St. Peter's Church, Hopton, part of the Mid-Trent Churches Team

A small church - a big welcome!

We would be delighted to meet you in our small, most welcoming church of St. Peter's, Hopton.

A part of St. James the Great Church in Salt, we share their ethos, however, our building has a very different heritage.

Below is a shortened account of its opening in Easter of 1876. To see the full report please click on "About Us".

Opening Of A Village Chapel At Hopton.

In 1875 this hamlet contains a population of about two hundred inhabitants, who are nearly two miles distant from their Parish Church at Salt. For some years past a great desire has been felt by the people themselves that they could have a little Church built in their village for the aged and infirm as well as for general use, when bad weather or the distance or other reasonable cause interfered with their attendance at Salt. Various circumstances, however, have prevented this plan from being carried out, but for the last year or two the Earl of Shrewsbury, to whom the village belongs, has very kindly made a temporary provision by sending a carriage every Sunday to convey those who most needed such help to Salt Church. A further improvement has now been made, which perhaps in the course of a few years may lead to a still better means being supplied. With the noble Earl's permission, a roomy barn about the centre of the village in the occupation of Mr. E J Mousley, who most kindly gave it up for the purpose, has been converted by Mr. F Ratcliffe, builder, of Stafford, into a simple and seemly Chapel, capable of containing about one hundred persons, where Divine Service may be occasionally performed under license of the Bishop of the Diocese.

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Our Vicar is The Rev'd Vivienne Starkie.

Associate Minister the Rev'd Vivienne Starkie
01889 - 271046

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SERVICES AT St. PETER'S CHURCH, HOPTON.

Sunday 22 February 2026 Sunday at for 1 hour
St. Peter's Church, Hopton, part of the Mid-Trent Churches Team
Hopton Lane / Hopton Bank Hopton Stafford, ST18 0AH, United Kingdom

OUR NEXT SERVICE IS:
22nd February Holy Communion at 9-30am, led by Rev'd Duncan Leake.

OUR OTHER SERVICES:
1st March Holy Communion at 9-30am, St. James the Great Church, Salt, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie.
8th March Praise Together Holy Communion at 10-00am, All Saints' Church, Milwich, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie and Andy Cooper.
15th March Holy Communion at 11-15am, St. James the Great Church, Salt, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie.
22nd March Holy Communion at 9-30am, led by Rev'd Duncan Leake.
2nd April Service for Maunday Thursday at 8-00pm, St. James the Great Church, Salt.
3rd April Good Friday Workshop, St. Andrew's C of E Primary School, Ferrers Rd, Weston. ST18 0JN
5th April Holy Communion at 9-30am, St. James the Great Church, Salt, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie.
12th April Praise Together Holy Communion and Christening at 10-00am, St. Andrew's Church, Weston, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie and Andy Cooper.
19th April Holy Communion at 11-15am, St. James the Great Church, Salt, led by Rev'd Vivienne Starkie.
26th April Morning Praise at 9-30am, led by Andy Cooper.

For services in other churches please click on "Church Services Across Mid-Trent Team" to see our service rotas.
We try to make our church services as friendly as possible. Please don’t worry about getting things ‘wrong’. Even if they notice, people won’t mind. At Communion services, everyone is equally welcome, whether you feel able to share the bread and wine or prefer just to stay seated for a time of quiet. Finally, we are interested in you, not what you are wearing.

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Safeguarding

Our parish of Salt: St James the Great 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). Our Diocese of Lichfield’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 the PSO or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. 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.

St. Peter's Church, Hopton, part of the Mid-Trent Churches Team Charity No. 620376