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 January 2026

Sunday services

St John’s, Stansted â€“ 9.30am

St Mary’s, Birchanger â€“ 11.15am (second and fourth weeks of the month)

St Mary’s, Farnham â€“ 11.15am (first and third weeks of the month)

Holy Trinity, Takeley and All Saints, Little Canfield – 9.30pm.

Sunday services will be held at Holy Trinity on the 25th January, and at All Saints on the 4th and 18th January.

Other services

  • Sunday 11th January, 10.30am - Colin’s final service at St Mary’s, Farnham

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. The Diocesan Safeguarding Officer can be contacted here.