About All Hallows
All Hallows Church is the parish church of the Parish of St Margaret
and All Hallows, which is part of Headingley Deanery, in the Diocese of
Ripon and Leeds, in the
northern (York) province of the Church
of England 
.
Central to our calling is worship, which leads to reflection on our faith, and action in the wider community. We also arrange social events which are open to all.
Publications
In addition to our weekly bulletin, we have a general leaflet about the church, and from time to time we have published a newsletter entitled Rainbow People. Follow the link below to view these publications or to download them in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
What’s on
Follow the link below for details of what’s on at All Hallows now and in the near future (and also details of past events):
The Parish
The parish of St Margaret and All Hallows is situated in the Hyde Park area of Leeds. This is within an urban priority area, about 2 miles from the centre of Leeds, and is part of a rapidly changing urban context. St Margaret’s Church was made redundant in 1995, and the congregation is therefore centred at All Hallows Church.
The Church building
All Hallows is a modern church, built in the early 1970s after the previous church on the site burned down.
Our ethos
All Hallows Church strives to be an open, welcoming Christian community exploring the meaning of faith today, through worship and prayer, discussion and reflection, and action in the community. Our weekly Sunday service, Sharing the Feast of Life — a service of Communion for all, draws people from throughout the Leeds area who seek a Christian community in which the gospel of love, forgiveness and compassion overrides a concern with traditional dogma and attitudes.
- Radical, progressive, liberal Catholic
- An open, welcoming Christian community …
- A week in the life of All Hallows
- Our Statement of Purpose
- How we got to where we are today
- Some reflections on the year 2000—2001 (an alternative Vicar’s report)
How we work
Aware that Churchianity can often get in the way of our practice of Christianity, we seek to organise ourselves in ways that allow for a balance between flexibility, spontaneity, radically democratic participation, and our legal responsibilities as a parish church in the Church of England. We have three main forums for debate and decision-making at All Hallows:
Who we are
We’re a very diverse group of people of all ages! We are homemakers, teachers, editors, students, cleaners, jobseekers, child-carers, counsellors, post-office workers, and many other things. We have different lifestyles: some are married, some single, some living in other relationships; some are single parents, some divorced, some widowed; some are lesbian, gay or bisexual, some heterosexual. Some of us like to go to (or even play) rugby, cricket or football; some enjoy opera and ballet; some … The list is endless!
Links with other faith traditions
We are seeking to open up inter-faith connections with local Muslims and Hindus, and through the ‘Reflections’ group some of us are in dialogue with Leeds Buddhists.
Contacting us
If you would like to find out more, contact one of the following people, or come and join us in church or at the café. You will be very welcome.
Vicar Rev Steve Smith tel. 0113 242 2205, e-mail vicar@allhallowsleeds.org.uk
Churchwardens Jan Betts & Sheena McMain e-mail churchwardens@allhallowsleeds.org.uk
General information: e-mail contact@allhallowsleeds.org.uk
To enquire about a christening, or a funeral, or a service of blessing for a relationship or a marriage, please e-mail vicar@allhallowsleeds.org.uk or contact@allhallowsleeds.org.uk, or ask in the café. (See also the ‘Human Rites’ page.)
Café and Community Project tel. 0113 242 8455, e-mail project@allhallowsleeds.org.uk
Finding us
Please click on the link below for directions as to how to get to All Hallows on foot, by public transport or by car.
Links to other websites
Check out the links on our link page — we think they’re interesting! Let us know if you have any ideas for additional ones.