About Us

What we seek: the kind of benefice we want to be

Discipleship & teaching:

We want to be a benerfice where…

our faith guides us in what we do and saythe Bible is at the corethe Holy Spirit is working in our everyday liveswe support each other in building faithour faith overflows into service for others

Welcome, diversity & inclusion:

We want to be a benefice where…

everyone is welcomed, valued and safe, especially the vulnerable

Children & young people:

We want to be a benefice where…

children from our community and schools know and love Godchildren in our community and schools feel loved and engagedyoung people and their families come to know Jesuswe work closely with the schools which our young people attend

Community engagement

We want to be a benefice where…

we are a church without walls: our faith is seen outside our wallswe use what we’ve been given to help the vulnerablewe work in partnership to serve our community and the world

The Axbridge, Shipham and Rowberrow Benefice is a Church of England Benefice. You can find out more about the Church of England here: https://www.churchofengland.org/

The Church of England is divided into dioceses, each overseen by a Cathedral. ASR Benefice comes under the auspices of the Diocese of Bath and Wells and you can find out more about the diocese here: https://www.bathandwells.org.uk/

Created HJF 21 April 2024