Lyn Valley Mission Community

The Lyn Valley Mission Community comprises eight churches in an area along the North Devon coast and Exmoor. Lynton and Lynmouth are the two largest centres and are popular tourist destinations.  The other villages serve sometimes quite remote communities where farming is the main occupation. All parishes in the Lyn Mission Community are within the Exmoor National Park.

Because of the very rural nature of the area and parishes with very small populations, there will not necessarily be a service in each every week except for St Mary's in Lynton where there will be a communion service at 11am every Sunday. Parishioners are welcome to join the congregation at services in an adjoining or indeed any parish in the Mission Community. When there are five Sundays in a month, there will be a special group service at one church to which all are invited.

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What's on

Soul Space

Every Tuesday at for 1 hour, 15 mins
The Clubhouse, Holman Park

We (the youth) have decided to continue meeting indefinitely and to name the group 'SoulSpace'.

SoulSpace is a multi-church youth group that meets weekly in Holman Park Club House, Lynton, 4.45pm until 6pm on Tuesday evenings. We share food, play games, have meaningful conversations about life, faith and purpose, and more. Whether you have gone to church for years or have never set foot in one before, all are welcome!

This group is for children of secondary school age but you must have parental consent to attend.
To contact us, please email the office ([email protected]) and leave your phone number and we will call you back.

Lyn Mission Community Coffee morning

for 1 hour
Woody Bay station tea room

Our second coffee morning will be in Woody Bay station tea shop. All welcome, these coffee mornings help people to keep contact with the community and avoid isolation. They are held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

Evening Epilogue

Every Sunday at for 30 mins
St John the Evangelist
Countisbury Lynton, EX35 6NE, United Kingdom

The Epilogue services at Countisbury started in 1968, by local couple John and Pauline Pedder, and have taken place for most years ever since. The services are about half an hour and start at 8.30pm. Each week a different invited leader; lay or ordained, leads a service on a theme of their own choosing.

The Epilogues will begin Sunday 29th June and run into September.

Our churches

Safeguarding

Our Mission Community is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies. Each parish has their own named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO), with a direct telephone number. Each is listed on the page relevant to that particular church/parish.

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 contact the PSO for your particular church/parish or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor a link for which you will find at the bottom of the page. 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

Exeter Diocese Safeguarding Team contact details