Stour Vale Benefice

The Stour Vale Benefice is a group of 7 churches, Buckhorn Weston, East Stour, Fifehead Magdalen, Kington Magna, Stour Provost, Todber and West Stour, in North Dorset.

We are delighted to announce that the Revd Clare Dean joined us in October 2023. To learn more about Clare see our Stour Vale Benefice Team page.

For up-to-date information on services and events please see our weekly newsletter under News and Notices 

And for information about baptisms and weddings please use the contact form on the 'Get in Touch' page of the appropriate parish, thank you.

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What's on

Midnight Mass

for 1 hour
Buckhorn Weston: St John the Baptist - part of the Stour Vale Benefice
Church Hill Buckhorn Weston Gillingham, SP8 5HS, United Kingdom

Do join us for our Benefice Midnight Mass at Buckhorn Weston Church.

For details of other services across the Benefice during the Christmas Season, please see our Christmas page.

Christmas Day Benefice Communion

for 1 hour
Stour Provost: St Michael & All Angels - part of the Stour Vale Benefice
Church Lane Stour Provost, SP8 5RZ, United Kingdom

Please join us for our Benefice Christmas Day service

For details of other services across the Benefice during the Christmas Season, please see our Christmas page.

5th Sunday Benefice Holy Communion

for 1 hour
Kington Magna: All Saints - part of the Stour Vale Benefice
Church Hill Kington Magna Gillingham, SP8 5EG, United Kingdom

Do join us for the last Communion Service of 2024

Our churches

Safeguarding

The Stour Vale Benefice takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times. For more information see the Safeguarding pages for each parish.

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Jeremy Stanford on 07766 071538.

Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, Suzy Futcher (Mon – Thurs) 07500 664800 – [email protected] or Jem Carter (Tues – Fri) 07469 857888 – [email protected]