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 services in the benefice for Easter Day, 20th April, are 9:00 a.m. St Andrew’s, Ingleby Greenhow, 10:30 a.m. St Augustine’s, Kirkby in Cleveland, and 3 p.m.  at St Hilda’s, Bilsdale Priory. All are Holy Communion and everyone is welcome.

The readings for Easter day are: Acts 10: 34-43; Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20: 1-18.

On Easter day we reach the climax of the story we began on Ash Wednesday. We have journeyed with Jesus to Jerusalem, to his public acclamation on Palm Sunday, arrest on Maundy Thursday, condemnation to death without evidence, and gruesome execution on Good Friday. We know how the story ends with Jesus’ resurrection, but the first half of our Gospel reading today shows the real fear and confusion of the disciples who discovered his body missing from the tomb. As John tells us, they did not understand. How could they? But Mary stayed by the tomb and encountered the resurrected Jesus. In her pain and confusion, Jesus meets her. She went to the others and announced, ‘I have seen the Lord’. Can we linger today and wait for the Lord to meet us, or will we rush off to the next thing that requires our attention?

Website up-dated 19th April 2025