Welcome to St Mary the Virgin, East Preston with Kingston

St Mary's, as it is usually referred to, offers the following features defined by Fr. Andrew Perry:

We aspire to be a welcoming, inclusive community seeking to worship and be transformed; rising to the challenges of the scriptures and of the time and place in which we live.

We aspire to be an important centre of village life: giving, hosting and facilitating what we can to contribute to our life together. 

We aspire to be a community where people limp in and dance out; where the worried have their burdens eased and where the hope and love of Christ is central to who we are and what we do. 

Our worship is in the inclusive catholic tradition of the Church of England - it’s difficult to describe, so why not come and join us to find out!

The Interregnum Period

Following the sad death of Fr. Andrew Perry in September, St Mary's Church is in an Interregnum Period until a new resident priest is appointed. During this time, it is served by Fr. Richard Bromfield and visiting clergy and is administered by the Churchwardens, Mary Jeavons and Chris Wood (see above for contact details). Their aim is to keep the church welcoming and fully active, as it was under Fr. Andrew.