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St. Mary’s Church, Cholsey is a lively and friendly village church.
We welcome in the name of Jesus Christ anyone who wishes to join us, whether it is to worship, or find out more about the Christian faith or to find peace, comfort, encouragement or purpose in life.
To join our Sunday service please click here for more information.
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Community Christmas Events
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Meet on The Forty for a Christmas story around the village
We are delighted to announce that Revd Rebecca Peters, has now taken up the position of vicar of Cholsey and Moulsford.
Come and make a Christingle and celebrate the light of Jesus
We are seeking a creative and innovative Families Worker who can help us develop a vision and a plan to evolve and grow our existing activities and build pastoral relationships with local families; building community and growing disciples.
Please click here to see the job advert, detailed job description and how to apply.
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Christians have been worshipping in Cholsey for more than a thousand years. The church was founded as an abbey church by King Ethelred the Unready in approximately 986. It is thought that the lower part of the church tower with its "long and short" cornerstones typical of Saxon buildings, dates from this time. This is all that remains of what was probably the last great Anglo-Saxon monastery to be built in England. The abbey at Cholsey is mentioned in the Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.
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The church's most famous member was the crime-writer Agatha Christie, who was a regular attender at St Mary's for the 40 or so years she lived in the parish until she died in 1976. She is buried with her husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. Her grave is located in the north west corner of the churchyard.
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We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our church community and affirm the individuality, importance and right of all people and children to be treated with dignity, respect and fairness.
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Laurence Hall Church Road
Cholsey OX10 9PP
Office hours:
Weds - 11:30am-4pm (lunch 1-2pm)
Thurs - 9:30am-4pm (lunch 1-2pm)
Tel: (01491) 651812
admin@stmaryscholsey.org
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