The Church of the Venerable Bede is an Anglican church in Leavening, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
The building was constructed in 1850, as the village school. [1] In 1907, a larger school was opened, and the building became the village institute, also seeing use as an additional classroom. In 1965, it was converted into a church, dedicated to the Venerable Bede, a chapel of ease to St John the Baptist's Church, Acklam. In 2008, it was restored and reordered, the work including a move of the altar to the south-east end, an extension to the north-east providing an entrance hall and toilet, and conversion of the former sanctuary to a vestry and kitchen. Since then, the building has been shared with the local Methodist congregation. [2] [3] [4]
Inside the church, the altar, candlesticks and cross were designed by George Pace. There is also the Leavening Embroidery, a 21st-century work depicting the seasons and local activities. [3]
