St Andrew's Church | |
Location: | Haughton Road/Salters Lane South, Haughton-le-Skerne, County Durham, DL1 2DD |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Churchmanship: | Open Evangelical |
Status: | Active |
Functional Status: | Parish church |
Completed Date: | Circa 1100 |
Parish: | Haughton le Skerne |
Deanery: | Darlington |
Archdeaconry: | Archdeaconry of Auckland |
Diocese: | Diocese of Durham |
Rector: | The Revd Mark East |
Nonstipendiaryminister: | The Revd Susan Chew |
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington. The church is a Grade I listed building.
The church was originally built in the 12th century and restored in the 15th century. In 1795, it was expanded with the addition of transepts, a vestry and a south porch. Notable original features include Norman windows, pews, a pulpit and lectern that date to 1662 (the year of the Act of Uniformity), and a 15th-century font cover. It is the oldest church in Darlington.
On 28 April 1952, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.
From 1993 to 2009, St Andrew's was associated with a church plant in a local school: having been closed because of a lack of leadership, the plant merged back into St Andrew's. The church stands in the Open Evangelical tradition of the Church of England.[1]