Earliest records of our Church date from the thirteenth Century. The Chancel is from this period; the tower, chancel arches, and the nave of four bays are from the fourteenth Century. The tower was rebuilt or altered in the fifteenth Century and the font dates from the sixteenth Century so we are a mix of different Centuries!
Our Church seats approximately 200 in the nave with additional seating in the choir stalls and we are one of the larger churches in the group. We had major works in 2014/2015 including electrical and improvements on our heating.
We have a regular Communion service at 9.00 am on the second Sunday of each month and an Evensong on the fourth Sunday of each month - this is at 6.00 pm in Summer time and moves to 3.00 pm over the Winter. Like other parishes, we also have special services at different times in the Church calendar. You are welcome to any of our services and we would love to see you.
Our Church seats approximately 200 in the nave with additional seating in the choir stalls and we are one of the larger churches in the group. We had major works in 2014/2015 including electrical and improvements on our heating.
We have a regular Communion service at 9.00 am on the second Sunday of each month and an Evensong on the fourth Sunday of each month - this is at 6.00 pm in Summer time and moves to 3.00 pm over the Winter. Like other parishes, we also have special services at different times in the Church calendar. You are welcome to any of our services and we would love to see you.
Coming up at Stetchworth:
8 December Christmas Tree Festival and Presentation
Thank you to everyone that supported this event yesterday - it was amazing to see so many people there to support and honour Lily's achievement - some photos below and more on our gallery pages:
8 December Christmas Tree Festival and Presentation
Thank you to everyone that supported this event yesterday - it was amazing to see so many people there to support and honour Lily's achievement - some photos below and more on our gallery pages:
23 December Carol Concert
Please join us for our annual Carol concert on Sunday 23 December at 6pm - Lessons and carols for all along with the Kitchen Choir - a great start to the Christmas period.
24 December Midnight Mass
Join us for the first Holy Communion of Christmas - 11.30pm at Stetchworth - a beautiful reflective service.
Please join us for our annual Carol concert on Sunday 23 December at 6pm - Lessons and carols for all along with the Kitchen Choir - a great start to the Christmas period.
24 December Midnight Mass
Join us for the first Holy Communion of Christmas - 11.30pm at Stetchworth - a beautiful reflective service.
Appeal for information - Unstable Gravestones (Churchyard Extension - opposite side of the road to the Church)
Upon carrying a regular check of gravestones we have noted that there are several stones which are unstable. These need to be professionally stabilised or laid flat. Notices have been affixed to the unstable stones to alert those tending the graves. In the majority of cases we are not aware of names and addresses of next of kin – some of the stones are quite old and untended and it may be that next of kin no longer exist. As it is now three months since we published this notice, the PPC will now have no choice but to decide what to do with these grave stones. If you know of family members of any of the marked graves, please let Lily Whymer know urgently so that the PCC can contact them. The names on the gravestones are as follows:
Margaret and Jack Turner, Phyllis Mary Marshall and Reginald George Marshall, Vera Elizabeth Mickleburgh, Edith May Gorham (or Corham), Rebecca Woollard and John Woollard, Frederick Fuller and Fanny Elizabeth Fuller, David William Claydon and Alice Maud Claydon, John Albert Bushnell and Jessie Bushnell, Eliza Grainger and Edward Grainger
As there has not been any contact with regard to the above gravestones, the PCC are now considering how best to deal with this. It is hoped that the stones will be able to remain in place but much will depend upon the practicality of repairing them.
Adopt-a-grave On the same theme, PCC members wondered whether there is anyone in the village with a bit of spare time who might like to look after some of the older graves that have kerbs around and are no longer tended. The surrounding area can be mown but the area within the kerb has to be strimmed or cut with shears separately
Some additional village links which might interest you:
- Our village website via this link
- The Parish Council - you can find information about our Parish Council including meeting minutes and contact details
- The Ellesmere Centre
- The Ellesmere Garden Club
- Stetchworth Community Archive
