Serving Jesus by serving the local community in the Stansted area
The Five Churches
Welcome to Our Website
We are a group of five Church of England churches comprising
St John’s Church, Stansted Mountfitchet
St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger
St Mary the Virgin Church, Farnham
Holy Trinity Church, Takeley with All Saints Church, Little Canfield.
Some highlights for October 2025
Sunday services
St John’s, Stansted – 9.30am
St Mary’s, Birchanger – 11.15am (second and fourth week of the month)
St Mary’s, Farnham – 6.00pm (first and third week of the month)
Holy Trinity, Takeley and All Saints, Little Canfield – 9.30am, apart from on the 5th October - see below.
Sunday services will be held at Holy Trinity on the 14th and 28th of September, and at All Saints on the 5th and 19th October. There will also be a simple Holy Communion service on 21st October at 12.30pm at Holy Trinity.
Harvest Festival services will take place at Stansted, Farnham and Little Canfield on 5th October. The Little Canfield service is at 10.30, and will be followed by a Harvest lunch.
There is further information about weekly events on our bulletin page.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. The PCCs of the four parishes have adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding, which may be found on the Church of England’s website here. Click on the links to email our Parish Safeguarding Officers at Stansted, Birchanger, Farnham, and Takeley with Little Canfield.