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St Mary Magdalene, Barkway
Welcome to the United Benefice of Barkway, Barley, Reed and Buckland. Our service times can be seen by clicking the tab at the top of this page.
Our benefice is committed to safeguarding all our children and vulnerable adults providing consistent policies and practice. Please click https://www.stalbans.anglican.org/diocese/safeguarding/ The PCCs of the churches in the United Benefice of Barkway, Barley, Reed and Buckland have also adopted the House of Bishops “Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement”. The Church of England’s Parish Safeguarding handbook is also available from the Church of England website so please click on https://www.churchofengland.org/
For any further information please click on the Safeguarding details button under Categories to the right of this screen OR contact one of the Churchwardens.
Reverend Mark Bridgen became our Rector in May 2024 and we ask you to please remember Mark, Karen (his wife) and their family in your prayers.
All our churches are open for private prayer and for Sunday worship with details available by clicking the appropriate tab at the top of your screen. We send out details every week of these services, so please contact Liz Kershaw at [email protected] receive these details. We seek to worship God and discover ways to live out our faith in our communities and beyond, in word and action, through loving God and loving our neighbour.
We offer you, your family and friends a warm welcome to worship with us or to attend any of our social events. Whether you live in these villages or further afield you are welcome. All of our villages are vibrant communities with many activities and groups and the churches are central to each.
Our small rural benefice in North East Hertfordshire, covers an area which includes Barkway, Barley, Reed, Buckland, Chipping, Nuthampstead and Newsells. Our nearest towns are Royston and Buntingford, but Cambridge is also within easy reach. Buckland Church, in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, is a beautiful church where we hold occasional services.
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St Margaret of Antioch, Barley
We are a small rural benefice in North East Hertfordshire, covering an area that includes Barkway, Barley, Reed, Buckland, Chipping, Nuthampstead and Newsells. Our nearest towns are Royston and Buntingford, but Cambridge is also within easy reach.
Please log onto our Benefice web site for all details: https://unitedbenefice.wordpress.com
Our active churches are in Barkway, Barley and Reed; there is a redundant church is Buckland, where occasional services are held.
As Christians, we seek to worship God and live out our faith in our communities and beyond, in word and action, through loving God and loving our neighbour.
We would very much like to welcome you to join us for worship or for any other activities in the Benefice
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