About Us

We are a welcoming, friendly, and active congregation at the heart of village life. We invite you to join us on our journey to grow deeper, younger, in influence and in number. With different gifts and varied dreams, we come to worship. We may have lost our trust, misplaced our faith, and forgotten our vision. Yet God welcomes us in this place and enables us to welcome one another.

Times of our services are posted on the noticeboard. There is usually a parish Eucharist on the fourth Sunday of every month at 10am. This is followed by refreshments. Visitors to the church should contact one of the churchwardens or keyholder if they wish to view inside the historic building. St Mary's Belstead is popular for weddings please contact the Rector if you wish to get married here.

Who's who? - The Ministry Team

Rector - Rev'd Natalie West

Church Wardens - Ken Windsor 01473730500 and Neil Spencer Mobile 07805353488

Key holder - Valerie Clift 0147373028

Organist -  Hannah Wainwright

Safeguarding

The Rector and PCC of St Mary's Belstead, Suffolk are committed to a safe church environment for everyone.

1. We recognise that everyone has different levels of vulnerability and that each of us may be regarded as vulnerable at some time in our lives.

2. We commit ourselves to respectful care to all those to whom we minister.

3. We commit ourselves to the safeguarding of all people who may be vulnerable, whatever their age, and ensuring their well-being in the life of Belstead Parish.

4. We commit ourselves to promote safe practice by those in positions of trust.

5. We commit ourselves to promote the inclusion and empowerment of all people within our parish.

6. We are all responsible for preventing the physical, emotional, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse of vulnerable people and have a responsibility to listen to and act upon any disclosures/allegations/concerns of abuse. All concerns will be logged and reported to the Rector, the Safeguarding Co-ordinator, or in urgent cases to the Bishop’s Child Protection Officer and/or the Police.

7. We undertake to exercise proper care in the selection of those who will work with vulnerable people.

8. Belstead PCC has adopted the safeguarding guidelines of the Church of England and this Diocese.

9. Each person who works with vulnerable people must agree to abide by these recommendations and guidelines and In the case of children, those involved must attend appropriate child protection training and have a suitable DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Check.

10. Non-compliance with this code of conduct will automatically mean that the

the person will not work with vulnerable people within church activities.

Belstead Parish Safeguarding Officer is Neil Spencer and he can be contacted on 07805353488 and by email nsped@aolcom