A Cornish church affectionately known as ‘The Church of the Storms’ is to feature on BBC’s Songs of Praise this weekend.

The TV programme is in Cornwall this Sunday, visiting St Winwaloe Church at Gunwalloe’s Church Cove.

Back in the summer approximately 80 people – plus two dogs – squeezed into the tiny church on the beach for the recording.

Known as ‘The Church of the Storms’, it lived up to its name on the day, with the TV crew commenting that the weather during their stay had definitely been four seasons in a day – with the outdoor crew in particular getting the full force of the elements.

The location will already be well known to TV audiences, with television series such as Poldark and Doc Martin also filmed there.

Filming for BBC Songs of Praise took place at Church Cove, Gunwalloe in Cornwall in the summer (Image: BBC) The episode this Sunday will be presented by Claire McCollum, with hymns filmed on the day based around an appropriate sea theme. They included ‘I, the Lord of Sea and Sky’ and ‘Will Your Anchor Hold’.

Those in the congregation had taken part in two rehearsals during the preceding weeks, with the number swelled by representatives of choirs including the An Lysardh Christmas Choir, The Pr’alla Singers, St Mellanus Singers and Kernow Voices.

They were conducted by Andrew Woods in the pulpit, with Ann Bradbury on the keyboard.

After the service thanks were given to Ann Bradbury for not only being the accompanist but also doing all the admin; Andrew Woods for organising the rehearsals, and providing musical instruction, as well as conducting; Gunwalloe Church for hosting the event; the team of volunteers who cleaned the church beforehand; St Mellanus Church in Mullion for allowing rehearsals there.

A special thank you was also given to the production team at CTVC, led by producer Karen Hannah and assistant producer Anna Matthews, for their work both on the day and behind the scenes, with their “professionalism, friendly manner and kindness” said to be greatly appreciated.

The Songs of Praise episode ‘Cornwall's Church of Storms’ will be broadcast this Sunday, September 22 at 1.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.