St Mary's, West Malling

We are St Mary's, the parish church for West Malling in the Malling area of Kent as part of the Diocese of Rochester. We believe Jesus' message is vital for the world in which we live and we seek to present that message in a way that mixes both time-honoured elements of our tradition with ways that are appropriate to our community of the 21st century.

We meet together to worship God, to hear and respond to His word, to support each other in the Christian life and to reach out to others. 

Our normal pattern of Sunday worship is:

  • 8am - Traditional language Holy Communion, (said), lasting about 30 minutes
  • 10 am - either Modern language Holy Communion with the choir (1 hr), 1st, 3rd & Sundays of the month, or All Age Worship, (not Communion) with the music group, 2nd Sunday of the month.
  • On 5th Sundays we worship together in one of the churches of the benefice - see the benefice website for details. There is no 8 am service on that day.

We hope you find what answers to your initial queries here on this website, and we look forward to meeting you in person soon.

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Get in touch

Rev Canon Dr Helen Burn (Rector, Kent Downs and Malling Team)

Benefice office
c/o The Rectory
73 Rectory Lane North
Leybourne

Kent, ME19 5HD
Team Rector
01732 914783

Our website

What's on

Faure's Requiem

for 45 mins
St Mary's, West Malling
High Street West Malling Kent, ME19 6NE, United Kingdom

“Come and Sing”
Fauré Requiem
4th April - Holy Saturday
Church of St Mary the Virgin, West Malling

• Led by the Scholars & Choir of St Mary’s
• Augmented by singers from the Benefice
• Conductor: Nick Castell
• Baritone soloist: Jim Clements

To come and sing: rehearsal 3 pm on the day (familiarity with choral parts needed)

To come and listen: 6 pm

Informal practices for those unfamiliar with the choral parts (copies provided)
at St Margaret’s Church, Addington, 9th, 16th, and 23rd March 7.30-9.00 pm.
Rehearsals led by Philip Le Bas.

All welcome!
Free entry – retiring collection for St Mary’s Church

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Our Benefice

Safeguarding

Our parish of West Malling: St Mary 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 Rochester’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 our 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.