Crockham Hill and Westerham

The Benefice of Crockham Hill and Westerham was created in July 2024. We are a warm and welcoming community across two parishes in West Kent, seeking to serve Christ, community and the wider world. 

Our worship is varied, from traditional Book of Common Prayer services to informal worship with modern music, and whether you're a lifelong Christian or wondering about faith for the first time, we hope that you will discover a spiritual home among us.

Our main Sunday services are at 10.30 at St Mary the Virgin, Westerham and 10.00 at Holy Trinity, Crockham Hill, and we have Choral Evensong on the 1st Sunday most months in Westerham.

As a new benefice, these pages are works in progress so you might not find the information that you're seeking. Please contact the benefice office on the number on this page, to make an enquiry.

We are Recruiting

We are currently seeking a part time stipendiary Associate Minister to join the Ministry Team at this exciting period in the life of the new benefice. This is a new post. You will work across the two parishes, being a key member of the team as we shape the vision, sense of identity and ministry of the new Benefice and seek to grow in the image of Christ together. More details of the vacancy can be found on the Diocesan website. 

Get in touch

Phone us: 01959 561330

Email us

What's on

Holy Communion with the Liturgy of the Palms

for 1 hour
Crockham Hill Church
Church Lane Crockham Hill, TN8 6RP, United Kingdom

Begin your journey through Holy Week with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and the blessing of the palms.

Compline in Holy Week

for 30 mins
Westerham Parish Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church The Green WESTERHAM Kent TN16 1AS, TN16 1AS, United Kingdom

A short sung service of traditional Compline

Maundy Meal followed by the Maundy Liturgy

for 2 hours
Westerham Parish Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church The Green WESTERHAM Kent TN16 1AS, TN16 1AS, United Kingdom

A simple but delicious meal remembering the 1st Passover followed at 7.00pm by the Maundy Liturgy as we go into church to spiritually join Jesus and the disciples in the Upper Room. A powerful service evoking the Last Supper and Jesus' betrayal in Gethsemane.
Please feel free to come to both, or just the meal or service.
If you would like to come to the meal, please use the sign-up sheets in church or email the Benefice Office: [email protected] with your contact details and any dietary needs.

Our parishes

Safeguarding

We are fully committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and each parish has their own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). You can find the details of each PSO on their parish's pages, as well as details about how to access the Diocese of Rochester's safeguarding pages, which contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Team who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO for their parish where they worship, or the Vicar via the Benefice Office, or Greg Barry- Lead Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - on 07585 952174; [email protected].

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.