Welcome to the Spurriergate Centre. This exciting project, based in the church of St Michael’s Spurriergate, has been open since October 1989.

What are the Centre’s aims?

The Centre has a clear Mission Statement which has guided its activities over the years.

Its Mission is:

The Centre developed as a result of a meeting between the vicar at St Michael le Belfrey and the Archdeacon of York in the early 1980’s. After some years of planning and a lot of hard work the Centre finally opened in October 1989.

The Centre welcomes over 3000 people into the facilities during a working week.  The Centre is also used by a number of groups for meetings, parties and other events.

A Place to Shop

The Centre has two outlets selling books and gifts as well as every day items such as tea and coffee.

Many of the items we sell are fairly traded. This means that the producers, usually located in the developing world, receive fair payment for their work and investment in their communities.

A Place to Eat and Meet

The Centre prides itself on the quality of the food served. We make most of the products on site using fresh local ingredients. We seek to use the best quality materials, using local small scale suppliers wherever possible.

The Centre has received a number of awards for its child friendliness and we have excellent wheelchair access and disabled toilet facilities.

Our kitchen is open plan so that you can see us working.  If you like a particular recipe, please let us know and we shall try to get you a copy.

A Place to Listen

The Centre also runs a listening and counselling service for members of the public.

This service is run by professional, qualified staff and is open to all. If you are interested in the service then please contact Joan Sargent.  Contact details are on the Locations Page.

Prayer requests can be placed in the prayer box, handed to staff or submitted by filling out the form on the 'counselling' page on this site.