Directory

You can search the diocesan database for parishes and mission communities and to find out contact details for clergy, readers and parish officers, where they have given their permission to be included.

Mission Community Details for Lyn Valley

Archdeaconry: Barnstaple

Clergy in the mission community: Lyn Valley

The Rev Samantha Stayte
Rector

The Rectory, 20 Lee Road, Lynton, EX35 6BP
Tel: 01598 752289
Email The Rev Samantha Stayte

The Rev Jean Loveday
Honorary Assistant Priest

Castle Garden, Castle Hill, Lynton, EX35 6JA
Tel: 01598 752699
Email The Rev Jean Loveday

Parishes in the mission community

Bishop Eats Local For Lent

The Bishop of Plymouth is supporting South West businesses during Lent by only eating local produce. The Right Reverend Nick McKinnel and his wife are only eating food sourced in Devon and Cornwall until Easter Sunday on 4 April. Bishop Nick, who is Devonian by birth, said “This seems a helpful way to support local producers, as well as reducing the need for air and road transport, though admittedly it does go a little against…

World Day Of Prayer 2021: Building A Strong Foundation

One of the countries in the Diocese of Exeter’s link, Diocese of Melanesia, is to host this year’s World Day of Prayer on 5 March. Women in the Pacific island of Vanuatu have created a service for use around the world with the theme Build a Strong Foundation. Katie Drew, who lives in Devon and is the Executive Officer for the Melanesian Mission UK, said “Many people in Devon, know of the Diocese’s historic link…

Lay Ministers Gather From Across Devon for “Inspiring” Online Conference

Around 90 Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) from across the Diocese of Exeter gathered on Zoom earlier this month for their annual conference. The theme of the conference was Creation, Compassion and Creativity. It was planned by a team led by Carol Price, the deputy Warden of Readers and included input from Bishop Robert, Bishop Jackie and Bishop Nick. There were also talks on theology and the climate crisis from Professor Chris Southgate, from Exeter University,…

Devon Churches Have Got Lent 2021 in the Bag

Churches in Devon have come up with ingenious ways to mark Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. St Paul’s Church in Honiton distributed 100 bags to families containing ‘Shrove Tuesday’ kits made up of a lemon, chocolate spread, wooden spoon, pancake recipe, chef’s hat to make, and a book of activities for the 6 weeks of Lent. Families were invited to a Shrove Tuesday morning Zoom session to mix up batter together…

St Boniface Awards Are A Chance To Honour Unsung Heroes

The Bishop of Exeter has launched this year’s St Boniface Awards to honour people in Devon’s church communities who have gone above and beyond to “serve with joy” in the county’s churches, church schools and the wider community. Bishop Robert said he would particularly like to see people being nominated who have been working hard to make a difference during the pandemic. He said “The pandemic has been a traumatic time for individuals, families and…

Churches work with Unicef to feed families in Plymouth

Churches in Plymouth have been packing and delivering hundreds of food hampers as part of a £24,000 Unicef-funded project to support families in the city who don’t have enough to eat. It’s part of Unicef’s first UK domestic emergency response in its 70-year history. Over the last few weeks church buildings including St Pancras, St Marks and Plymstock Chapel have become food warehouses with volunteers packing bags of dried goods and tins alongside Christmas items,…
Read More »
New urban Christian house-share community in Plymouth

A new urban Christian community is being established in Plymouth by the Diocese of Exeter in partnership with the Lee Abbey Movement. Residents of the Small Missional Community (SMC) will live in a former vicarage owned by the Diocese of Exeter next to St Mark’s Church in Ford. Joining the new community will be the Reverend Jonathan Devereux, 29, who was previously the student pastor at St Matt’s Church in Plymouth and was ordained at…
Read More »
Torquay vicar’s daring church spire climb

A Devon vicar has overcome his fear of heights to climb the 165ft spire of his church to raise funds for community outreach. The Reverend Sam Leach was joined by three other members of the leadership team to climb the steeple of St Mary Magdalene church (known as St Mags) in the centre of Torquay. A crowd turned out to watch the climb on Thursday 20 August, with dramatic drone footage captured by a member of…
Read More »