Fletching church dates back to 1230 (at least!) and we are looking forward to our 800th birthday celebrations in 2030. 2030 also marks the 150th birthday of our recently restored organ. Please visit our sister website www.fletchingorgan.org to read about the story of the restoration and our plans for the future.
The local congregation averages about 60 on a Sunday morning, with craft activities offered at the back most Sundays (only for children). Our 10 a.m. service is a Common Worship Holy Communion delivered in a fairly traditional way. Supported by our bellringers, organists and choir, and a very friendly atmosphere, the church has grown significantly in recent years.
Several times a year we offer a special service for the children in the parish, ranging from a Rogationtide Walk, through a Pet’s Service, to a Christingle on Christmas Eve. Several times a year the church is full, not least for the Christingle when 100+ under tens armed with lighted candles terrify our insurers.
We also try to stay in touch with our history by having a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion at regular intervals.
“Church is very calm and happy. People are kind there and when everyone sings in the church it feels magical.”
Posy, aged 6. (Posy’s sister focussed on the snacks after the service and that when she is bigger she can have bread at the altar.)
A video tour of the church and the wild area of our churchyard is available on the ‘Gallery’ page.
The 1880 Pipe Organ
Fletching’s pipe organ by Forster & Andrews has stood in the choir of the parish church of St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin for nearly 150 years. It was a gift of the Earl of Sheffield and installed as part of the reordering of the chancel by the architect John Oldrid Scott.
It has stood the test of time well, but it now needs a thorough overhaul to ensure it can continue to support regular Sunday worship, weddings, christenings and funerals, as well as choral concerts and charity organ recitals.
