in beautiful Dorset.
FOR MORE UP TO DATE NEWS FROM THE WRIGGLE VALLEY BENEFICE
PLEASE GO TO OUR NEW WEBSITE
After 15 months of dynamic leadership by Bishop George Browning (the recently retired Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn) this lively Benefice now has a new priest in place.
He is the Reverend Simon Brignall from Tetsworth, Thame, who has spent the last 12 years as the Team Vicar in the Thame Valley Team. The Benefice welcomes him and his family. He was licensed on 20th December in St Andrew's church, Yetminster by the Bishop of Salisbury.
To read our Parish Profile, please click here.
What does the Lord require of you but to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
The Wriggle Valley Benefice is in the heart of beautiful Dorset, Diocese of Salisbury. It was formed in 2003 and consists of the Parishes of Batcombe, Chetnole, Hermitage, Hilfield (now combined with Yetminster), Leigh, Ryme Intrinseca and Yetminster.
This site will give you specific information about our beautiful, historic Churches, our places of worship. They are a wonderful heritage from the past, linking us to our history and roots; a source of inspiration for the present; and a privilege to hand on, enhanced and strengthened both spiritually and physically for future generations.
The Mission of the Benefice is the one we share with the worldwide Anglican Communion:
- Proclaim the good news of God in Jesus
- Nurture, baptise and teach new believers
- Care for those in need
- Challenge the unjust structures of society
- Strive to sustain the integrity of Creation.
Each Parish sets about this task in its own unique and imaginative way. (You will find links to the Parishes on the site). Each Parish serves the whole community celebrating its joys and sorrows, assisting it to see what it has not seen and to imagine that which is yet to be experienced.
We are a part of the Diocese of Salisbury under the leadership of Bishop David Stancliffe, and an instrument Mission in the worldwide Anglican Communion
Please come and join us. Jesus came that we might have life, life in all its fullness. Let us celebrate this life together
Benefice Office 01935 872600
New email address: wrigglevb.office@gmail.com
THE WRIGGLE VALLEY BENEFICE
Our logo shows six fish representing the six parishes:
BATCOMBE ST MARY
CHETNOLE ST PETER
HERMITAGE ST MARY
LEIGH ST ANDREW
RYME INTRINSECA ST HIPPOLYTUS
YETMINSTER ST ANDREW
The six fish are placed round the central Church of England logo. The seventh fish represents HILFIELD ST NICHOLAS which is a Chapel of Ease of Yetminster.
Hilfield Friary lies within the Benefice.