Welcome to St. Mary's Highley
We are a lively and welcoming Christian community made up of four churches at the heart of our villages. We’re here for everyone: long-standing residents, new arrivals, families and visitors alike. We work closely together across all four churches as we seek to live out our faith in everyday life.
Our pattern of worship includes regular Sunday services, special seasonal celebrations, and opportunities to gather for prayer, reflection and fellowship. Alongside worship, our churches host a wide range of activities and events throughout the year, from community coffee mornings and charity shop initiatives to concerts, social gatherings and services for key moments in village life.
Whether you come to worship, to find a quiet space, to explore faith, or simply to feel part of a caring community, you are warmly invited to be part of our benefice family.
St. Mary's Highley Benefice
St Mary's
Highley
Serving the village and parish of Highley. Sunday 10:30am.
St Mary's
Billingsley
Serving the rural parish and community of Billingsley. Fourth Sunday, 8am.
St Bartholomew's Glazeley
Serving the communities of Glazeley and Deuxhill. Third Sunday, 10am.
St Peter's Chelmarsh
Serving Chelmarsh and the surrounding hamlets of Astbury and Hampton Loade. Weekly, 9:30am.
Who We Are
We are a people reconciled to God and to one another through Jesus Christ. We are a family of four churches, made up of people of different ages, backgrounds and stories, all gathered around the same Lord. We believe the Church is not simply a building we visit, but a people we belong to, brought near to God and to each other through what Jesus has done. Jesus is at the centre of who we are, and everything else follows from that.
Why We Gather
Why Our Life Together Matters
Our life together makes Jesus known. Ephesians 3:10 tells us that through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God is made known. When we love one another, welcome others in, forgive, pray, serve and give generously, we become a visible expression of the reconciling love of Jesus, not just in what we say, but in how we live together. Together, our lives declare that Jesus Christ is Lord.
“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms…”
EPHESIANS 3:10 (NIV)
How We Live
We seek to know Jesus and to make Him known in everyday life. Our seven priorities (worship, prayer, God’s Word, relationships, hospitality, serving and generosity) shape our life together. They are more than church activities. They are ways in which we grow as disciples of Jesus and make His love visible in our churches, our villages, and wherever God has placed us.
Our team
Kina Robertshaw
Rector
Angie
Forster
Curate
David
Poyner
Assistant Curate
Margaret Ritchie
Admin