Our Ministries
Messy Church
Messy Church is a form of church for children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality.
It is normally a two hour event which includes games, crafts, activities, story, singing and a meal. There is a different theme each time we meet. We meet approx every 6-8 weeks in the Hulland Ward and District Millennium Village Hall from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Our next Messy Church event will be on Saturday 11th October 2025
More details of this session can be found here.
You don’t need to book, you can just turn up as a family and join in with everything that is going on. However, knowing roughly how many are coming helps for catering purposes.
There is no charge, but donations are welcome.
Eco Church
What is Eco Church?
Eco Church is an award scheme for churches of all shapes and sizes in England and Wales and is open to all denominations. The A Rocha Eco Church survey provides a framework to support churches to take practical action on caring for God’s earth. The survey covers five key areas of church life:
1. Worship and Teaching
2. Buildings and Energy
3. Land and Nature
4. Community and Global Engagement
5. Lifestyle
In other words – everything from celebrating and teaching care of God’s earth in our worship, the energy we use, the wildlife we support, any environmental projects we support locally, nationally or globally, and the individual lifestyle choices we all make.
Three churches in our Benefice have registered for the Eco Church survey.
- Hulland achieved bronze in 2022 and silver in 2023. Click here for some of the initiatives undertaken to achieve these awards.
- Kniveton achieved bronze award in 2023 and silver in 2024. Click here for some of the initiatives undertaken to achieve their awards.
- Hognaston achieved a bronze award in 2024.
Read all the latest Eco Church news here.
Click here for a list of trees and plants identified during Churchyard Week.
Photos below are from our Nature Day held in June 2025
Hulland Hikers
Hulland Hikers are a group of locals who enjoy occasional Saturday morning walks together. Walks are generally between 4 and 6 miles, start at 10.00am and finish by lunchtime. Some walkers enjoy a lunch together afterwards at a convenient pub. The starting points are within a 15 minute drive from Hulland. The volunteer leader does a recce, and a risk assessment but is not insured so walkers are reminded they walk at their own risk.
The photos below show our walks in 2024 and 2025. The starting points were Carlton, Kniveton, Hulland Ward, Carsington village, Osmaston and Sheepwash, Carsington.
Contact Penny on 370592 or by email if you are interested in coming on a walk.
Read all the latest Hulland Hikers news here.
Hulland Hippos
Hulland Hippos is a busy baby & toddler group that takes place every Wednesday including school holidays from 10:00 – 11:30am in Hulland Ward Millennium Hall. A wide variety of play activities suitable for 0 – 4 year olds are set out. Drinks and healthy snacks are available during the morning. We enjoy providing outdoor play in the summer months and we finish with songs and a story. The cost is £3 per family per session.
A previous Mum, ‘I loved Hippos, always so welcoming, friendly and loving and a help when I was struggling with my first child’
It is run by volunteers from Hulland Mothers’ Union group and Hulland Ward – Penny, Katrina, Hil, Shirley, Pauline, Doreen, Margaret & Norma.
For more information read our current newsletter, visit Hulland Hippos Facebook page or email
Or just turn up on a Wednesday morning with your little one and have some fun!
Photos: The wonderful team of volunteers and the new water tray.
Mothers’ Union
The Mothers’ Union is an international Christian charity that seeks to support families worldwide. The organisation currently has over 4 million members, women and men, in 83 countries.
Working through local people, the Mothers’ Union creates lasting change in families and communities with its programmes of health education, parenting groups and literacy classes.
The Hognaston & Hulland branch is part of the Carsington Deanery and usually meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month, at 7.30pm, in the Hulland & District Millennium Village Hall for prayer, fellowship and a varied programme of speakers and activities.
Our branch’s local project is running the Hulland Hippos, Baby and Toddler Group, which we founded in November 2012. (Click here for more information)
New members are very welcome.
Monthly Branch Meetings:
The full programme for 2026 can be found by clicking here.
Registered Charity No. 242671
If you would like to get involved or would like more information, please contact committee member: Mrs. Penny Northall: 01335 370592