Vision Sunday (24/9)
On Vision Sunday (24 September), join us for a 9am Holy Communion service or a 10.30am Intergenerational Service as we explore how we are being called to be a church […]
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Sunday Services (17/9)
On Sunday 17 September, we’ll celebrate Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am. Revd Vanessa Conant will lead and preside, and Revd Alan Moss will preach as well as talk more about his work on local estates.
Beer and Hymns with the Stow Orchestra (17/9)
Join our musical director Jonathan Rathbone and the Stow Orchestra for an hour of much-loved hymns – and beer – this Sunday evening 17 September at 6pm. Bring your own beer (or soft drink) and enjoy belting out some of these classic hymns.
Sunday Services (10/9)
On Sunday 10 September, we’ll gather for two Sunday Morning services: a 9am Holy Communion and a 10.30am Morning Worship service with supervised groups for children ages 2-11 (pre-register your child here) alongside a Baby Lounge in the South Vestry.
A Church for the Whole Community
St Mary’s is a diverse, inclusive and creative Christian community learning the way of Jesus and growing in love.
Our Sunday Services are once again in our ancient church building: a weekly 9am Holy Communion service and a 10.30am service, which we also live-stream to our Facebook page.
We also meet weekly for Vespers (Wednesdays at 7.30pm), and we gather in person, every weekday, to say Morning Prayer at 8.30am, which we also live-stream to our Facebook page.
We do more than meet on Sundays, Wednesdays, and on weekdays for Morning Prayer: we run confirmation, marriage and faith-exploration courses, work with young people and children, manage an award-winning churchyard, and advocate for affordable housing, youth safety and a Just Transition to a carbon-neutral London as founding members of Waltham Forest Citizens, our local chapter of Citizens UK.
Our ancient building is the historic parish church of Walthamstow and its oldest building. People have worshipped here for over 900 years, and our building is now open in the day, during the week, and features a Froth & Rind cafe as well as an Exhibition Space with a permanent history display and rotating series of arts and culture exhibitions. Both the cafe and exhibition space are open Monday-Friday from 8.30am to 4pm, and on Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
St Mary’s is part of the Church of England and Diocese of Chelmsford and we are committed to safeguarding children and young people and all victims of abuse and vulnerable adults. Our PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practices on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website. Our parish safeguarding officer is Emma Clements; she can be reached at safeguarding@stmaryswalthamstow.org.
The Creative Church Project
In 2015, an architect’s report indicated we had to make urgent repairs to St Mary’s ancient building. However, as we looked at how we might fund this work, we began to dream bigger and to imagine how we might make St Mary’s building the heart of Walthamstow again, as it was in centuries past.
Click the image to learn more about our plans to open up Walthamstow’s ancient church and oldest building to the whole community with a cafe, gallery space and more.
