A Brief History

The first known church in the parish of Speen was listed in the Domesday book in 1086. The current church was originally built in the 17th Century and parts of that original church building still exist today, but were added to in the 18th century and a major expansion in the 1850s by the Rev'd. William Henry Majendie. The extended section of the church is now the church hall, and named the Majendie Hall after its builder.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

The APCM will be held at 12 noon in the Majendie Hall on Sunday 30th April.
Please click here for the official notice (PDF document)

For the electoral Roll, please see the bottom of this page.

Ministers

St Mary’s is served by the clergy of the Newbury Benefice under the leadership of the Rector, the Rev’d. Will Hunter-Smart.

St Mary’s is a broad church with a strong lay leadership. Please see the who’s who page for details and contact information.

Upcoming Church Services and Meetings

Upcoming Majendie Hall Events

Enquiries

If you want to get in touch with us, please e-mail us at enquiries@stmarysspeen.org.uk.

If you want to enquire about baptisms, weddings or funerals at St. Mary’s, please contact the church office at St. Nicolas in the first instance as they administer these for the whole benefice. Please call on 01635 47018 or e-mail: office@st-nics.org

Any concerns about the building or graveyard – please contact Brian Nobes, Churchwarden, on 01635 821305.

Mission Action Plan

The new Mission Action Plan is now available. Please click here to download your copy.

If you have any questions about the Mission Action Plan, please contact the PCC secretary

Pastoral Care

If you would like to receive a Home Communion, have a request for prayer, would like to pray with someone or discuss an aspect of your faith, there are a number of ways to get in touch with us. You can use the following Pastoral Care email address pastoralcare@stmarysspeen.org.uk or phone the Church Office between Monday - Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm on 01635 47018. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Safeguarding

At St. Mary's Church in Speen, we take safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults seriously.

Safeguarding means the action we take to promote and maintain a safer culture within our church. Therefore, we are committed to ensuring that everyone working with children, young people and vulnerable adults:

• have undergone required DBS checks
• are adequately trained and supervised
• understand and follow the church's Safeguarding Policy.

Any safeguarding concerns should be passed on to the Parish Safeguarding Officer.

Contact details:
Name: Nikki Monger
Email: safeguarding@stmarysspeen.org.uk

Click here to view a copy of the Church's Safeguarding policy (updated May 2023).

Berkshire Area Safeguarding Advisor for the Oxford Diocese:
Name: Charlotte Wilmshurst.
Tel: 0744 370 0159