Christ Church, Wheelock

Christ Church, Wheelock Church of England
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12777/ Christ Church, Wheelock, is located in Crewe Road, Wheelock, Cheshire, England. John the Divine.

It has been the district church for part of Wheelock from 1843 and is is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with those of St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath, and St Philip, Hassall Green. The Ackers/Shakerley family, the owners of Little Moreton Hall, had the Church built on the land

of Wheelock Hall, which was owned by the Ackers. In 1836 the nave of the church was built and named The Episcopal Chapel of Ease until in 1843 the Bishop of Chester dedicated the church to Christ and the church therefore became Christ Church. The church is built in brick with lancet windows and is unusual as the church was built facing west with a gabled bellcote at the west end. In the church yard is a stone war memorial dating from about 1920 with a soldier in battledress. The churchyard is laid out conventionally as the headstones are at the west end of the graves. In 1902 the Chancel was added by the Ackers family, the architect being Alfred Price, and the choir were moved to their present position. The organ too had it's own chamber built, but when the organ arrived it would not fit so the chamber is now used as the Vicar's Vestry. Over the years windows have been replaced by stained glass, one in memory of the Ackers family and the other in memory of the Rev R J Millard who was Vicar for many years at the start of the last century. This window depicts the crucified Christ, St. Mary his mother, and St. The Children's Altar was introduced during the 1960s and was previously the Altar onboard HMS Birmingham. The lectern, a carved eagle, was also in memory of a former Vicar.

02/08/2026

The wonderful abundance of God

Abigail and Matthew decided to use their artistic imaginations this afternoon to draw things they had seen, heard or rem...
12/07/2026

Abigail and Matthew decided to use their artistic imaginations this afternoon to draw things they had seen, heard or remembered about this mornings service.

Matthew decided to draw Jesus (in shorts and t-shirt identified by the letter J and after much deliberation blue eyes accompanied by Jimmy (and we didn’t even talk of James) who was watering the flowers and a picture of church.

Abigail started with the dry grass and the birds and the seeds…we then had a gardener with watering can for the flowers and a girl singing because we had hymns and because we talked about environment we had a tree with acorns and a squirrel and the deep roots! A church yard and home…and then a story to finish it off.

Unsurprisingly the Sun ☀️appeared in both!

This is why I love what we do…what would you have drawn I wonder?

Have a great week, Carleton

12/07/2026

Preparing the Ground

07/06/2026

Carleton and Barry visited the awe inspiring Threads through the Bible exhibition at Chester Cathedral this weekend. 44 huge panels, ten years in the making, with some 25 million stitches. For more info: chestercathedral.com/news/june-whats-on-3

Happy Easter. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
05/04/2026

Happy Easter. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

🙌 Happy Easter! 🙌

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

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Crewe Road, Wheelock
Sandbach
CW11

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Tuesday 6:45pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 11:30am

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