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2025

The Tenpenny Villages Benefice of Alresford, Elmstead and Frating with Thorrington

As church families, our vision is:-

"To draw closer to God and to each other so that we may more ably bring his love to the world."

We want to make a difference in these communities for God.

Pauline Hart Associate Priest

A copy of the data privacy notice for each church can be found by clicking on the name of the church at the top of this page.

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, victims/survivors of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. 

The PCCs have adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website.

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding

Details of Parish Safeguarding Representatives can be found on the noticeboards in each church. Our Parish Safeguarding Representatives can be contacted via safeguarding@tenpennyvillages.uk


Safe spaces-supporting survivors of church related abuse, email: safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk      Tel: 0300 303 1056


Andrew Fordyce MBE  Rector

Services at St. Andrew’s, Alresford (StA), St Anne & St Laurence, Elmstead (StAL) and St Mary Magdalen, Thorrington (StMM)


Recorded services from St Andrew’s and St Anne & St Laurence are available on our YouTube channel. For the latest version of our Noticesheet, please click here. Information on enquiries to our Benefice Office can be found on our Contact Us page. Further events and meetings can be found in our Calendar, please click here.   
























* - For Zoom link please see noticesheet


For a link to our facebook page, please see below. If you have any specific prayer requests please send them to prayer@tenpennyvillages.uk (These will be kept confidential)                 

Rev Andrew Fordyce and Rev Pauline Hart

Day

Date

Time

Church

Service

Sunday

13th July

9.30 am

StMM

Holy Communion (Andrew Fordyce)



10.00 am

StAL

All Age Worship (Gill Bucke)



11.00 am

StA

Holy Communion (Andrew Fordyce)

Tuesday

15th July

9.00 am

StA

Morning Prayer



10.30 am

StA

Tuesday Tots



2.00 pm

StA

Pilgrim Group



2.00 pm

StAL

Quiet Hour



7.30 pm

StAL

Friends Committee Meeting

Wednesday

16th July

10.00 am

StAL

Hosting Social Hub @ Community Centre

Thursday

17th July

9.00 am

StA

Holy Communion



1.45 pm

StA

Relax and Renew



4.30 pm

StAL

Rainbow Guides



6.00 pm

StAL

Brownie Guides

Saturday

19th July

10.00 am

StAL

Churchyard Work Party

Sunday

20th July

9.30 am

StMM

Morning Worship (Nick Berry/Alex McCann)



10.00 am

StAL

Family Communion (Julia & Graham Lewis)



11.00 am

StA

Morning Worship (Nick Berry/Alex McCann)



1.00 pm

StAL

Parish Lunch



4.00 pm

StA

PCC Meeting

To find out how you can give to the churches in the Tenpenny Villages benefice, please click here

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We are delighted to announce that the Tenpenny Villages Benefice has been awarded a Bronze Eco Church Award.

To view our Bronze award certificate, please click here

The aim of the Eco Church award scheme is to celebrate the ways that church communities have been engaging with caring for the earth as a key part of our Christian faith.

For more information, please click on the Bronze Award logo on the left.

Currently on Sabbatical until 4th August 2025