with some criminals, and mocked and scoffed at by the leaders of his people, the soldiers and even one of those he is being executed with. The point here is that Jesus’ kingship is not a political one, in human terms. The crucifixion is not an isolated event in Jesus’ life, but a part of God’s outreaching, redemptive act. The other criminal crucified seems to sense this; he believes that Jesus will still come into his kingdom. With whom do we identify here? The penitent thief or his colleague, the soldiers or the leaders? Do we ask Jesus to remember us?

Website up-dated 22nd November 2025