Cold Overton: St John the Baptist

Welcome to our Parish Church of St John the Baptist which sits within the small village of Knossington and Cold Overton. We are one of the grouping of 5 churches that form the Whatborough Parishes Benefice located to the east of Leicester, close to the border of Leicestershire with the small county of Rutland. 

We have occasional services, more frequent services are held at the other churches within the Whatborough Benefice (see the newsletter available via this page) and elsewhere within the Launde Deanery Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website - see Service Times tab)

Get in touch

Wendy Lewis (Launde Deanery Administrator)

(Available Tuesday & Thursday)
07777 934092

Our website

What's on

Launde Online Church Worship Together 11am

Every Sunday at for 45 mins
On Zoom

Join us for a worship service on Zoom, with prayers, music, Bible reading and reflection.
Further details can be found at https://launde-minster-community.webador.co.uk/our-zoom-services.

Our Benefice
News

Weekly newsletter

H W L Newsletter 25.09.25.pdf

We have a weekly newsletter which gives details of all that is happening around our churches.

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Safeguarding

The parish of Cold Overton: St John the Baptist take our Safeguarding really seriously. If you have any questions or require help please do get in touch with us.
Our parish is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies. Our Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Amie Roberts who can be contacted by emailing [email protected] . The Diocese of Leicester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA)
If you have concerns about a child, young person or an adult who may have been harmed or be at risk of harm, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers for advice and support: Rachael Spiers on [email protected] or 0793 081 9279. who advise our PSOs.
If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority children or adults social care services.

For more information please click the tab for the Safeguarding page on this website.

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