Liverpool was extremely badly damaged during WWII, and one of the lasting physical remnants of this is the shell of St Luke’s Bold Place, better known as the Bombed Out Church, which now stands both as a reminder of the destruction of war, and as a monument to peace.

Hit by an incendiary device during Liverpool's 'May Blitz' in 1941, Thursday 6th May 2021 marks exactly 80 years since the church building was destroyed.

Our Team Parish of St Luke in the City, which was formed from the merger of three city-centre parishes in 1981, takes its name from this historic church.

Kieran and Louis from the Team Parish of St Luke in the City explain how this event to commemorate the Liverpool Blitz, and our new partnership with Coventry Cathedral, has come about [5 mins].

The parish team, along with representatives from the parish, the civic community, will hold a service of remembrance in the ruins to mark the anniversary.

During the service, the Very Revered John Witcomb, Dean of Coventry Cathedral, will present our Rector Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, with a Cross of Nails, a symbol of the international network of communities of reconciliation which grew from Coventry following the destruction of the old Cathedral in the Coventry Blitz in November 1940.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Covid restrictions, the service at St Luke’s is invitation only.

The service will stream live on Vimeo at 3.15pm and be available to watch again later that day, so that as many people as possible can share in marking the opening of this new chapter in the ministry of St Luke in the City.