Ashford Town Parish

St Mary The Virgin, Ashford Town Centre

You can see St Mary's in the centre of Ashford from miles around, though it can be easy to miss us if you're close by. You're always very welcome to join us for our main Sunday service at 10.00 a.m., but there are plenty of other things going on as well - visit the parish website to find our more. If you just want to come and explore our wonderful historic building, or sit quietly to reflect and maybe light a candle, we're often open in the week. We share our building with Revelation Ashford, a local Arts Trust who use it to put on a wide range of exciting concerts and performances, and we regularly host civic services on special occasions.

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St Mary's Great Chart

This is the page for St Mary's Great Chart

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St Mary’s Kennington

St Mary's Kennington, part of the parish of Ashford Town. Everyone is welcome to all out services where you will be given a warm welcome

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Kingsnorth + Shadoxhurst: Kingsnorth

At Kingsnorth & Shadoxhurst Churches (part of the Ashford Town Parish) we exist to help you discover Jesus, deepen your faith, and find hope and purpose in everyday life. Our vision is simple but powerful:

Sharing God’s love, igniting hope, and investing in community.

We are an intergenerational Christian community, children, young people, families, and older generations, growing together in the way of Jesus. We believe everyone is welcome, everyone belongs, and everyone has a part to play in God’s story.

Our life together is rooted in history and hope. St Michael & All Angels, Kingsnorth, has stood here since the 14th century and is a testament to centuries of prayer, worship, and community life. Today, that ancient building is alive with new life — hosting worship, prayer, children’s work, community meals, concerts, and hospitality.

A short distance away, St Peter & St Paul, Shadoxhurst continues to offer quiet beauty, reflective worship, and sacramental space, serving the village and its generations through times of joy and sorrow.

We believe in the life-changing love of God, revealed in Jesus Christ and made real by the Holy Spirit. We hold Scripture as our guide, prayer as our lifeline, and community as our strength.

Whether you’re exploring faith for the first time, returning after a break, or looking for a church to call home, there’s a way for you to be part of all that God is doing here.

Choose your experience:

8am BCP Holy Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays) — quiet, reflective worship at Shadoxhurst9:15am Holy Communion — rooted, prayerful worship at Kingsnorth10:45am Contemporary Intergenerational Gathering — joyful, creative worship designed for every age

Through small groups, prayer gatherings, creative projects, outreach, children and youth ministry, pastoral care, and community partnerships, we seek to live out our vision every day, serving our neighbourhood with generosity, compassion, and hope.

We’d love to welcome you into this adventure of faith, to see what God can do in you and through you as you join us in sharing his love, igniting hope, and investing in community.

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St Francis of Assisi Mission Hall, Stubbs Cross

village hall near Kingsnorth; available for hire;

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St Mary, Sevington, Ashford Town Parish.

This is the page for St Mary Church, Sevington.

St Mary Sevington is part of the Willesborough Local Area of the Ashford Town Parish, along with St Mary's Willesborough.

St Mary Sevington is a small but lovely chapel of ease and is described in Nicklaus Pevsner’s book “The Historic Buildings of England”, "as lonely and a little forlorn". It has got services which still take place on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and are led by local members of the community. In spite of its isolated position, Sevington has a small congregation that has remained loyal to their church, offering a warm welcome to all who enter the building.

Contact us at the Ashford Town Parish Office, Churchyard, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QG. Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01233 620433 or 07483 133404

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Kingsnorth + Shadoxhurst: Shadoxhurst