St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
| St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay | |
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St Paul's Church in Whitley Bay Town Centre
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Architect(s) | Anthony Salvin |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Tynemouth |
| Diocese | Diocese of Newcastle |
| Province | Province of York |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Glyn Webster (PEV) |
| Vicar(s) | Fr Gavin Gilchrist |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Stan Edwards |
| Organist/Director of music | Terry Mason |
| Organist(s) | June Gibbon |
| Churchwarden(s) | Sean Dowinton and Victoria Denham |
| Music group(s) | Ann Laing, Celia Temple |
| Servers' guild | Arthur Thomas |
Coordinates: 55°2′30.05″N 1°26′52.11″W / 55.0416806°N 1.4478083°W
St Paul's Church is the parish church of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, United Kingdom. The church was founded in 1864. The church's official title is St Paul's Church, Cullercoats but it is located near the centre of the town rather than the suburb of Cullercoats.
The building was designed by Anthony Salvin for the Duke of Northumberland. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
The church produces a regular newsletter and parish magazine. It also holds an annual summer fair and the St Nicholas Fair and Festival during the first weekend in Advent.
Gavin Gilchrist, (born in Hull) is the resident priest. Sandra Graham and Pam MacKenzie are the churchwardens.
As a parish in the Traditional Catholic tradition, they reject the ordination of women and so receive alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley (currently Glyn Webster).
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