St Giles' Church, Pontefract

St. Giles' Church
Church of Saint Giles
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53°41′30″N 1°18′42″W / 53.69157°N 1.31170°W / 53.69157; -1.31170
LocationMarket Place, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitehttp://www.stgilespontefract.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Completedearly 18th century
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
BeneficeBenefice of Pontefract
ParishPontefract
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt. Rev. Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Michael Taylor, Rev. Rod Walker
Curate(s)Rev. Sam Fletcher
ArchdeaconVenerable Peter Townley
Laity
Reader(s)Jill Clapham
Organist/Director of musicJames MacDonald
Organ scholar Vacant
TreasurerDavid Leigh
Churchwarden(s)Bruce Dalgleish

Pam Mercer
Peter Lavine

Barbara Sessford
Music group(s)St. Giles Church Choir
Parish administratorVivienne Smales

The Church of St. Giles' in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II* listed. St Giles is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being All Saints' which united into one benefice in June 2019. The current priest is Canon June Lawson.[1]

  1. ^ "Collation of Canon June Lawson". St Giles' Church Pontefract. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

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