The misspelt sign has been swiftly replaced, but the mistake did not go unnoticed by churchgoers on Sunday.
Rev Alan Hughes said: "It caused a great deal of hilarity, not just from my regular Sunday worshippers but people visiting as well. Some people asked me if it was a Scottish spelling, with Berwick being right on the border but I had to tell them that's not the case.
"It's a new noticeboard and while it was spelt correctly on the initial artwork, it has unfortunately gone wrong down the line. At least it shows the noticeboard is in the right place to grab people's attention though!"
Somewhat ironically, Rev Hughes was asked to pose next to a cannon at Larkhill, home of the Royal Artillery, on a recent visit there in his role as army chaplain.
"We had been exercising down there with the army when I saw the cannon which stands outside the officers' mess," said Rev Hughes, who went on his first exercise with the Coldstream Guards at the same spot 45 years ago.
"Someone who knew about my appointment said I should pose next to the cannon for a picture. You have to see the funny side of it all," he added.
Rev Hughes will be inducted as a canon in a ceremony being held at Newcastle Cathedral on Sunday, September 28 at 6pm.
"I am absolutely delighted," he said. "It's an honour, not least for Berwick Parish Church and the congregation for all their hard work these past years to restore this unique parish church."
He was put forward for the canonry by the Bishop of Newcastle and accepted by the cathedral chapter, a body of clerics formed to advise a bishop.
"It involves taking services in the cathedral during the year and being involved in the life and work of the cathedral chapter," explained the vicar.
"My title is St John of Beverley which marks my ministry in Northumberland and my Yorkshire roots," he added.
"St John of Beverley was Bishop of Hexham and he was the teacher of the Venerable Bede."