Sunday 23rd November 2025 11am Holy Communion Service

for 1 hour
Cold Overton: St John the Baptist
Main Street Cold Overton Oakham, LE15 7QA, United Kingdom
Come and join us in Cold Overton for a service of Holy Communion for the congregations of both Cold Overton and Knossington churches! All welcome!

Cold Overton: St John the Baptist

Welcome to our Parish Church of St John the Baptist which sits within the small village of Knossington and Cold Overton. We are one of the grouping of 5 churches that form the Whatborough Parishes Benefice located to the east of Leicester, close to the border of Leicestershire with the small county of Rutland. 

We have occasional services, more frequent services are held at the other churches within the Whatborough Benefice (see the newsletter available via this page) and elsewhere within the Launde Deanery Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website - see Service Times tab)

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Wendy Lewis (Launde Deanery Administrator)

(Available Tuesday & Thursday)
07777 934092

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Sunday 23rd November 2025 11am Holy Communion Service

for 1 hour
Cold Overton: St John the Baptist
Main Street Cold Overton Oakham, LE15 7QA, United Kingdom

Come and join us in Cold Overton for a service of Holy Communion for the congregations of both Cold Overton and Knossington churches! All welcome!

Our Benefice

Safeguarding

The parish of Cold Overton: St John the Baptist take our Safeguarding really seriously. If you have any questions or require help please do get in touch with us.
Our parish is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies. Our Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Amie Roberts who can be contacted by emailing [email protected] . The Diocese of Leicester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA)
If you have concerns about a child, young person or an adult who may have been harmed or be at risk of harm, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers for advice and support: Rachael Spiers on [email protected] or 0793 081 9279. who advise our PSOs.
If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority children or adults social care services.

For more information please click the tab for the Safeguarding page on this website.

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