Stockton
Deanery in the
Diocese of Durham
About Stockton Deanery
Stockton Deanery is one of 16 deaneries making up the Anglican Diocese of Durham on Teesside in the North East of England. The deanery is named after the town of Stockton-on-Tees, but also covers Norton, Billingham, Egglescliffe and Preston-on-Tees, and a number of surrounding villages. As well as 24 Anglican places of worship, the deanery contains eight Church of England primary schools and one Church of England secondary school, Ian Ramsey school.
We
are extremely fortunate in Stockton Deanery to have churches from across
the Anglican spectrum working in close partnership with each other and with
Christians from a variety of other denominations and traditions. In 2005-2006
we undertook a wide-ranging review under the heading Building for Mission
and Ministry, and a number of our parishes and localities (informal
groups of parishes) are beginning to look at a variety of new ways of reaching
out in service and mission to the community around us.
Where to go for more information...
Although this website has a lot of useful information, many of our parishes and schools have their own websites with local details, and you can find maps of the parishes and links to their websites on the 'churches' page. Alternatively the website of Durham Diocese or the Church of England website might have the information you need.
Stockton - a Healthy Deanery for 2020
Deanery Planning Process
The Week of Prayer and 24x7 Prayer Room from 25th-29th March were both refreshing and exciting, with a number of independent thoughts recorded that confirmed the general direction of thinking on the Deanery Plan. Several significant words were written on the prayer boards, including this prophecy comparing the deanery to an olive tree.
The Workshop Day at All Saints Preston-on-Tees on 1st March was also very stimulating, and the initial thinking of the Deanery Pastoral Committee and Standing Committee was warmly received. The next stage is for the Pastoral Committee to consider a set of 'next steps' for presentation to the Deanery Synod on 31st March, which will, in effect, set the agenda for the new Synod after the April elections.
Presentation Materials
Use the links below to access the presentation materials from the workshop day. More materials (for example, the feedback from the lunchtime session) will be posted as soon as available.