New glass doors act as invite to community
Churchgoers are delighted with their newly installed glass doors which they say act as an open invite to passersby.
Holy Trinity Church, in St Day was given £2,600 from the Diocese of Truro’s Minor Repairs and Improvements grant.
The Revd Canon Jem Thorold, vicar of Holy Trinity, believes these doors have made the church more visible to the community.
He said previously people saw the roofless church opposite, which closed in 1956, and didn’t realise across the road Holy Trinity was still operational.
He said: “People come and think there is no church here because, from the outside, it doesn’t look like a church.
“These doors are about visibility. A church with a closed door is not visible.”
He added that parents and children walk past daily on their way to school.
“We want people to know that the church is there,” he said. “We are very pleased because the doors allow people to see this is an active and wonderful church.”
Members of the congregation agreed the doors allow people to look in and see what goes on inside.
Sandy Bennett, Churchwarden at Holy Trinity, said: “I am pleased with the doors. Everybody likes them. The idea of them is for people to see in.”
Diana Jennings, church member, said: “I think the doors are great. We have been wanting them for a long time.
“Sometimes people want to come in because they can see inside.”
Annette Hilman, a churchgoer, said: “They are an asset. I didn’t know what they would be like, but now they are here we are glad.”
Faye Edwardes, Diocese of Truro’s Church Buildings Support Officer, said: “It is expected that the Buildings for Mission programme will release more Minor Repairs and Improvements grant funds later this year.
“To stay up to date on this and other funding streams, please subscribe to the Church Buildings newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/6e607e9f4011/church-buildings-support-network-newsletter-march-2026”
Holy Trinity in St Day is the Cornish shrine for Our Lady of Walsingham and you can find out more information about it here: https://www.fivesaints.org.uk/st-day
