St. Mary's Church, Bletchley

St Mary's Church
Parish Church of Bletchley

View of the church from the south.
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website www.stmarysbletchley.org
Architecture
Style Norman, English Gothic
Administration
Diocese Oxford[1]

St Mary's and St John's Church is the Anglican parish church in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] St Mary's is located in Church Green Road, Bletchley.[2]

History

The church dates from Norman times and the arch of the south doorway is Norman.[3] The chancel is 13th century and there were additions in the 14th and 15th centuries.

More recently, the Church has moved away from a traditional choir and organ and now have a band.

Services

Since St John’s joined St Mary’s, all services are now at St Mary’s. St Mary’s offers a wide range of services which cater for different types of people:

Sunday
Wednesday

Members of staff

The following are members of staff at the church:

Church on the Green (COTG)

Church on the Green is an outreach activity from St Mary's.

Youth Group

Music

Music at St Mary's consists of four main groups, a youth band and a choir.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bletchley: St Mary, Bletchley". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  2. "St Mary's Church, Bletchley". Open Guide to Milton Keynes. Retrieved April 8, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.

External links

Coordinates: 51°59′45″N 0°44′40″W / 51.9958°N 0.7444°W / 51.9958; -0.7444

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