Worship at ACB

The Anglican Church offers a variety of services to meet the needs of a dynamic community.

We do not own a church building - our Sunday services are held in two different locations in the city.
Click on the links below to find out more about each of our services.

10:30 Service

Our mid-morning service takes place at the Adventhaus  at Rümelinbachweg 60, Basel.The service is non-traditional in style and designed with families in mind.

Children’s ministry meets weekly during the service except on the first Sunday of the month when there is an All Age service. There is also a crèche room adjacent to the church where parents can see and hear the service whilst their toddlers play.

Refreshments are served in the basement after the service.

Normal Pattern of Services:

First Sunday     - All Age Morning worship

Second Sunday - Holy Communion with Children's Ministry

Third Sunday    - Morning Worship with Children's Ministry

Fourth Sunday  - Holy Communion with Children's Ministry

Getting there:

The 10.30 service is held at the Adventhaus, this is located at Rümelinbachweg 60, Basel.

It's close to the lower level entrance of the Rialto swimming pool and the Zoo car park.

Access: 

Wheelchair access to worship area, ground floor and disabled toilet.

Nearest tram stops:

Zoo Bachletten, trams 1 & 8

Zoo, tram 10

Parking: 

Zoo car park (2 minutes),

Elizabethan car park  (8 minutes)

17:30 Service

Our traditional style evening services take place at the Niklauskapelle in the cloisters of Basel Münster (off Rittergasse)

They alternate between:

-  and Holy Communion - Common Worship
(1st and 3rd Sundays in the month)
-  Evening Prayer - Book of Common Prayer
(normally 2nd and 4th Sundays in the month),

The choir is open to all who enjoy singing traditional church choral music and leading others in worship. Contact for information about singing with the choir.
Refreshments are served after the service in the Katharinakapelle opposite.

Although there is no Children’s Ministry at the Evening Service, all ages are welcome and the congregation includes children and young people.

Getting there:

The chapel is situated at the back of the Münster cloisters, to the right of the front of the Münster, just off the Münsterplatz on Rittergasse.

Access:  

One step into Chapel

Nearest Tram stops:

Kunstmuseum: trams 2 & 15
Bankverein trams: 3, 8, 10, 11 & 14
Barfüsserplatz trams: 6 & 16

Parking:

There is no parking at the Chapel.
The nearest carpark is 'Parking Kunstmuseum', Luftgässlein 4, 4051 Basel.

Mid-Week Holy Communion


This is a traditional, spoken, Holy Communion service according to the Book of Common Prayer.
It usually takes place in the Church House at 12:15 on the third Thursday of the month and is followed by a light lunch.

(NB. Services occasionally take place on a different Thursday in the month - please check in the church bulletin or with the church office in advance.)

Getting there: 

Church House
St. Johanns-RIng 92
4056 Basel

Access:

There are 6 steps up into the house from the road

Public Transport:

  • Trams 1 & 3 to Burgfeldenplatz
  • Buses 31, 36, & 38 to Metzerstrasse

Parking:

Limited on street parking only

Monthly Iona Service

Monthly Iona services take place in the Niklauskapelle in the cloisters of Basel Münster

The service is based on the Evening Prayer used by the Iona Community in north west Scotland, drawing on Celtic Christianity and with music from both Iona and Taizé and time for silent prayer. Normally held at 18:00 on the first Wednesday of each month, the service lasts about 40 minutes.

(NB. Services occasionally take place on a different Wednesday in the month - please check in the church bulletin or with the church office for details.)

Getting there:

The chapel is situated at the back of the Münster cloisters, to the right of the front of the Münster, just off the Münsterplatz on Rittergasse.

Access:  

One step into Chapel

Nearest Tram stops:

Kunstmuseum: trams 2 & 15
Bankverein trams: 3, 8, 10, 11 & 14
Barfüsserplatz trams: 6 & 16

Parking:

There is no parking at the Chapel.
The nearest carpark is 'Parking Kunstmuseum', Luftgässlein 4, 4051 Basel.