General Introduction to the Parish

"Hi, I'm Rev'd Stephanie Gillingham, Rector of Widford Parish where we have something for every age group.We have two worship centres offering a more traditional (but relaxed) style of worship at St. Marys Church, and a guitar-led style of worship at Church of the Holy Spirit. You are very Welcome to our services and events across the Parish. You will find various links through the website. For our current notice sheet, please click here. You will also find information on our Facebook pages."

Rev'd Stephanie Gillingham was installed as Rector on 28th January 2018, after serving as our Priest-in-Charge since 2013. The pictures below were taken at our special service with Archdeacon Elizabeth.

The Parish Church of St Mary's, Widford, proudly stands in the gateway of Chelmsford on the Chandlers Roundabout leading to Hylands Park and House. It was built in 1862 (for just £4,500!) by Arthur Pryor from Hylands House, the then centre of Widford Village.

Church of the Holy Spirit (CHS) was built in 1961 when Widford was ever expanding with housing and industry. CHS is in Forest Drive, as well as our Parish Centre, which is attached to Church of the Holy Spirit and is used on a regular basis to hold events and gatherings.

You will receive a warm welcome at both churches, with services and activities for all ages. We have a number of events and activities to which you are warmly invited to join us, as well as our Sunday services, with refreshments to finish.

St. Mary's:  9:30am - 11:00am

CHS: 10:30am - 12:00pm

Explore our website or call the office for more information about all the events and activities we have throughout the year; contact details and office hours can be found at the bottom of the page

We are part of Chelmsford South West Churches, which is made up of St. Lukes  in Moulsham Lodge as well as our sister church, St. Michaels in Galleywood.