Something for every visitor:

A sincere welcome to all our visitors, with a special welcome to those from across and beyond the UK. We are delighted that you have come to these pages and trust that you will find something of interest. To find your way around please use the Site Index to the left of your screen. If you bookmark this page you will be able to return quickly and, we hope, frequently.

On these pages you can find out about our community and the City of Kingston upon Hull. We have both a history and a faith to share. Our City takes great pride in one of our greatest forbears - William Wilberforce.

 Wilberforce was, of course, the leader of the movement which eventually led to the emancipation of slaves across the world. Freetown, Sierra Leone, was so named for the significant part it played in the liberation of slaves.

In 2007 there are major celebrations being planned to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bill to abolish slave trading.  Hull will be at the foremost of these celebrations. As part of the 2007 plans we are in discussion with CMS about taking a party from the churches of Hull to Freetown.

Our City of Hull has for many years been linked with Freetown and was the first city to twin with a third world community. This link has led to many significant exchanges over the years and the establishment of a Freetown Society in our city, of which we are members.

St Matthew's keeps the link further with a personal link with the Diocese of Freetown and its bishop, the Rt Rev'd Julius Lynch. You can read more about this link on our OVERSEAS page and also about our link with the Diocese of Central Tanganyika in Tanzania.

We also have our own  SPORTS pages!  St. Matthew's has a very special ministry to the world of sport and Allen, our Vicar, is Chaplain to both our local Association Football and Rugby League clubs. Additionally he is Sport & Recreation Chaplain to the East Riding Archdeaconry. One of the most exciting developments that our City has ever seen was the building of the £43m K.C. Super Stadium - right alongside our church! This awesome facility, which is admired across the nation, was opened in December, 2002. It seats 25,000 people. Now you understand why we are The Stadium Church.

Our EVENTS page will give you details of special things happening and is always worth checking out. Our regular Sunday Services are listed on the WORSHIP page.

We are probably the only church website that will offer you "all the fun of the fair". We have a page dedicated to the Fairground. (it comes under the Sport button). This recognises our special link with the annual Hull Fair, the largest travelling Fun Fair in Europe. Allen, our Vicar, is Chaplain both to the fair and also the Yorkshire Section Chaplain for the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

We like to think that we offer something rather different from the last church website you visited!

May God bless you

Allen Bagshawe (Vicar)

and all the congregation of St. Matthew's - The Stadium Church of Hull.

A Prayer for all our visitors

Lord Jesus,
may Your love and blessing
come to all
who visit these pages.
Let there be encouragement,
Let there be challenge,
Let there be joy:
Together, may we learn to see You more clearly,
to love You more dearly,
and to follow You more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.

The Diocese Of York

Three links that may be of help to those visitors who are still undecided about their Christian faith.

 They, we feel, help you to look closer at God's love for each one of us.