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 May 2025

Sunday services

St John’s, Stansted â€“ 9.30am

St Mary’s, Birchanger â€“ 11.15am

St Mary’s, Farnham â€“ 11.15am

Holy Trinity, Takeley and All Saints, Little Canfield â€“ 9.30am.

Sunday services will be held at Holy Trinity on the 11th and 25th of May, and at All Saints on the 4th and 18th of May. There will also be a simple Holy Communion service on 18th May at 12.0pm at All Saints.

8th May – VE Day service with beacon lighting, Stansted war memorial, 8.30pm

13th May – VE Day service, Farnham Church, 3.00pm

25th May – Rogation service, Hazel End Farm, 6.00pm

29th May – Five Churches Communion for Ascension Day, Farnham Church, 6.00pm

There is further information about weekly events on our bulletin page.

Our Churches

What we have in common

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.