User:Preston-on-Tees/All Saints' Church, Preston on Tees

All Saints' Church is a Church of England church based in the parish of Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe. It was founded in the early 1900s as a church plant into the Preston estate from St Thomas' Church, Stockton.

Young Adults
In March 2003, Kris Rives founded a young adults group. Kris returned to Texas in August 2003 and left the running of the group to the 'founding members', however in October 2003 Dave Hammond, a trainee vicar from Durham began his placement with All Saints' and it was agreed that the leading of the 18-30 group would count towards his placement. In 2005 the 18-30 group split into two groups, one called PULSE, and one called the Missional Community. These then developed into two Base Groups that were relatively similar and one of these eventually made up the core team of what was a new expression of church called Embassy. Many of the core team of embassy moved on and others who stayed didn't feel they could continue with it which is such a shame. A young adult Bible Study group now meets and a group in Starbucks

Football Team
The church had two football teams until March 2009. The teams played regularly in league games on Saturdays as part of the North East Christian Fellowship League. Until the end of the 2007/08, both teams were in Division 2. [1], but for the 2008/09 season, All Saints' Preston on Tees FC have been promoted to Division 1 after winning Division 2. All Saints' Eagles FC remained in Division 2 and closed their doors in March 2009 after withdrawing from the league.

Curate Controversy
In 2009 the recently appointed curate Ben Green left his wife (Susie Green) who was also curate at the church. As a result he was forced the leave his job at the church. Initially the church covered up the situation as Ben having an illness in order to explain why he was not working at the church, but eventually the church announced the truth about the situation.

Susie Green is now working as a full time curate.