About Us
The church leaders are Rob and Cheryl Cross who have been at Good News Church since 2003 and live locally. They have served on the church leadership since 2009 and became pastors in 2019.
We welcome you to join us for worship or to get in touch for a chat.
The church meets on Old Road, Whaley Bridge
Good News Church is a group of about 35 people who believe in the Good News of Jesus. We are of all ages and live across the High Peak area and worship together in Whaley Bridge.
Good News Church was formerly known as Gospel Hall and was established c 1919,.
The church has met at the current premises since 1937, which we believe were originally built as an independent Methodist Chapel in 1871, then becoming a Liberal Club known as Partington Hall, before Gospel Hall in 1937.
We meet together on Sundays and try to have something for everyone, generally worshipping together with a mix of ages. Our time together includes God's word being read and shared, praise and worship, fellowship, discussion, music, dramas, maybe a video clip.... We share communion monthly in the morning service and there is an evening communion and healing service once a month.
As Christians we believe everyone is made in God's image and he invites us all to have a relationship with him, through Christ Jesus.
We are part of the Whaley Bridge Open the Book team - taking assemblies in local primary schools.
Good News Church is a Fairtrade Church
Picture of a church meal July 2019
We are an independent church and part of the Synergy family of churches and a member church of the Evangelical Alliance.
Locally our church is part of Churches Together Whaley Bridge where we work together with other Christians in the town. We are involved in the local community through a series of events which we do together as churches each year, including joint services, lent groups and family activities.
In Whaley Bridge we run some activities for young people and families. We aim for our worship to have "something for everyone". We have TNT after school drop in for secondary young people of Wednesdays.
In Buxton, we support Good News Family Care, which was first set up by members of Good News Church in 1994
We are an Open Doors partner church
Further afield...
Young people and leaders from our church go to Nefyn Camps each summer, for a week of fun and faith.
Rob has been involved with organising the camps for 29 years.
Overseas: