Welcome

To the website for St. Mary Magdalene, in Geddington

Perhaps you've lived in our village for years but have never ventured through the door, or perhaps you are new to the area and would like to become involved.

One thing we can say for certain: all are warmly welcome.

Geddington Church is far more than a beautiful and historic building to be looked at and admired. It is very much a part of village life and brings people together each week to worship together, either at the quiet eight o’clock service or the livelier 9:45 service.

In an era when some parishes struggle to survive, Geddington Church is glad to have a supportive congregation made up of young and old, with a relaxed atmosphere which is one of acceptance and inclusion.

In addition to our weekly services there are many special events and services throughout the year plus a thriving Sunday School, an active “Friends of the Church” and a lively Church Council which reflects both the experience of senior church members and the enthusiasm of younger people moving into the village.

There are regular and special events and community associations which attempt to improve the spiritual and temporal life of our village and our world.

Would you like to visit St. Mary Magdalene?

Our historic church is open to all during our services, (listings found here)
and will be open outside of regular services
upon request and for tours, visits and quiet reflection at:
Saturdays 10:30am - 4:30pm
Sundays 12:30pm - 4:30pm.

We all accept that in today's world, churches are more often closed than open, and yet we all feel the wrongness of those locked doors.

It is especially hard when the church is one as beautiful and historically important as St Mary Magdalene Geddington

As Winter arrived and our weekend church opening hours drew to a close, we hated locking our doors outside of festival and service hours. So we are very happy, eager, to open the church upon request, for reflection, or for a guided tour. Any group, be it two or twenty, will be welcomed if they can simply give us some advance notice of when they might be passing through.

Several parisioners live near the church and hold keys who would be glad to welcome you. You can contact our vicar, call 741 778, or email editor@geddington.net and we will do our best to accomodate you.

St Mary Magdalene is a local treasure, a key part of our active community, but it also is a piece of English history. It is our responsibility to share it with our neighbours, be they from around the corner or around the world.

We would far prefer to keep our doors always open, but the best compromise is that we open them whenever anyone knocks.

A short tour can include the links to the Eleanor Cross, its pagan past, the church's Saxon architecture and the many Norman Kings and Queens who worshipped there. A listing of the inscriptions and family gravestones in our churchyard and ancient monuments within the church is available as well.

The visit is free, though donations to the church fund will be gratefuly received.

The Church will, of course, also be open for visitors for Sunday services as well, and for our last Saturday of the month Coffee Mornings.