Brookfield Church Gorton
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Brookfield Church is a Unitarian & Free Christian Church located in the heart of Gorton, Manchester. A liberal and inclusive church, consecrated in 1871 to the worship of God, the religion of Jesus, and the service of Humanity.
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Welcome to Brookfield Church, Gorton!
We're a liberal and inclusive church where you come as you are, and believe what you can. We've been here since 1871 but our congregation dates back to the 1620s! Come and say hi sometime.
Services 2nd Sunday of the Month and as advertised.
We're a liberal and inclusive church where you come as you are, and believe what you can. We've been here since 1871 but our congregation dates back to the 1620s! Come and say hi sometime.
Services 2nd Sunday of the Month and as advertised.
Today we recalled those members of our congregation who died in both world wars, and those called to serve on the home front: in factories, in mines, on the land and on the railways. We created a unique boquet of flowers, each colour representing different aspects of remembrance.
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Today we recalled those members of our congregation who died in both world wars, and those called to serve on the home front: in factories, in mines, on the land and on the railways. We created a unique boquet of flowers, each colour representing different aspects of remembrance.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Harvest Festival today. It was delightful to see Church so busy! We rang our bells before and after the service. We are blown away by the generosity of our community and Tesco in the donated harvest gifts for the local food and clothing bank.
October 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our Harvest Festival today. It was delightful to see Church so busy! We rang our bells before and after the service. We are blown away by the generosity of our community and Tesco in the donated harvest gifts for the local food and clothing bank.
On Sunday 12 October at 10am we will be celebrating our harvest festival. Giving thanks for the good things around us, but also remembering those who go hungry, those who are without clothes or homes, and those working for a more equitable sharing of God's creation. All are truly welcome🌈
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
On Sunday 12 October at 10am we will be celebrating our harvest festival. Giving thanks for the good things around us, but also remembering those who go hungry, those who are without clothes or homes, and those working for a more equitable sharing of God's creation. All are truly welcome🌈
Thanks to everyone who helped make the Heritage Open Days such a fantastic success - church volunteers, bell ringers, and of course our community. Over a hundred visitors and the bells rung both days - as well as the chance to have a go! Lots of stories about railways and Beyer Peacock. Vivat Gorton
September 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who helped make the Heritage Open Days such a fantastic success - church volunteers, bell ringers, and of course our community. Over a hundred visitors and the bells rung both days - as well as the chance to have a go! Lots of stories about railways and Beyer Peacock. Vivat Gorton
We will be open for Heritage Open Days this weekend! There will be bell ringing; guided tours; tea and cake; and Beyer Peacock memorabilia on display. Come and explore one of Manchester's finest Victorian Churches.
All are truly weclome🏳️🌈
All are truly weclome🏳️🌈
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We will be open for Heritage Open Days this weekend! There will be bell ringing; guided tours; tea and cake; and Beyer Peacock memorabilia on display. Come and explore one of Manchester's finest Victorian Churches.
All are truly weclome🏳️🌈
All are truly weclome🏳️🌈
Thank you to everyone who came and worshipped with us this morning as we celebrated the love we have for our Teddy Bears, and as we love them unconditionally (even if the fur is rubbed off, with a wonky leg or a stain or patch), so too God loves us unconditionally, and we should love ourselves.
August 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thank you to everyone who came and worshipped with us this morning as we celebrated the love we have for our Teddy Bears, and as we love them unconditionally (even if the fur is rubbed off, with a wonky leg or a stain or patch), so too God loves us unconditionally, and we should love ourselves.
Bring your bears to Brookfield on Sunday for our Teddy Bear Service and Blessing of the Bears! 🐻
All are truly welcome!
All are truly welcome!
August 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bring your bears to Brookfield on Sunday for our Teddy Bear Service and Blessing of the Bears! 🐻
All are truly welcome!
All are truly welcome!
Thanks to everyone who came to our service day - faces old and new; for the chance to worship; to sit in silence; and for friendship and fellowship. We thought about summer with the story of the Selfish Giant, a reading by Goodwyn Barmby and from the Song of Solomon.
July 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our service day - faces old and new; for the chance to worship; to sit in silence; and for friendship and fellowship. We thought about summer with the story of the Selfish Giant, a reading by Goodwyn Barmby and from the Song of Solomon.
Come along to our service on Sunday at 10am when we will think about Summer. Readings including the story of the Selfish Giant; 'God in Nature' by Goodwyn Barmby and from the Song of Solomon. A chance to reflect, to sing, to light candles and explore silence. All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
July 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Come along to our service on Sunday at 10am when we will think about Summer. Readings including the story of the Selfish Giant; 'God in Nature' by Goodwyn Barmby and from the Song of Solomon. A chance to reflect, to sing, to light candles and explore silence. All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
Thankyou to everyone who came to our Pet Service today! We heard the story of St Francis & the Wolf and how enemies stop being enemies through kindness - we also had our own big wolf who enjoyed being looked after by our young people. We lit candles for our pets past and present.
June 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Thankyou to everyone who came to our Pet Service today! We heard the story of St Francis & the Wolf and how enemies stop being enemies through kindness - we also had our own big wolf who enjoyed being looked after by our young people. We lit candles for our pets past and present.
Ever fancied bell ringing? Brookfield Church is unique as being the only Unitarian Church having the only full 'Ring' of bells.
Come along at 10.30am tomorrow to have a ding dong and learn about bell ringing!
Come along at 10.30am tomorrow to have a ding dong and learn about bell ringing!
June 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Ever fancied bell ringing? Brookfield Church is unique as being the only Unitarian Church having the only full 'Ring' of bells.
Come along at 10.30am tomorrow to have a ding dong and learn about bell ringing!
Come along at 10.30am tomorrow to have a ding dong and learn about bell ringing!
As the saying goes never work with children and/or animals. So this week....why not both?
June 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
As the saying goes never work with children and/or animals. So this week....why not both?
Today we also celebrated our Lay Leader Anthony's 20th anniversary taking Unitarian services and leading congregations!
May 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today we also celebrated our Lay Leader Anthony's 20th anniversary taking Unitarian services and leading congregations!
We had such a lovely service today as we thought about Music. We read Psalm 150 together, listened to a poem by William Dryden and sang four hymns about music. We also shared our thoughts about music and our musical talents - singing, Cello, Viola and Organ. There was also delicious home made cake!
May 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We had such a lovely service today as we thought about Music. We read Psalm 150 together, listened to a poem by William Dryden and sang four hymns about music. We also shared our thoughts about music and our musical talents - singing, Cello, Viola and Organ. There was also delicious home made cake!
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."
8th May, the commemoration of Mother Julian of Norwich, c. 1343-c. 1416, anchoress.
8th May, the commemoration of Mother Julian of Norwich, c. 1343-c. 1416, anchoress.
May 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."
8th May, the commemoration of Mother Julian of Norwich, c. 1343-c. 1416, anchoress.
8th May, the commemoration of Mother Julian of Norwich, c. 1343-c. 1416, anchoress.
We have two services on Sunday. At 10am we think about Music, and share our musical gifts and talents as our Lay Leader celebrates 20 years of worship leading.
At 11am we gather at the war memorial for a short act of remembrance for VE Day 80 and think about the call to oppose evil and tyranny.
At 11am we gather at the war memorial for a short act of remembrance for VE Day 80 and think about the call to oppose evil and tyranny.
May 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We have two services on Sunday. At 10am we think about Music, and share our musical gifts and talents as our Lay Leader celebrates 20 years of worship leading.
At 11am we gather at the war memorial for a short act of remembrance for VE Day 80 and think about the call to oppose evil and tyranny.
At 11am we gather at the war memorial for a short act of remembrance for VE Day 80 and think about the call to oppose evil and tyranny.
Brookfield Church joins with Catholic communities around the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. Separate in theology, may we be united in love: love of god, the love of each other, and love of the world.
April 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brookfield Church joins with Catholic communities around the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. Separate in theology, may we be united in love: love of god, the love of each other, and love of the world.
Our Lay Leader, Anthony, and members of the congregation gathered in Manchester this afternoon with other Unitarians to support trans rights.
April 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Our Lay Leader, Anthony, and members of the congregation gathered in Manchester this afternoon with other Unitarians to support trans rights.
Brookfield Church is proud to be an inclusive Church. We honour, and respect, the dignity and worth of all people as the beloved, and wonderfully made children of God. We stand by our trans brothers and sisters in solidarity and in love.
April 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Brookfield Church is proud to be an inclusive Church. We honour, and respect, the dignity and worth of all people as the beloved, and wonderfully made children of God. We stand by our trans brothers and sisters in solidarity and in love.
Thanks to everyone who came to our Palm Sunday Service today: we had readings from the Iona Community, Rev Dr Martin Luther King; a guided meditation and thought about 'dangerous unselfishness' via the Good Samaritan, the example of Jesus and Rev Jim Reeb at Selma. We also had 4 visitors with us.
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our Palm Sunday Service today: we had readings from the Iona Community, Rev Dr Martin Luther King; a guided meditation and thought about 'dangerous unselfishness' via the Good Samaritan, the example of Jesus and Rev Jim Reeb at Selma. We also had 4 visitors with us.
Join us on Sunday at 10am when we think about passion and protest: we will think about the words of Dr Luther King about having "dangerous unselfishness" and "what would you live for?"
All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
April 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us on Sunday at 10am when we think about passion and protest: we will think about the words of Dr Luther King about having "dangerous unselfishness" and "what would you live for?"
All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
All are truly welcome.🏳️🌈
On this Mother's Day we give thanks for all mothers - biological, or not. For all those who stepped up to the role of mother, who cared and who showed love. For those mothers who have lost their children, and those who have lost their mothers. For working mums, single mums and same-sex mums. Amen.
March 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On this Mother's Day we give thanks for all mothers - biological, or not. For all those who stepped up to the role of mother, who cared and who showed love. For those mothers who have lost their children, and those who have lost their mothers. For working mums, single mums and same-sex mums. Amen.
Nice to see our lovely church mentioned at an international conference!🤩If you want to find out more about Richard Peaocck and Beyer, Peacock & Co why not visit Brookfield and check out our Beyer, Peacock Heritage Centre?
Anthony Dawson will present a paper about the role played by Unitarians (eg Stephensons, Henry Booth, Charles Tayleur, James Nasmyth, Peacock) and their networks in the early mainline period. A religious minority who had a level of wealth, education, & influence which far outstripped their numbers.
March 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nice to see our lovely church mentioned at an international conference!🤩If you want to find out more about Richard Peaocck and Beyer, Peacock & Co why not visit Brookfield and check out our Beyer, Peacock Heritage Centre?
Thank you to everyone who came to our World Book Day service! It was a lot of fun and good to hear readings from many different sources. We had a superabundance of cake. We also started a new tradition of Candles of Joy and Concern and writing prayers on our Prayer Tree.
March 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our World Book Day service! It was a lot of fun and good to hear readings from many different sources. We had a superabundance of cake. We also started a new tradition of Candles of Joy and Concern and writing prayers on our Prayer Tree.
Don't forget! Tomorrow at 10am we will celebrate world Book Day - bring a book! Bring a costume! (hopefully not your swimming one). And in the afternoon we pause to remember those affected by Covid-19 on the 5th anniversary of the first lock down.
March 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Don't forget! Tomorrow at 10am we will celebrate world Book Day - bring a book! Bring a costume! (hopefully not your swimming one). And in the afternoon we pause to remember those affected by Covid-19 on the 5th anniversary of the first lock down.