Winslow Benefice
Hospitality, Healing & Holiness
Serving the community of Winslow, Great Horwood and Addington
Welcome to the Winslow Benefice
A family of three churches in Addington, Great Horwood and Winslow.
Part of the Church of England, our churches are where everyone is welcome. We hope you can use this site to find out more about us, stay in touch with our news and to contact us.
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Our Aspirations:
what we, as a church, aspire to be
Hospitality
A place where we feed, nourish
and include all.
Healing
A place where hurts and failures are transformed through love and affirmation.
Holiness
A place where God can be encountered and people feel known, loved and blessed.
Find out more
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Community Projects We Support
The Friends of St Laurence Church
The Friends of St Laurence is an informal association of people who would like to help the church sustain and build on its vision to be a church that serves the people of Winslow and helps shape the community spirit that is so valuable to the town.
We started up the Friends to allow the local community to support their church and the work it does, whether they are regular church goers or not.
We do ask Friends to consider donating a regular monthly amount to St Laurence, and we keep in touch with the Friends as well as ensuring they are invited to various events that we hold.
If you are interested in becoming a Friend, please contact George Hooper
Winslow Parish News
Our monthly magazine delivered to your door full of articles, local events and local businesses.
Coronavirus
"During this time, I am truly grateful for the flexibility and capacity of our worship team to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic for Worship."
- Andrew, our Rector
We want our churches to be a safe place for everyone to meet and so we have made changes to our usual practices.
Safeguarding
The Winslow Benefice is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults.
We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies. We have adopted the Church of England's
Safeguarding Policy as our local policy and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO).
Our PSO is Chris Ryalls and can be contacted by email at [email protected].
The Diocese of Oxford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. These can be found by clicking here.
The DSA is Richard Woodley and can be contacted by email at: [email protected] or 01865 208295
Other useful contacts:
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 - if you are worried about a child.
Samaritans Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours) - if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
The Silverline Helpline: 0800 470 8090 (open 24 hours) - it supports older people suffering abuse or neglect
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