hiring St Helen’s

The site of St Helen’s dates back to Roman times, and has existed as a church since the 6th century, making it the oldest church and site of Christian worship in the city and surrounding area, including Worcester Cathedral. The oldest sections of the existing building date back to 1288, but the majority of what you see is from the 15th century. It was closed as a parish church in the later half of the 20th century when it became the City Archives, before re-opening as a church again in 2006 as part of the parish of All Saints Worcester, which  also runs the Worcester Foodbank. St Helen’s has recently had a big refurbishment and repairs, making it both a beautiful and a functional space.

Now that the latest work at St Helen’s is complete, it remains a consecrated church and a place of regular worship, as well as a space for our community groups to meet. St Helen’s is also available for external hire. We welcome both private events and commercial uses of the space, as long as the purpose of the event respects the church as a consecrated place of Christian worship.

Since reopening in 2023 we have played host to concerts, weddings and receptions, conferences, history and open days, birthday parties, breakfasts, charity fundraisers and more. We want to support our local communities as much as we are able to, and as such offer a charities and communities discount.

  • Located off Worcester Highstreet

  • Fully accessible

  • Servery kitchen with glasses and crockery (no facilities to heat food)

  • Sound and AV installed, with fitted hearing loop. Mobile TV screens available for visuals

  • Electrics distributed at every pillar and throughout the church

  • Wifi available

  • Tables and chairs available

Please note:

  • As a place of regular worship, Sundays are unavailable for hire. It also means that we have restrictions in place for what we allow on Saturday evenings to ensure that the church is in a good condition for Sunday morning.

  • As an active church and community space, we only take bookings for one-off events. We don’t currently allow for regular/weekly block bookings from external organisations and groups.

  • St Helen’s is a grade 2* listed church of historical significance. Organisations hiring the church should be covered by their own public liability insurance. Additionally depending on the nature of the event, we may require that private individuals also have their own insurance cover for accidental damage.

Pricing:

The cost of the hire will depend on a number of factors based on your specific requirements.

For hiring enquiries, please email buildinghire@allsaintsworcester.org.uk