Welcome to the website of St Augustine’s – the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Cleveland and Great Broughton.  The inhabitants of our two villages have professed their Christian faith, and have worshipped on this site, for over a thousand years and we continue this wonderful tradition.

We are part of a four-church benefice, which includes the Parishes of Ingleby Greenhow, Kildale and Chop Gate, in the Diocese of York.

You will find information on the team, on the services in our church and on our support for all in the community at the key points in their lives, by scrolling through the following pages.  The calendar of services and the notice pages, which are regularly up-dated, are a good first point of reference.

The service on Sunday, 7th December 2025, is Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. at St Augustine’s.

The readings for the second Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 11: 1-10; Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19; Romans 15: 4-13; Matthew 3: 1-12.

In Advent, a lot of the focus of our Gospel readings is on John the Baptist. He is an important but complex figure in the story of Jesus, being a child of prophecy himself (Matthew references Isaiah 40:3), but he also foretells the coming of Jesus. Not only that, but his life history is similar to Jesus’ in that he attacks the religious establishment, calling them a ‘brood of vipers’ in our reading. As we know, he was later arrested and executed by the authorities. John, as we would say, takes no prisoners. You can either bear good fruit or bad, and the trees bearing bad fruit are for burning. Simply being born Jewish was insufficient, for God can raise faithful children from the stones. Jesus is coming, John tells us, and he will pass judgment, separating wheat from chaff. Which side will we be on?

On Thursday there will be a Service of Holy Communion at 10 a.m.

Website up-dated 6th December 2025