St Giles of Provence, Totternhoe	St John the Baptist, Stanbridge	All Saints, Tilsworth

About the parishes

Welcome to the web page for our lovely, rural Bedfordshire villages and their Parish Churches.

Our Church buildings have centuries of history, our faith has Christ as its foundation and the people who centre their worship lives in these churches try to live their faith in the twenty-first century ever mindful of the history & living tradition within which they live.

It is our aim to serve all the communities around us. We have regular twice-monthly services for the elderly at Orchard Lodge, the local residential home.

We have a rapidly growing youth club called KK@serious-fun! for our teenagers. more info...

The vicar's post is currently vacant; to arrange weddings, baptisms and funerals please contact the Benefice Verger Mrs Jacqui Hunt on 01582 60 22 66.

You are welcome to browse these pages to find the times of our services and to catch up on news and events.

The Parishes belong to a wider group of rural villages called the North Chilterns Group of Parishes in the Dunstable Deanery and are all Church of England churches.

Young.families@church.come!

There is Sunday School at Totternhoe and Junior Church each week in term time for young people. more info...

Perhaps you are on holiday?

We welcome visitors from any of the local churches and of any denomination. All full members of sister churches are welcome to share in Holy Communion with us or come to the rail for a blessing. Each village has its own Parish Church. In Totternhoe it is named for St Giles of Provence. In Stanbridge for St John the Baptist and in Tilsworth for All Saints. We will make you very welcome.

Vision for Action

This Diocese wide project which helps all churches in the area to grow in ministry to their immediate neighbourhood or communities has had quite an impact in the three villages. We have now got a mission prayer based on work we did together in 2005. In 2006 we have been exploring what it means to 'be church' in the 21st century and we are daring to dream the future.

If this excites you do join in!

Click on our link to St Albans diocese to find out more.

The TST Benefice Mission Prayer

Radiant and generous God,
help us to be open to your call
to serve Jesus Christ in our neighbour.

Teach us, Holy Spirit,
to work together with all people,
young or old, of faith or no faith
and to love as You first loved us. Amen.