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Parish Details for Bishopsteignton

Archdeaconry: Exeter
Deanery: Kenn
Benefice: Teignmouth, Ideford with Luton, Ashcombe, and Bishopsteignton
Mission Community: Haldon

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Roderick Withnell
Rector of Teignmouth, Ideford with Luton, Ashcombe and Bishopsteignton

The Rectory, 30 Dawlish Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 8TG
Tel: 01626 779177
Email The Rev Roderick Withnell

The Rev Jane Frost
Team Vicar with special responsibility for Bishopsteigntonton, Ashcombe and Ideford with Luton

The Vicarage, 3 Moors Park, Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, TQ14 9RH
Tel: 01626 870288
Email The Rev Jane Frost

The Rev Dr Sue Astbury
Associate Priest

3 The Strand, Shaldon, Teignmouth, TQ14 0DL
Tel: 01626 873807
Email The Rev Dr Sue Astbury

Churches in the parish

St. John The Baptist (Parish Church)
Bishopsteignton
TQ14 9QH

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mr Keith Hutchings
Tel: 01626 204358
Email Mr Keith Hutchings

Mrs Elizabeth Anne McNamara
Tel: 01626 775993
Email Mrs Elizabeth Anne McNamara

PCC Secretary

Mr Roger Avery
Tel: 01626 773167
Email Mr Roger Avery

PCC Treasurer

Mr John Richard Plumb
Tel: 01626 775507
Email Mr John Richard Plumb

Readers

Mr Richard Frost
Tel: 01803 865196
Email Mr Richard Frost

Latest News Watch/Listen

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Pupils from Lady Modiford’s school, Walkhampton, celebrating its 300th anniversary, were joined by the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Rev’d Robert Atwell, for a special service of Thanksgiving at the village’s St Mary’s Church, on 9 September. The service included a performance of “The Vicar’s Cross” a specially written musical by composer Andrew Wilson. Set in the 19th Century, it tells the story of a local Vicar who tries to reform his parishioners and ends…

Bishop to ordain 14 new ministers to “most rewarding job in world”

A former mental health nurse, a previous Great British Bake-off contestant, a business manager and a trained puppeteer are among the 14 men and women being ordained as new church ministers in a ceremony at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 14 September. This year, nine women and five men are being ordained. The ordinations follow a rigorous selection process and several years of training at theological colleges, including the South West Ministry Training Course, based in…

Jess Nicholls, 15, speaking at Holy Ground, Sunday 8/9/19.

‘Climate Emergency: Protesting For Change’

Chris Keppie, Church & Society Officer, reflects on Exeter Cathedral’s Holy Ground service on 7 September: This month’s Holy Ground service at Exeter Cathedral was on ‘Climate Emergency: Protesting For Change’. It was extraordinarily powerful, both the hard-hitting content and challenges presented by the two guest speakers; and also the creative use of space for discussion, reflection, prayer, music and Eucharist after these talks, beautifully led by Canon Chris Palmer and a host of helpers….

A timely call to care better for God’s creation

Chris Keppie, Diocese of Exeter, Church and Society Officer, writes: Never has it been more timely! From 1 September to 4 October, Christians around the world join together for the Season of Creation, a festival of prayer and community action to help protect the natural world. Creationtide was launched in 1989. It was given a major boost by Pope Francis in 2016 when, speaking before nearly 2 million people at the World Youth Day in…

Exeter church pews for the chop in the name of charity

A church in Exeter which is undergoing renovation has donated its pews to a Devon charity which works with prisoners nearing release and those at risk of going to prison. Around 20 pews from St Matthews (St Matts), in Newtown, have been given to the Landworks charity in Dartington. The charity said the pews, which are thought to date from the 1930s, would be made into chopping boards, cookbook holders, turned bowls, plates, garden benches…