St Barnabas Jericho was consecrated in 1869 to serve the growing and often impoverished community of Jericho in Oxford. St Barnabas is a richly decorated Tractarian basilica-style church whose enduring missionMission 1. A group of people sent out to share religious faith. 2. The task of sharing faith. is to offer worshipWorship 1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect to God. The Bible includes a wide range of physical expression in worship, including bowing down, lifting hands, dancing, processions and singing. The main day on which Christians gather for communal worship is Sunday (the day when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead). 2. Christian liturgy including sung material and prayers of thanksgiving and praise., beauty, refuge and hope.