St Paul's Church Colwyn Bay
Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph Aled Mission Area
St Paul’s Church, Colwyn Bay
St Paul’s was built between 1887 and 1911. The architects were Douglas and Fordham of Chester. A timber church had previously stood on the site but was destroyed by fire in 1886. The present church is a Grade II listed building, and is constructed of limestone with red sandstone dressings. The reredos depicts the Supper at Emmaus and the Annunciation, together with Saints Aidan, Asaph and Kentigern and the Venerable Bede.
The Church in Wales
The Church in Wales believes and proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ, namely:
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that God is active and personal, a Father who cares for his creation, and for every human being as his beloved child;
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that God is as he has revealed himself to be in the historical person of Jesus Christ, and
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that through the life, death and resurrection of this one person, God has proclaimed his love for the world, and opened a way, accessible through our response of faith, by which his love and life may be poured into our lives.
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That God is at work in the world today as Spirit, inspiring faith, justice and truth.
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We believe that God has called all who respond to him to be his people, and to work together to act as ambassadors for his work of healing in the world.
This is Good News, because it encourages each one of us to realise that God loves us, that he has gone out of his way to meet us in the person of his Son, in whom he accepts us as we are. He asks us to draw on his strength to live life to the full, and to bring healing to the world. We invite you to join with us in sharing this Good News.
Christ Church, Bryn-y-Maen
Christ Church is dedicated to ‘the honour and glory of God and to the dear memory of Charles Frost’, by his widow.
In 1897, Mrs Eleanor Frost laid the foundation stone of Christ Church. The Architects were Douglas & Fordham of Chester, and the builder Thomas Jones of Caernarfon. Eleanor also had built two properties facing the church – a home for herself called Bryn Eglwys, and the Vicarage.
The church was consecrated by the Archbishop of Wales in September 1899, and described by him as ‘The Cathedral of the Hills’.
The material is of local limestone, with dressings of Helsby stone with which also the interior is lined. The stalls and ceiling of the chancel and the seating of the nave is of Dantzic oak, the flooring of the chancel is of encaustic tiles and that of the nave of wood blocks. The reredos is of three bays, with panels of the Annunciation, the nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, under a carved projecting canopy. The organ is by Conacher of Huddersfield.
The Diocese of St Asaph
More than 200 Anglican Churches make up the family of the Diocese of St Asaph and we’re here to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with our local communities.
North-east and mid Wales
The counties of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and parts of Gwynedd and Powys are within the Diocese of St Asaph.
St Asaph Cathedral
Saint Asaph Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of St Asaph, one of the six dioceses of the Church in Wales.
Many of our Visitors describe the Cathedral as a ‘Hidden Gem’ – why not come and find out for yourself? Entrance is Free – donations welcome.
The Cathedral is the home of the William Morgan Bible and as such provides a vital link with Welsh culture and literature.
Saint Kentigern built his Church here in AD560. When he returned to Strathclyde in AD573 he left Asaph as his successor. Since that time the Cathedral has been dedicated to Saint Asaph and the Diocese bears his name. The present building was begun in the thirteenth century and is reputed to be the smallest ancient cathedral in Great Britain.