The 3 Churches Benefice

Great Amwell with St Margarets and Stanstead Abbots benefice covers three villages with four churches, including the original parish church of St James that is still used for occasional services. Our 3 Churches Benefice is blessed to be able to provide a variety of services. 

We look forward to welcoming you!

Please visit our website for further information www.3churches.net

What's on

Online Benefice Morning Prayer

Occurring
Every Monday and Friday at for 30 mins
Venue
Online (click 'Join Online')
Address
Join us by clicking 'Join Online'. You can also join in on an ordinary landline phone by ringing any of these numbers +44 131 460 1196, +44 203 051 2874, +44 203 481 5237 with the meeting ID: 270 178 5021

Start and end your week with a short, 30-minute prayer service from the comfort of your own home. A twice-weekly online Morning Prayer service for anyone to join.

Belmont View Care Home Service

Occurring
Friday 24 January 2025, Friday 21 February 2025, Friday 21 March 2025, Wednesday 16 April 2025, Friday 16 May 2025, Friday 27 June 2025, Friday 25 July 2025, Friday 19 September 2025, Friday 17 October 2025, Friday 21 November 2025, Friday 19 December 2025, Friday 23 January 2026, Friday 20 February 2026, Friday 20 March 2026, Friday 17 April 2026, Friday 15 May 2026, Friday 19 June 2026, Friday 17 July 2026, Friday 18 September 2026, Friday 16 October 2026, Friday 20 November 2026, Friday 11 December 2026 Friday and Wednesday at for 1 hour
Venue
Belmont View
Address
Hailey Lane Hertford, SG13 7NY

There are two Care Homes (Willowthorpe and Belmont View) in our Benefice and we visit each of them regularly once a month.

The service is designed to be accessible to everyone including those residents who have memory problems, and we welcome people from all Christian denominations.

We sing and pray together, listen to a Bible reading and enjoy having church. We have at least four hymns, chosen to reflect the church seasons and celebrations, and to engage with the long term memories of residents. We offer Communion or a Blessing at the end of the service and respect the choice and traditions of everyone who comes.

Weekly Service at St John the Baptist every Sunday at 9.00 am

Occurring
Every First, Second, Third, Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St John the Baptist
Address
St John's Lane Great Amwell Ware, SG12 9SR, United Kingdom

Join us at St John the Baptist every Sunday at 9.00 am. The first Sunday of the month is an All Age Service and all subsequent Sundays will be a Eucharist Service.

If you are not able to attend in person or would like to follow an online service, the Church of England provides a weekly live steam, previous pre-recorded services as well as other digital resources. All of the Church of England online weekly service content is manually subtitled and contains British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation throughout. Click 'JOIN ONLINE' below to go to the Church of England ‘Church Online’ page or visit www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/church-online.

Our churches

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). Great Amwell with St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts PCCs are committed to creating a safer, caring environment, listening to and taking seriously all disclosures of abuse. We pledge to support Victims and Survivors regardless of when or where the abuse occurred, following the House of Bishops guidance to endure safety and pastoral care. 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 one of our Safeguarding Officers or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (link below). 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.

Link to our Safeguarding webpage