St Michael & All Angels

Welcome to St Michael & All Angels Church!

We are the Church of England Parish Church for Chaffcombe. On this site you will find details of regular services happening in the church. This church is one of a family of churches that make up the Two Shires Benefice. You can find further details on the other churches by using the tabs on this page.

For information on Baptism's and Weddings, please contact our admin team at [email protected] or 07972016511 email is best.

For funerals please contact Reverends Philip & Michelle Butcher, a husband-and-wife team who share the role. They can be contacted on 01460 221286, and by email at [email protected]

Here at the Two Shires Benefice, we are an inclusive church family of Five churches. Therefore, we run events across all of the parishes, that one and all are invited to.

For Children:

On a Friday we run a toddler group for all preschoolers of any age, for all types of care givers to join. We play, laugh, craft, snack, sing and read together or not some of our children simply enjoy being with other children. This is held at St John rooms (Tatworth) between 10-11:30 am. There is a small car park and a secure garden for the children to play in. This toddler group runs every Friday term time. For more information please email: [email protected]

Every 3rd Sunday we run a Sunday school st St Johns (Tatworth) at 10:15 am, this is for children of any age to come and eat together, craft together and hear stories. For more information contact: [email protected]

For matters relating to the church building and grounds please contact the churchwarden(s) of the parish, details below.

Churchwarden - Mr Stan Robinson; 01460 239121 - [email protected]

St Mary Magdalene

Welcome to St Mary Magdalene Church, Cricket Malherbie!

We are the Church of England Parish Church for Cricket Malherbie and Knowle St Giles.

St Mary Magdalene’s is a Festival Church, which means that whilst the church is not used for regular worship, we hold a number of special services in the church each year. For example we will worship here for Christmas, Easter, Harvest, Mothering Sunday and other times as advertised.

This church is one of a family of churches that make up the Two Shires Benefice. You can find further details on the other churches by using the tabs on this page.

For all Baptism's and Weddings, please contact our admin team at [email protected] or 07972016511 email is best.

For Funeral's, please contact our Rectors who will be happy to help. The Rectors are the Reverends Philip & Michelle Butcher, a husband-and-wife team who share the role. They can be contacted on 01460 221286 / e: [email protected]

Here at the Two Shires Benefice, we are an inclusive church family of Five churches. Therefore, we run events across all of the parishes, that one and all are invited to.

For Children:

On a Friday we run a toddler group for all preschoolers of any age, for all types of care givers to join. We play, laugh, craft, snack, sing and read together or not some of our children simply enjoy being with other children. This is held at St John rooms (Tatworth) between 10-11:30 am. There is a small car park and a secure garden for the children to play in. This toddler group runs every Friday term time. For more information please email: [email protected]

Every 3rd Sunday we run a Sunday school st St Johns (Tatworth) at 10:15 am, this is for children of any age to come and eat together, craft together and hear stories. For more information contact: [email protected]

For matters relating to the church building and grounds please contact the churchwarden(s) of the parish, details below.

Churchwardens:

Jane Helliar 01460 52929 / Audrey Hinkins 01460 52783

E: [email protected].

St John the Evangelist

WELCOME TO ST JOHN'S, TATWORTH!

Whoever you are, and however you arrived at this page, you are welcome, as you will also always be if you would like to visit us at St John's.

We know that communication is not always perfect, and there will always be things you need to know that you can't find out quickly. If you have a question, and you can't see the answer here, then please do email or ring and we will reply to you.

We try and send a weekly e-letter with all current information to all those who have 'subscribed' by leaving an email address for that purpose. If you would like to receive that then please email the Rector at [email protected]

With every blessing,

Reverends Philip & Michelle Butcher; Rector & Associate Rector - Two Shires Benefice

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All Arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals: Please contact Revs. Philip & Michelle Butcher 01460 221286

Here is the Link to the Church of England webpage for Weddings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/weddings

and for Christenings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/christenings

and for funerals - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/funerals

St Stephen's Winsham

A warm and friendly welcome awaits you here at this historic church, which sits at the centre of the parish of Winsham

All are welcome here!

For all Baptism's and Weddings, please contact our admin team at [email protected] or 07972016511 email is best.

For Funeral's, please contact our Rectors who will be happy to help. The Rectors are the Reverends Philip & Michelle Butcher, a husband-and-wife team who share the role. They can be contacted on 01460 221286 / e: [email protected]

Here at the Two Shires Benefice, we are an inclusive church family of Five churches. Therefore, we run events across all of the parishes, that one and all are invited to.

For Children:

On a Friday we run a toddler group for all preschoolers of any age, for all types of care givers to join. We play, laugh, craft, snack, sing and read together or not some of our children simply enjoy being with other children. This is held at St John rooms (Tatworth) between 10-11:30 am. There is a small car park and a secure garden for the children to play in. This toddler group runs every Friday term time. For more information please email: [email protected]

Every 3rd Sunday we run a Sunday school st St Johns (Tatworth) at 10:15 am, this is for children of any age to come and eat together, craft together and hear stories. For more information contact: [email protected]

For matters relating to the church building and grounds please contact the churchwarden of the parish, Mr Peter Saunders on 01460 43299 .

Church of England webpages:

Weddings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/weddings

Christenings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/christenings

Funerals - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/funerals

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Thorncombe

Welcome to St Mary's Thorncombe! All are welcome at this beautiful church.

The Anglican parish church for the parish of Thorncombe, Dorset, we are also part of the family of churches known as the Two Shires Benefice; which includes Thorncombe, Winsham, Tatworth with Forton, Chaffcombe and Cricket Malherbie.

You will find details of services and events on the tabs on this website and under the Benefice page.

Arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings please contact our admin team this is best by email : [email protected] or call 07972016511.

Funerals: Please contact our Rectors Rev. Philip Butcher or Rev. Michelle Butcher on 01460 221286 / [email protected].

Here at the Two Shires Benefice, we are an inclusive church family of Five churches. Therefore, we run events across all of the parishes, that one and all are invited to.

For Children:

On a Friday we run a toddler group for all preschoolers of any age, for all types of care givers to join. We play, laugh, craft, snack, sing and read together or not some of our children simply enjoy being with other children. This is held at St John rooms (Tatworth) between 10-11:30 am. There is a small car park and a secure garden for the children to play in. This toddler group runs every Friday term time. For more information please email: [email protected]

Every 3rd Sunday we run a Sunday school st St Johns (Tatworth) at 10:15 am, this is for children of any age to come and eat together, craft together and hear stories. For more information contact: [email protected]

St Mary's Thorncombe's Church Warden is : Charlotte Roper

Here is the Link to the Church of England webpage for Weddings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/weddings

and for Christenings - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/christenings

and for funerals - https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/funerals