St. James' Church, Grimsby
| Grimsby Minster | |
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| The Minster and Parish Church of St James, Grimsby |
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| 53°33′50″N 0°05′22″W / 53.563792°N 0.089360°WCoordinates: 53°33′50″N 0°05′22″W / 53.563792°N 0.089360°W | |
| Location | Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Central |
| Website | www.grimsbyminster.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | James, son of Zebedee |
| Past bishop(s) | Rt Rev David Tustin, Rt Rev David Rossdale |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Grimsby |
| Deanery | Grimsby |
| Archdeaconry | Stow & Lindsey |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | David Court |
| Rector | Andrew Dodd |
| Vicar(s) | Katherine Farrell |
| Assistant priest(s) | Nick Nawrockyi |
| Asst Curate(s) | Chris Davies, Katherine Price and Mark Hutson |
| Deacon(s) | Jan Vasey |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Steven Maxson |
Grimsby Minster is a minster and parish church located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Dedicated to St James, the church belongs to the Church of England and is within the Diocese of Lincoln.
In 1114, an existing religious building was transferred to Robert Bloet, the Bishop of Lincoln. The following years he supervised many renovations and developments to the building, resulting in St James, a church containing a nave with six bays. The central tower was added in 1365. In 1586 St James became the parish church of Grimsby, after John Whitgift united the parishes of St James and St Mary's. The parish church of the latter had been located on Victoria Street.
In 1856 Canon Ainslie began a complete restoration of St James, which included lengthening the chancel and the rebuilding of the South transept. Later works included the installation of new windows with stone tracery, and the installation of new oak roofs. The next key event in the history of the church, was the opening of the James College in 1883. The predecessor of today's St James' School, it was founded by Canon Young. It was the only choir school in the UK to be attached to a parish church until the restructuring of the choir in September 2013 by Anthony Pinel, opening membership of the choir to boys and girls from any local school.
The news that the church was to be granted minster status was announced in the Grimsby Telegraph on 15 April 2010. The Minster-making ceremony took place on Sunday, 16 May 2010 and was led by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and the Bishop of Grimsby. The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire, Councillor John Colebrook, accepted the official declaration of Minster status on behalf of the Borough.
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