Welcome to Holy Nativity Church

Welcome to Holy Nativity Church, a friendly and inclusive Christian community serving Mixenden and Illingworth in North Halifax! Our community accepts and welcomes everyone. We would love to see you!

Please have a look around the website and find out more about life here in The Pennines!

Sunday Service at 10am every week.

Events

Beer and Carols

  • 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Beer and Carols is an event for the whole community and people of all ages as we make Christmas come alive! Raise a glass and sing some of your favourite carols!  For a grand finale, live rock band Metanoia will be playing all of your favourites as well as those songs off the radio you’ve been singing your whole life. We have a licensed bar selling affordable drinks. There will also be nibbles!! Metanoia with special guests finishing the evening…

Blue Christmas

  • 5:00 pm
Everywhere we look, people are celebrating, but for some, our hearts are hurting. You are not alone. This is a quiet contemplative service for people who are carrying pain or loss. Whether you are grieving for a loved one, a painful situation or you would just like some space to quietly pray, all are welcome at Holy Nativity Church. During the service there will be quiet music and prayers as well as an opportunity to light candles.

Midnight Mass

  • 11:30 pm
Come and celebrate the birth of the Christ Child with some of your favourite carols at the first service of Christmas!

Giving

There are lots of ways to support the work of Holy Nativity. You may give a financial gift to the church online by clicking below.

If you would like to find out more about volunteering with us, click here.

News

Revd Lindsey’s New Post as Vicar

For the last two years we have had Revd Lindsey Barber working as a curate at Holy Nativity. During these two years, she has touched all of our lives with her pastoral care, spiritual guidance and wicked sense of humour. Yesterday, we took our last official steps with her as we attended her licensing to a group of parishes the other side of Huddersfield. The service at Emmanuel Church in Shelley was led by Bishop Smitha and Archdeacon Bill. Ruth…

Youth Camp Travel by Rail

We had a wet start to the day at camp but the tents kept us all dry through the night. It was eggy bread for breakfast before we went to Whitby train station. This is where we met Archdeacon Bill who joined us for the day! We all took the historic train through the moors to Goathland. We spent an hour doing activities around the station before eating lunch. It took us two different trains to get back to Whitby…

Youth Group Gets Historic

We’ve had a fantastic day heading across the North Yorkshire Moors. First we drove to Scarborough Castle where the youngsters all earned a badge for running around finding facts and completing the history booklet using a quill. Then they were put in the stocks and climbed the high tower. We made our way back to Whitby Abbey where we had lunch. Then we heard about Saint Hilda and the council of Whitby. I am amazed at how the youngsters will…

Youth Camp Begins!

We have arrived on the North Yorkshire Moors for a week of fun and games!  After learning how to work guy lines and put pegs in at at a 45° angle, we went to the beach for an evening paddle. We finished with some games and a camp fire! Our first full day was spent burning off the calories we consumed with a cooked breakfast.  A hike along the cliff tops to Runswick Bay in the glorious sunshine followed by…