Welcome to
Your Four Church of England churches in Faversham, Kent, UK
Benefice Office: 01795 227600
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St Catherine
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Preston Lane,
Preston-next-Faversham
ME13 8LG
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St Mary of Charity
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Church Road,
Faversham
ME13 8GZ
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St Mary Magdalene
with St Lawrence
and St John the Evangelist
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Priory Road, Davington,
Faversham. ME13 7EJ
St Peter and St Paul
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Water Lane,
Ospringe
ME13 8XS
How to find us...
What are the church services like?
A traditional, high, anglo-catholic church experience flavoured with incense and music provided by our wonderful robed choir and organist
A formal and traditional church experience with music provided by our wonderful robed choir, organists, pianists and other instruments
An informal and traditional church experience with music provided by our wonderful organists
An informal church experience with a mix of contemporary and traditional music provided by our wonderful band and organist
Regular service times...
Services
at your church of
St Catherine,
Preston-next-Faversham
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Sundays at 10.00am
​1st Sunday:
Eucharist
2nd Sunday:
Eucharist
3rd Sunday:
Morning Prayer
4th Sunday:
Eucharist
5th Sunday:
Benefice Service
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Sundays at 6.30pm
2nd Sunday
Evening Prayer
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Tuesdays at 10.00am
​1st & 3rd Tuesdays
Eucharist
2nd & 4th Tuesdays:
Morning Prayer​
Services
at your church of
St Mary of Charity,
Faversham
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Sundays at 10.00am
1st Sunday:
Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday:
Eucharist
3rd Sunday:
Eucharist
4th Sunday:
Eucharist
5th Sunday:
Benefice Service
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Sundays at 5.00pm
1st Sunday
Choral Evensong
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Wednesdays at 10.00am
2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Eucharist
Services
at your church of
St Mary Magdalene,
Davington
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Sundays at 10.00am
1st Sunday:
Eucharist
2nd Sunday:
Eucharist
3rd Sunday:
Eucharist
4th Sunday:
Morning Prayer
5th Sunday:
Benefice Service
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Sundays at ​4.00pm
Every week
iwonder all age
Services
at your church of
St Peter & St Paul,
Ospringe
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Sundays at 9.00am
Sunday Breakfast
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Sundays at 11.00am
Every week
1st Sunday:
Eucharist
2nd Sunday:
Morning Praise
3rd Sunday:
Eucharist
4th Sunday:
Morning Praise
5th Sunday:
Benefice Service
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Service types indicated may change where necessary.
Why Church?
Churches are communities of faith focused on God:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
In God, we find infinite inherent love, hope, healing, understanding, redemption, grace, forgiveness, meaning, purpose, value, worth, justice, peace.
Where else do we find this love given without measure - the best medicine for every individual
and for the world as a whole?
Attending church increases happiness, wellbeing and confidence in handling life’s challenges.
Attending church regularly makes you happier and more optimistic about the future, a new report has suggested.
More than eight in 10 people who go to a place of worship at least once a week reported being happy, compared to just half of those who never attend a religious service.
Church-goers also reported higher levels of self-control, better psychological wellbeing and more satisfaction with their lives than others.
The research, conducted by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL), also suggested that the frequency of religious service attendance improved mental health outcomes.
More than 2,000 adults across the UK were surveyed on whether or not they identified as religious, as well as various aspects of their mental health.
Over 70 per cent of those who said that their religious background was important to their identity reported having “good psychological wellbeing” in the three months before the survey.
Endless hope...
God is near.
He invites
everyone into
his family.
He invites everyone to join his plan to restore the world,
Jesus makes this possible through his Holy Spirit.
Jesus knows life. He's been through it all and calls us to "love one another".
Jesus knows death. He's been through that too with his arms stretched out on the cross.
He rose again
to new life
and his arms
are stretched out
to you saying,
"I've conquered
death, so what
can we sort
out together?"
We believe
Jesus' new life
transforms life and
everything about it.
What members say...
Treena Field
says
"At the time I started coming to church I had just lost my Mum and was feeling pretty lost myself. Walking into church that first time on my own gave me a feeling I've never experienced before. It was like coming home and suddenly feeling complete, safe, and calm. I still feel the same every time I walk in Church."
Graham Dorkins
says
"Jesus is always with me and supporting me and has done so through some very tough recent times for me."
Patrick Mulcahy
says
"Why I am a Christian?
It is in the words of a character in happy valley. ‘Complicated’.
It seemed to me a long time ago that love is the answer to most of the world's ills and that was the path I chose. Weekly worship has kept me grounded if often struggling with what the loving thing to do is in very challenging and complex human and international relationships."
Miranda Ford
says
"Jesus is my life, using my gifts to share His life is what He asks me to do. I am never more uplifted than when I am working as a Community and Mission volunteer throughout the Benefice, particularly with our young people. Also when supporting Lay people in the Deanery and Diocese as their Chair, it’s a real privilege to share with others, knowing that God is always closer than the air we breathe."
