St Michael le Belfry
| St Michael le Belfrey, York | |
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St Michael le Belfrey, York
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| Coordinates: 53°57′42.1″N 1°4′58″W / 53.961694°N 1.08278°W | |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Charismatic Evangelical |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Michael |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Groundbreaking | 1525 |
| Completed | 1537 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Michael le Belfrey York |
| Deanery | York |
| Archdeaconry | York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Province | Province of York |
St Michael le Belfrey is an Anglican church in York, England. It is situated directly next to York Minster in the centre of the city.
The present church building was built between 1525 and 1537 and replaced a church that dated back to at least 1294. The church is famous for being the place where Guy Fawkes was baptised on 16 April 1570. Fawkes later became a Roman Catholic, which led to the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot. The church was also the scene of the wedding of Christopher Levett of York, the English explorer, to Mercy More, daughter of the Revd Robert More of Guiseley, Yorkshire, in 1608. It is also sited near to the place where the Emperor Constantine was proclaimed a Roman Emperor
The west front and bellcote date from 1867 and were supervised by the architect George Fowler Jones.
In the early 1970s the parish of St Michael le Belfrey was joined with the nearby St Cuthbert's Church, which had experienced revival in the late 1960s under the leadership of David Watson and could no longer be accommodated in the building. Growth continued in the 1970s and the church became known as a centre for charismatic renewal.
The church continues to reflect the creativity that was encouraged under the David Watson era. There are four services usually held during. These include a more formal service in the morning at 9am, a family service at 11am, the "XI" service, "The6" evening service, both being a more informal style of service, featuring contemporary worship, all meeting on Sundays. The "Faith in the City" service meets at 12:30 on Wednesday lunch-times, providing workers of the city a short half-hour service mid-week, with a light lunch served afterwards.
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