Rev'd Mike has published his first book

What might the windswept moors of Yorkshire have to teach us about Lent?

In Brontë Souls, Rev’d Mike Green invites readers to journey through the season of Lent in the company of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. Drawing deeply from Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Villette, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, this devotional weaves Scripture and story together in a way that illuminates both.

The Brontës do not offer easy answers. Their novels are filled with longing, moral struggle, endurance, and hard-won hope. Yet it is precisely this emotional honesty that makes them powerful companions for Lent — a season marked by truth-telling, surrender, and the slow work of grace.

Beginning on Ash Wednesday and travelling through Holy Week to Easter Day, each reflection pairs a bible reading with a scene from one of the Brontë novels. As Catherine wrestles with divided desire, Jane learns integrity through loss, Lucy Snowe endures in quiet obscurity, and Helen Huntingdon clings to conscience amid suffering, readers are invited to see their own hearts more clearly — and to discover how Christ meets us there.

This is not literary criticism. Nor is it allegory. Instead, the Brontës’ stories become a mirror for the soul, much like the parables of Jesus: revealing our mixed motives, our hidden fears, our deep hunger for love — and the grace that meets us in them.

As Lent unfolds, the journey moves:

From exposure to mercy
From endurance to quiet hope
From surrender to love that remains
From the cross to a resurrection joy that is gentle, durable, and lived in ordinary life

Thoughtful, prayerful, and rooted in Scripture, Brontë Souls is ideal for personal devotion, small groups, or anyone who longs to walk more deeply into Lent with honesty and hope.

For readers who love the Brontës — and for those discovering them for the first time — this book offers a way to see both literature and faith in a new light.

Come and walk the long road of Lent — through moorland, valley, and quiet dawn — toward the steady joy of Easter.

You can order the book here.

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We believe God’s mission for us is to be “Sharing, Caring, Growing in Christ.” And how doing that we grow in LOVE toward God and neighbour.

In Christ

Even though it is at the end of our mission statement, the words “In Christ” encapsulates the starting point as our lives as Christians. Everything begins with our relationship with God, in Christ, as we grow, care, and share, loving our God by loving our neighbour.

Growing

We believe your journey of faith is one of constant growth. We learn more about God and our faith as we study God’s truth given to us in the Bible. God loves us too much to be done developing us into the disciples He wants us to be, and so we continue to seek to grow in what it means to be His followers.

Caring

A Christian life is one of caring for each other. We share the love and joy we receive from God by caring for them. Jesus first showed that care for us by his death on the cross and the forgiveness he delivers. We, then, get to live that our in our lives by caring and serving our neighbours.

Sharing

What an opportunity God gives us, to share the good news of what Jesus has done for us. Now, more than ever, this world needs to hear the message of a God who loves them, who died for them, who hears their prayers, and who promises to be with them always. As His disciples, we get to be the ones to share that message of hope, love, and peace.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the month, some afternoons and some evenings. We can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

The Vicar


Rev'd Mike Green
Mike has been vicar of the parish since 2022. Having originally trained as an Engineer, Mike retrained as a priest at St Mellitus in Liverpool.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Revd Mike