Benefice of Cheddar, Draycott and Rodney Stoke

Welcome to our Benefice, we are 3 churches grouped together in the Cheddar Valley.

We hope you can find all you need by clicking on Our Churches tab, but if there is anything else we can help with, please use one of the Get in touch pages and we will do our best to help.

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Book of Common Prayer Communion

Monthly. Every Third Sunday at for 1 hour
St Andrew's Church, Cheddar
Church Street Cheddar, BS273RF, United Kingdom

A said service using the Book of Common Prayer.

Holy Communion - St Peter's

Every First, Third, Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
Please note that this event will not be taking place on the following dates: 20 Dec 2026, 27 Dec 2026
St Peter's Church, Draycott
School Lane Draycott Wells, BS27 3SD, United Kingdom

The small congregation at St Peter’s is very welcoming, and we would love to see you at our services. The worship is carefully prepared but fairly informal in tone, and aims to be inclusive – we would like everyone to feel at home here. At this service all are welcome to receive the bread and the wine if it is your usual practice, or you can come forward to receive a blessing. We use the practise of intinction, which means dipping the wafer into the wine. As part of this service there will be a number of hymns, two bible readings and a sermon.

Following the service, tea, coffee and biscuits will be served for all to enjoy.

Parish Holy Communion

Every Second, Third, Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
St Andrew's Church, Cheddar
Church Street Cheddar, BS273RF, United Kingdom

A service to come together and celebrate Holy Communion. You are welcome to receive the bread and the wine if it is your usual practice, or you can come forward to receive a blessing. We use the practise of intinction, which means dipping the wafer into the wine. As part of this service there will be a number of hymns, two bible readings and a sermon.

Following the service, tea, coffee and biscuits will be served for all to enjoy.

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Safeguarding

Our Benefice is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please see the individual Parish pages for the Parish Safeguarding Officers details. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Parish Safeguarding Officers:

St Andrew's, Cheddar: James Reeve -07794 416590

St Peter's, Draycott: Thea Oliver -

St Leonard's, Rodney Stoke: Steven Percival - 01749 870530

Pastoral Care Leader: Rev. Stuart Burns - 0775 494 3424