St. Thomas, Hullbridge

St. Thomas of Canterbury is a modern Church with a friendly, intimate atmosphere and an adjoining hall for community use.

We meet for worship every Sunday at 9.15 a.m. This is usually the Parish Eucharist, but on the third Sunday each month we have a more informal Morning Worship.

Sometimes we have Breakfast Church which is a simpler service and it starts with bacon, sausage or croissant. If you want to know more about us, this is a great service to try. See you there!

We also have occasional Parade Services when Scout and Guide groups join us and take part in the services. These are usually on special occasions like Mothering Sunday, Harvest and Remembrance.

St. Nicholas, Rawreth

We are a small rural Church of England church between Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend-on-Sea.

If you are in the area why not call in for a time of quiet and reflection in a beautiful setting? We keep the church open as much as we can during daylight hours but if you are making a special visit and want to be sure, please get in touch to check.

We would love to see you at any of our services. We meet for Sunday Worship at 10.00 a.m. This usually lasts for just under an hour and is followed by tea, coffee or squash and biscuits, or, on special occasions, cake!

Our main service on a Sunday is usually the Parish Eucharist, but once a month, on the 1st Sunday, it is a form of Morning Worship.

We also have short services of Morning Prayer on weekdays, currently Monday and Thursday at 8 a.m. You would be really welcome to join us but if you do plan to come along it may be worth getting in touch first, there are only a few who attend and it may just be that diary clashes coincide so that none of the regulars can attend.

St. Nicholas is also a great place for Weddings, Christenings (sometimes called Baptisms) and Funerals. More information is on our Christenings, Weddings and Funerals page, but if you have any questions at all please do get in touch

All Saints', Rettendon

All Saints' Church, Rettendon has a friendly congregation and you are very welcome to our services and events.

Our most important activity is our main act of worship on Sundays at 11.15 a.m. This is usually the Parish Eucharist, but on the third Sunday we hold lay-led Morning Worship.

All Saints' is also a great place for your special events, a Baptism, your Wedding or even the Funeral of a loved one. Please contact us for more information.

HISTORY

The village of Rettendon is mentioned in the Doomsday Book (1086), and the earliest part of the church is the Norman south doorway and dates back to about 1200. The Nave and Chancel are from about the same period and with most of the rest of the church being built in the 15th Century. Some of the carving in the Chancel also dates back to this time but most of the present furniture was put in place when the church was restored in 1898. The tower was refurbished twice in the 20th Century. More recently, a kitchen was added in the Nave and disabled toilet at the base of the tower.

A couple of distinctive features about the church are the Humphrey Memorial and the two-storey vestry.

The marble Humphrey Memorial completely fills the east wall of the north aisle and dates back to 1727. Edmund Humphrey also left an endowment which founded Rettendon Primary School.

The vestry is a 15th addition to the church and the upper storey may well, at some time, have been occupied by an Anchorite or similar religious.

There is also a memorial to Richard Cannon (1605) who founded a trust which still support those in need in the parish.