Cornerstone


Cornerstone is the name of the project that is seeking to revolutionise our facilities.


St Michael’s is seeking to provide first class facilities for congregation and community that can meet the needs of the existing Church family better and provide facilities that allow us to reach out to the whole town in a more effective way.

The Internal re-ordering

The interior of St Michael’s is stunning and

in many ways very historic.  It has become

clear that even when 28 Hightown is

complete there will still be a need for more

flexible space that can be used in a variety

of ways.


We also have practical problems with the

interior concerning, heating, lighting,

electrics, disabled access, flexibility for

modern worship, toilets, coffee making etc.


Balancing the needs of more traditional

styles and modern styles when it comes to

worship is a constant challenge and there has been extensive consultation with both the congregation and the community.  No definite plan has yet been finalised although a working group hope to recommend a scheme to the PCC very soon, that will probably include a re-shaping of the Chancel step and the removal of the pews in the nave for greater flexibility.


Further updates are available in the December 2008 & February 2009 Messengers which are available as pdf files from our webmaster.