St John the Baptist, Sampford Peverell

“We want you to find a welcome with open arms irrespective of age, colour, nationality, physical and cognitive ability, economic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression.“

Our PCC members were also in favour of our church being used as a space for the Prayers of Love and Faith, within services, in accordance with the agreed Church of England rules.

St John the Baptist Church,
Sampford Peverell EX16 7BP

Churchwarden:
James Wakefield 07966 660604
Andrew Southall 07715 177083

Every Thursday
1st, 2nd & 3rd - 10.00am Morning Prayer,
4th - 10.00am Holy Communion

Church Opening times - every day until about 5.00pm

NEXT OPEN FAITH SERVICE

SUNDAY 1st NOVEMBER 6.00PM

Open Faith is aiming to be a relaxed and welcoming Sunday evening service, offering space to encounter the Christian faith in a way that is open, expressive and centred on love.

Shaped by the life and teachings of Jesus, it brings together contemporary worship music, times of stillness, and space to reflect, creating an environment where people can engage naturally and without pressure.

Recognising that life includes uncertainty as well as trust, it is a place where people can connect with, rethink, or begin exploring their faith, within a welcoming community shaped by compassion and honesty.

LATEST NEWS

NO MOW MAY

As in many English churchyards we've left the grass to grow throughout May and have been rewarded with a beautiful display of daisies. We'll be leaving this front part of the churchyard a little longer to make sure the bees have every opportunity to harvest the nectar.

NEW CHURCH WARDEN

At St John’s APCM in May we were delighted to welcome Andrew Southall as our new Church Warden, who will be working alongside James Wakefield. He writes:

‘I probably fit the profile of a "typical" rural churchwarden! Recently retired I am now doing a number of volunteer roles. In terms of "the church" I'm a volunteer MDR reviewer, I sit on the Exeter Diocesan Board of Patronage and I'm a Deanery Synod Representative. Other roles include being a regulated debt adviser (personal debt) and chair of a board of trustees for a large Rivers Trust.

We hope to move into Sampford Peverell in the early autumn after 33 years living in Kentisbeare.

BEE CLUB

A new 'Bee Club' has started at St John's, led by Katy Danby. At the first beehive inspection in the church yard, 8 year 6 children all had a go at lifting out a frame and inspecting it! It was a lot of fun, some activities were set up in the church and the children went out with cotton buds to collect pollen from flowers they found in the churchyard to look at them under a microscope. Each pollen variety is different with its own unique shape and colour....they also learnt a bit about bee diseases and saw a wax moth and a varroa mite under the microscope too.

EASTER

Holy Week began with a well-attended Team service on Palm Sunday at Uplowman. The Maundy Thursday service at Sampford was led by the Archdeacon, who washed our Church Warden's foot! Then on Good Friday lots of families came to Messy Church - participating in various activities before walking up Connigar Hill. Fortunately the weather was just about alright.On Easter Day about 20 people walked up Connigar Hill again, this time in early morning sunshine. This was followed at 9.30 by an All Age Communion with out church band and choir adding to the service.

CHRISTMAS

The Advent Wreath

The Village Carol Service

Crib Service

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT SAMPFORD

Some of the children of Sampford Peverell School drew some excellent - and powerful - pictures, depicting the Stations of the Cross. These pictures formed part of their end of term Easter Service were on display in church for everyone to see.

GOOD FRIDAY AT SAMPFORD PEVERELL

After hot cross buns in the Methodist Church, over 20 families came to St John the Baptist church, Sampford Peverell to make Easter Gardens, follow a trail around the churchyard and enjoy other arts and crafts. They then joined the adults who had been to a Good Friday Service at the Methodist Church and walked up Connigar Hill with the Cross. As is so often the case on Good Friday, the weather was kind.

MOTHERING SUNDAY MINI MESSY CHURCH AT SAMPFORD

A good number of families enjoyed crafts, posy-making and games, indoors and outdoors, at St John the Baptist church, Sampford Peverell, on Mothering Sunday. They also enjoyed light refreshments, including home-made Simnel cake.

MESSY CHURCH

Over 40 children and parents enjoyed Messy Church in Sampford Peverell Village Hall, where the activities were, indeed MESSY!

About the village:Sampford Peverell is a thriving village with lots going on - with societies and events for all ages. It is well-connected with a station in the village and the M5 close by. There is a Church of England Primary and Pre -School, a pub, The Globe, a Village Hall and a shop. There are sports facilities, including a cricket/football pitch and a MUGA. There is also a Methodist Church.The ChurchThe church has four services a month and Messy Church meets once a month in the Village Hall. There is a church choir to lead the services, and a small band which plays on the 2nd Sunday at the All Age Service and on 1st Sundays. The servery in the church means that events and large numbers can be easily catered for.

Safeguarding

Each of the churches within The Sampford Peverell Team Mission Community fully recognizes and accepts the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy Statement “Promoting a Safer Church 2017” and commits to complying with the current Church of England and Diocesan safeguarding policies and practice guidance. In so doing we will comply with the secular multi-agency safeguarding procedures relating to children and young people and adults experiencing or at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.
The rest of our Safeguarding Policy statement can be found on our Statements pages.If you have a concern about the safety of someone or the actions of someone working with children or vulnerable adults, please speak to someone:
· The name of our Church Safeguarding Representative is Mr James Wakefield· His contact details are Tel: 07966 660604· The link to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team’s contact details - https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding-team/
If you are a young person and you feel unhappy about something happening to you, you can call Childline on 0800 11 11.”

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