Yes absolutely! We welcome anyone. There will always be someone there to help you navigate our service.
Yes! Indeed, we have regular worshippers that are not from Wicken
Absolutely not! We have people that come every Sunday, to monthly worshippers to “Christmas and Easter” Congregationalists.
Yes, you can. The church is locked. Please contact our church warden at robertfuller33@btinternet.com to organise a time to visit.
Yes we do! We also have a kitchen where we serve teas and coffees and the occasional cake too!
We have a small carpark by the North side of the Church (the side nearest Soham) and there is another car park by the cemetry on the other side of Church Road.
We currently do not have a vicar. However we are supported by a collection of great ministers and lay ministers.
We are in the process of fundraising and looking to apply for funds. If you think you can help, please contact the project group chair, Felix Hawes at felixhawes@sheepwalk.co.uk
We are a Church of England church in the Diocese of Ely. Our services follow the Morning Prayer style for three Sundays of the month. We hear readings from the gospel, and a sermon from our minister. We sing hymns, but the psalms are said. We also sing canticles. We are considered ‘high church’ but we are not Anglo-Catholic. We use the traditional wordings of the Lord’s Prayer. On one Sunday a month we have a Holy Communion. This involves receiving the Lord’s Supper, which is blessed wine and bread, representing the blood and body of Christ.
We have a Christmas Carol service every year, sometimes accompanied by the Wicken Coronation Band. We also have a popular Christmas Eve Nativity performance. A service is also held on Christmas Day itself. For more details, look at our services and events page.
St. Laurence hosts Sunday Teas across the warmer months. These are every other Sunday afternoons. When dates are decided, they will be on the Services and Events page.
We have Holy Communion once a month. The body and blood may only be received by confirmed members of the Church of England or associated Christian denominations. You may receive just one of the two. At St. Laurence you can dip the bread in the wine!
If you are not Christian, or do not wish to receive the Communion, you can either remain in the pews or go up and ask for a blessing instead. Please speak to the minister if you are unsure.
Yes, we do marriage, baptisms and funerals at St. Laurence.
Marriage: you do not have to have been baptised to get married in a church. The Church of England also accepts second marriages. Please follow this link for more details: http://www.yourchurchwedding.org
More information about christenings: https://churchofenglandchristenings.org/
Please contact our rural Dean for more specifics: vicar@stmarysburwell.org.uk