People
Westfield Church is an Anglican (Church of England) church within the Diocese of Chichester
Who are we?
Our church, like any church, consists of the people who belong to it. We are a friendly and welcoming congregation, who aim to make any visitors feel at home in our worship and in our social activities. We have a loop for the hard-of-hearing, and provide large print service sheets for most services.
The church represents the spiritual heart of the parish, representing the community to God and God to the community. We try to express the love and concern of God for everyone in all that we do, and in our worship and prayers we aim to bring people’s concerns, both local and universal, before God for his healing. We believe that Jesus Christ is a unique way into God’s presence, and that the Holy Spirit is working in us and in all the world to bring about God’s purposes.
Why are we here?
This church has stood for over 800 years as a testimony to the belief that the Christian faith is what makes sense of human life. Countless generations have worshipped here who have believed that Jesus Christ is alive and with us always. Their prayers have become a part of its fabric as much as their bones have become a part of the ground of the churchyard. It is difficult to pass its doors without asking the question: Isn’t there more to life than what we can achieve in the few short years we get on earth?
The life and worship of the church answers that question with a resounding YES. Its good news is that we are not here just to be born, to live, and to die. We are here to discover that we have a creator, who has made us to love him and to know that he loves us. We are here to follow one who has shown his love for us by becoming one of us, and who by cross and resurrection has conquered the power of death. We are here to discover that beyond this life God has prepared a home for us, to be with him for ever.
You are welcome to join us in the exciting discovery of all that this means.
The Parish
The parish of Westfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Today it includes the village, most of Westfield Lane, the housing along Moat Lane, and most of the farms and houses between the A21 on the east, Doleham Ditch on the west, River Brede on the north, and the Ridge on the south.
The population is about 2,500 souls.