South Tamar Parishes

From our Vicar

Welcome! I'm glad you've found us.  Look around and make yourself at home.  If you live in these parishes, remember that these churches are yours.  Please do contact me if you want to find out more abou God, or what the church can offer in terms of support - particularly through life's significant events.

God is in the day-to-day too, the ordinary things that are at the heart of life, so we try to be here for people of all ages, day in, day out.  Our Christian faith is rooted in the Incarnation - God made human.  I like to think of it as God who knows what it's like to have muddy feet just like us.  We're none of us perfect but we are all loved and accepted by God, reflecting God's likeness in some way or another.  How awesome is that!  I look forward to hearing from you.

Rev Gill George

Benefice welcome

Welcome to the website for the South Tamar Benefice.  From here you can find the websites for our individual parishes -  Milton Abbot, Dunterton, Lamerton, Sydenham Damerel, Marystowe, and Coryton.  STMC is a group of 6 Church of England parishes in the rolling farmland of the Tamar Valley AONB, broadly between the River Tamar and the River Lyd. We have 2 primary schools in the area, and our schools volunteers also work in another on our borders. All our volunteers have DBS checks and undergo regular safeguarding training. We also have a strong pastoral team who work with people in local residential care settings, and trained Anna Chaplains specialising in spiritual support for the older age range. As well as a strong team of volunteers, we have a full time vicar - Priest-in-Charge, Reverend Gill George.  We are also blessed with Local Lay Minister, Richard Searight, and retired priest, Revd Canon Tim Thompson. 

Navigation

The calendar can be filtered by location, and calendar entries contain information about the event, as well as optional downloads - for instance the event poster.  

In the 'News and Notices' tab you will find the service schedules (which can be downloaded and printed), the bi-monthly Parish News magazine, and a link to read the weekly email, as well as information about what's on.

The 'Prayer Support' tab contains the Benefice Prayer List for inclusion in private prayers and public intercessions, along with other prayers.

'View mission community churches' will take you to any of our individual parishes, which can be located by clicking on the map, or viewed in a list.  They also each have external web addresses: locationchurch.co.uk (e.g. miltonabbotchurch.co.uk)

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What's on

Milton Abbot Country Market

for 4 hours, 30 mins
Milton Abbot Parish Church of St Constantine and St Aegidius
Milton Abbot Tavistock, PL19 0PA, United Kingdom

Taste and see! Our Country Market is a taste sensation with lots of different local artisan food producers and some local crafts. Our usual refreshments will include soup and rolls, hot drinks and homemade cakes, if you've not had your fill of goodies. Enjoy the view over the Tamar Valley AONB while you eat.

Northumbria Service

Monthly. Every Third Sunday at for 30 mins
Please note that this event will not start until
Marystowe Parish Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Marystowe Lifton, PL16 0JA, United Kingdom

A three-month trial of Richard Searight’s Northumbria service which has been very popular in our other churches. From May to July 2026 at 9.30am on the third Sunday of the month at Marystowe.

11am Holy Communion at Lamerton

Monthly. Every Third Sunday at for 1 hour
Lamerton Parish Church of St Peter
Lamerton Tavistock, PL19 8RL, United Kingdom

Each month we gather in St Peter's Church, Lamerton, for Holy Communion. We pray for the world and our community, sing hymns, listen to bible readings, and commemorate the Eucharist. The service is followed by refreshments in the Priest Room (the beautiful ancient building at the gate to the churchyard).

Everyone welcome: This is a service for all, so please do not worry about children or babies being noisy. They are very welcome. If you want to come but want an extra pair of hands, do just ask. Our volunteers are all DBS checked and undergo regular safeguarding training (many of them volunteer in local schools).

The Communion: The service of Holy Communion is open to all. If you do not normally receive communion you are very welcome to come up for a prayer of blessing. The priest goes to the seats of anyone who cannot come to the altar. If you require gluten free, it would be helpful if either you could let us know in advance or, more simply, just bring a tiny square of your own GF bread in a little bit of foil, so that it can be consecrated alongside the wafers, whilst kept separate. If you have a severe allergy please do let us know so that the full additional precautions can be taken.

Access: The main churchyard entrance has steps, so if you need assistance accessing St Peter's, please do let us know so we can try the alternative route. It is also okay to turn up and we will always help as far as we can.

Our churches

Safeguarding

Our Parishes are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and each parish has an assigned Safeguarding Representative who can be contacted about any issues or concerns regarding safeguarding and the church. Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages also contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises the Parish Safeguarding Representatives. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact Julie Hibbert the lead Safeguarding Representative for the benefice on 01822 618221 or email [email protected]. You can also contact the Safeguarding Representative for each parish. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF AN IMMINENT RISK OF HARM TO AN INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE CONTACT THE POLICE ON 999.