St Leonard’s Mission church is the daughter church of the Parish Church.
The Mission Rooms were built in 1895 under the instructions of Canon Littleton, Vicar of Chesterfield. At that time Spital comprised only Valley Road, Hartington Road, Alexandra Road, Stanley St and part of Spital Lane. As the area developed, and the population grew, the Mission rooms were hired by the Education Committee as an Infants school, but pressure on space continued, and in 1909 the building was extended, and the church dedicated to St Leonard on 18 November.

Further improvements followed, with a pipe organ installed in 1924 and electric light and central heating in 1926. The Infants' school departed for new premises in 1933.

A statue of St Leonard was placed in the church and dedicated in 1958, and Stations of the Cross installed in 1959.

A War Memorial was erected outside church in 1919 in honour of Spital men killed in the first World War, and a memorial board added in 1948 to commemorate those who lost their lives in the second World war.

Today the church has one service each week, sung Eucharist at 9.30am on Sunday.

For further information about church services, please ring the Parish church tel. 01246 206506.

St Leonard’s is also available for use by local organisations. Further details are available from Mr W Thompson, tel. 01246 278309