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 today, Sunday 3rd May 2026, is Holy Communion at St. Augustine’s at 9:30 a.m..

There will be a Holy Communion at St. Augustine’s at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 7th May.

The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 7:55 – end; Psalm 31:1-15, 15-6; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14.

Today’s Gospel reading is frequently used at funerals. Jesus describes his Father’s house as having room for everyone. We can be assured that in our journey through life, and afterwards, Jesus is with us. But we cannot take the description of heaven as a house literally. Jesus, as he frequently does in the Gospels, is giving us pictures in human language, using ideas from everyday life and experience, of what Heaven is like. We have the assurance of Jesus’ presence with us, of knowing Him in Heaven, but the details of what we will experience is not describable in human language. This is where faith comes in. The questions of Thomas and Philip suggest that they have not grasped what Jesus is saying. Can we do any better?

Website up-dated 3rd May 2026