St Kenelm's

Knightwick Chapel

Welcome to the page for Knightwick Chapel. We are part of the Lower Teme Valley Parish which is part of the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

Knightwick Chapel is a small, quaint building set in rolling countryside. Unfortunately it is not signposted! from the A44, take the turning to Alfrick, Lulsley and Suckley, and then take the right-hand fork to Suckley. Knightwick Chapel is down the first lane on your left. Parking is very limited. (Don't take the turning off the A44 to Knightwick itself: the church building there is no longer in use).

The parish of The Lower Teme Valley Parish is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

St Mary Magdalene

Welcome to the page for St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas which is part of the Lower Teme Valley Parish in the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

St Mary Magdalene is open daily between 11am and 5pm

The Lower Teme Valley Parish is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

Suckley Church

Welcome to Suckley Church's ACNY Page - I hope you find what you are looking for here. Suckley is a friendly but scattered farming community, so Suckley Church has been actively working on becoming a useful and user friendly gathering place for the whole village; and its visitors on Sundays and throughout the week too. Do contact us - or come along to one of our services - we'd love to meet you.

Suckley Church is open every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (and daily in school holidays) from 10am to 5pm. Please come and enjoy the peace and stillness. Our welcome table is the beautifully restored old funeral bier, where you will find interesting information, leaflets and hand sanitiser.

Find our latest pew sheet on the news and notices page

Previous recorded services can be found on our YouTube channel WWRT LIve Stream at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wwrt+live1

St Andrew's

Welcome to the page for St Andrew, Shelsley Walsh which is part of the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Rector is Rev. Anne Potter and our Curate in Charge is Rev. Julia Curtis and their details can be found below.

St Andrew's has a Norman nave to which a chancel was added in the 13th century. It was mainly built of tufa quarried from the ridge behind the church at Southstone Rock. The spectacular woodwork inside the building dates from the 15th century and is notable for the very rare chancel screen which extends into a squire's pew and was described by John Betjeman as "the finest in the county".

The parish of The Shelsleys is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops' guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. 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.

St Laurence

Welcome to the page for St Laurence, Wichenford which is part of the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The church is open between daily between 10am and 4pm.

The parish of Wichenford is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

St Peter

Welcome to the St Peter's, Martley page. St Peter's is within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The church is open daily between 9.30am and 5pm

The parish of Martley is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

St Bartholomew

Welcome to the page for St Bartholomew's, Lower Sapey (Harpley) which is part of the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

St Bartholomew's Church is at the centre of the hamlet of Harpley. It was built in 1877 to replace the derelict Old St Bartholomew's, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, in Lower Sapey. It has the font from Old St Bartholomew's which is early Norman. The East window, put in in 1920, of the nativity scene, is fairly unique with the wise people being 2 men and 1 woman - quite forward thinking for 100 years ago! It has a beautiful churchyard with specimen trees as old as th church.

The parish of Lower Sapey is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

All Saints

Welcome to the All Saints, Shelsley Beauchamp page. All Saints is within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Rector is Rev. Anne Potter and our Curate in Charge is Rev. Julia Curtis and their details can be found below.

All Saints' Church is at the centre of the friendly village of Shelsley Beauchamp in the beautiful Teme Valley. The oldest part of the church is the red sandstone tower which dates from the late 14th century and has bell louvres in the Decorated style. The main body of the church results from a Victorian restoration of 1845-7 as part of the Gothic Revival.

Silver Eco Church

Accredited Member of Sustainable Church Flowers. We encourage the use of British flowers and foliage where ever possible and floral foam is no longer allowed in our Church, Churchyard or Graveyard. Please leave all plastic/cellophane covers for flowers at home.

The parish of The Shelsleys is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults from, harm. We follow the House of Bishops' guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. 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.

St Thomas

Welcome to St Thomas', Crown East and Rushwick. St Thomas's is the parish Church for Crown East and Rushwick within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our vicar is the Reverend Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The present Church of St Thomas was originally built in the 1840’s as a private chapel by the Bramwell family beside Crown East Court. It was moved and rebuilt on the main road to Bromyard where it still stands and was licensed for public worship on the 26th October 1876 by the Bishop of Worcester.

The church is open everyday between 9am and 5pm

Find our latest pew sheet and the monthly newsletter on the news and notice page.

The parish of Crown East, Rushwick is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services

St Mary Magdalene

Welcome to the St Mary Magdalene, Alfrick page. It serves the Alfrick and Lulsley parish within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. The vicar for the parish is the Reverend Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The church is a Grade II* Listed building made of red sandstone with a Norman nave and a 15th century porch. The north transept and vestry by Sir George Aston Webb in 1885, who also designed Admiralty Arch in Trafalgar Square.

The church is open between 10am and 5pm.

Find our latest pew sheet on the news and notices page.

The parish of Alfrick & Lulsley is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services

St Edburga

Welcome to the St Edburga's Leigh page. St Edburga's with St John the Baptist's, Bransford serves the parish of Leigh and Bransford within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our vicar is the Reverend Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The Norman church of St Edburga at Leigh was built by Benedictine monks from Pershore Abbey in 1100, having been granted the land by King Edgar in 972 AD, and they dedicated the church to St Edburga - one of the patron saints of Pershore Abbey. Edburga, the grand-daughter of Alfred the Great, avowed a life of prayer and sanctity, rejecting the jewels and adornments of a Saxon princess. Her Feast day is celebrated on June 15th.

The church is open daily between 10am and 6pm (from the 28th October over the winter St Edburga will close at 4pm)

Copies of the latest pew sheet can be found on our news and notices page.

The parish of Leigh and Bransford is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

St John the Baptist

Welcome to the St John the Baptist, Bransford page. Together with St Edburga's, Leigh it serves the Leigh and Bransford parish within the Worcestershire West Rural Team. The vicar for the parish is the Reverend Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The chapel in Bransford is a small, quaint Norman building which has changed little since it was built, and is lit only by candlelight. Before COVID it held a monthly traditional service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer.Opening of Church Buildings for Private Prayer. Please check the services and events page for dates of forthcoming services.

Although the churches at Crown East, Leigh, Alfrick and Suckley are now open for private prayer please note that St John the Baptist will not be opening at this time.

Find our latest Pew Sheet on the news and notices page.

The parish of Leigh and Bransford is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services

St Leonard's

Welcome to the page for St Leonard, Cotheridge, in the Lower Teme Valley Parish which is part of the Worcestershire West Rural Team. Our Team Vicar is Revd Anne Potter and her details can be found below.

The church is open daily between 9am and 5pm.

The parish of The Lower Teme Valley Parish is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Worcester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) 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 DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.