Deanery of
Bedford
Churches
Please note, during Covid-19 restrictions, services times may vary.
Please follow the link to the individual church's website for up-to-date details.
All Saints, Bedford
We are a fun, friendly Christian community dedicated to worshipping God and serving the neighbourhood of Queen’s Park, Bedford. Our real life community is one of great richness and diversity.
You’re very welcome to come and join us, whatever your reason for visiting.
10am
Sunday Eucharist with Sunday School for ages 4-11 or seasonal All-Age worship.
All Saints, Renhold
At All Saints, we are privileged to worship in a most beautiful, ancient church, with a fascinating history of over 800 years. The church is one of those special places that on entering you know that it is steeped in prayer, a witness to the Christian love in this place.
We would be delighted if you are able to visit us and if that is on a Sunday, we can guarantee a warm welcome.
11am
Sunday Eucharist
All Saints, Kempston
If you are searching for a deeper meaning in your life or you have some unanswered questions about the Christian Faith, do give us a try and get involved in the worship and life of the Church.
In a world where there is so much suffering and stress, the Christian Faith offers us a different perspective and a fresh hope.
10.45am
Sunday Eucharist on the second, third and fourth Sunday of each month
First Sunday of each month - Family All Age Service in the Church Hall.
Christ Church, Bedford
We are a family of faith, who meet together for teaching, for worship, for prayer and for encouragement. We desire to be outward looking and to serve our local community through both our care for others and our sharing of the good news of Jesus Christ.
We seek to be a Church that is firmly based on the teaching of the Bible, to which we look for our final authority in matters of belief, doctrine, behaviour and ethics..
10am
Morning Worship
First Sunday of month - All Age Church.
Second and fourth Sunday - Holy Communion
Children's groups from babies up to school year 8 available during services on the second, third and fourth Sundays of each month.
Elstow Abbey, Elstow
We would love to invite you to come and join us .
Coming to church for the first time can be a very daunting experience but please feel free to come as you are and join in at your ‘pace’. There are no rules at all about where you sit or how you dress or how much you need to understand about the Christian faith. Just come as you are and (even if the sermon doesn’t do anything for you!) enjoy a cup of coffee with us after the service (often accompanied with some excellent cake)!
10am
Holy Communion with Sunday School
Fourth Sunday of the month - All Age Contemporary Worship
St James, Biddenham
We are a warm, inclusive and outgoing Christian family of all ages from all parts of the community, which is delighted to welcome new people.
Everybody has a place in the worship of our great God and Father. We love children and the noise they make reminds us of their value!
9am
Holy Communion with Sunday School available
First Sunday of each month - All Age Service
St John & St Leonard, Bedford
We are a lively evangelical church just south of the river in Bedford. We are part of the diocese of St Alban's and affiliated to the New Wine network of churches.
We have two church centres each with their own style of service but with one mission; to show love, give hope and bring peace to our parish and the wider town of Bedford.
10am
Service at St Leonard's
11.15am
Service at St John's
St Andrew, Bedford
St Andrew’s Church is a beautiful place of Christian Worship.
From the reflective recitation of psalms at daily Morning and Evening Prayer, to the exuberant sounds of song led by the Worship Band, to the complexities of four-part anthems sung at Choral Evensong, St Andrew’s offers worship in many different styles and traditions.
10am
Parish Eucharist
St Mark's, Bedford
We are a Christian church with an ecumenical ethos welcoming people from a wide variety of backgrounds and we operate the busiest community centre in Bedfordshire serving Bedford and the surrounding areas.
9.30am
Sunday worship with Sunday School and crèche. Our community centre is open each day from 8.00am until late
St Martin's, Bedford
The congregation at St Martin’s is well known for its welcome and hospitality. It has been the spiritual home for many who have left their own countries seeking new opportunities in England: having welcomed worshippers from the West Indies and Africa and more recently from Brazil, Portugal and Asia.
10.30am
Parish Eucharist
St Mary's, Goldington
St. Mary the Virgin is the parish Church of Goldington in the borough of Bedford. We are at the heart of the community it serves, showing and sharing God’s love for everyone.
We give a warm welcome to all those we meet through varied worship and social activities which are open to all to join. Our doors are open at all focal events in our lives, from celebratory times to reflective times, and all those in between.
St Mary’s is a member of the North Bedford Churches Together.
9.30am
First Sunday of the month – Family Praise
Second, fourth and fifth Sunday of the month – Parish Communion (with Prayers for Wholeness and Healing on the second Sunday of the month)
Third Sunday of the month – Family Communion
St Paul's, Bedford
St Paul’s is a thriving parish church in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, set in the heart of the busy market and county town of Bedford.
We are an all-age congregation who seek to glorify God in worship through our flourishing choral, musical and liturgical tradition as we celebrate His saving love revealed in our Lord Jesus Christ.
10.15am
Sung Parish Eucharist
St Peter de Merton, Bedford
There has been a Christian church on the site of St. Peter’s for more than a thousand years, and in the 21st century the current church community still exists to serve the society around us and to offer opportunities for worship, for quiet meditation, for the exploration of spirituality and faith and for fellowship.
10.15am
First Sunday of the month - All Age Service:
Second, fourth and fifth Sundays of the month - Parish Communion: Common Worship
Third Sunday of the month - Praise & Worship Service
St Peter & St Paul, Cranfield
Every week we have a welcoming service with a kids group suitable for all.
10.30am
Our Family Service is usually on the third Sunday of the month.
St Nicholas, Hulcote
A beautiful Book of Common Prayer service every week, with Holy Communion twice a month.
Services alternate between Hulcote and Salford.
9.am
Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
Due to location the service is weather dependent and will be transferred to Salford after heavy rains.
St Mary's, Wootton
We are a friendly, evangelical, Anglican church in the village of Wootton near Bedford.
We meet twice on a Sunday with services to suit all ages! Our aim is to know Jesus and make Jesus known to the people of Wootton and beyond.
We'd be delighted to welcome you on Sundays and to our midweek events.
9am
Traditional service
10.30am
Family friendly service with creche and young people's groups for ages 3-13.
St Michael & All Angels, Bedford
St. Michael and All Angels Parish Church is at the heart of the Kingsbrook Community, Bedford. It serves everyone and provides a warm welcome to newcomers.
Refreshements are served after each service.
Families, children and babies are most welcome at all services.
10.15am
First, second and fourth Sundays of the month - Communion Service with hymns
Third Sunday of the month - All age Worship (this may include a baptism)
Fifth Sunday of the month - We visit our friends at London Road Methodists or St. Mary’s, Cardington or they come to us.
Please Collect the Pew News Magazine inside St. Michael and All Angels Parish Church for more details
All Saints, Houghton Conquest
9.30am
Parish Eucharist
Our Family Service is on the first Sunday of the month
St Mary's, Marston Morteyne
St Mary's is the parish church for Marston Moreteyne and Lidlington which is open for prayer and sanctuary every day.
Our worship is centred around sharing in Holy Communion and exploring how the Bible and the traditions of the Church are relevant to contemporary living.
We believe that all people are created in the likeness of God and are equally and unconditionally loved by Him, so we strive to do the same, in both serving and extending a welcome to our local communities.
10am
Parish Eucharist
We also offer a weekly Family Service, starting at 11.15am with refreshments and children’s craft, followed by a short service with songs, stories and prayers.
Church of the Transfiguration, Kempston
The Parish Church of the Transfiguration is a mixture of traditional church and new patterns of worship. While respecting our roots in the Catholic tradition we are open to the Holy Spirit to move in new and exciting ways. With the Holy Spirit's guidance we aim to keep the Transfiguration Church as the Centre of the community here in Kempston.
10.45am
First Sunday of the month - Family Praise
10am
Second Sunday - Praise Communion
Third Sunday - Communion Service with Healing
Fourth and Fifth Sunday - Holy Communion
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All Saints, Wilstead
Our service comprises of songs, sermons, gospel readings and communion. We sing beautiful hymns to worship the Lord and listen to readings from the gospel.
Rev Stephen Toze gives sermons designed to stimulate your mind and ask questions of the way we live our life's day today.
11am
Parish Eucharist
St Mary, Salford
A beautiful Book of Common Prayer service every week,
with Holy Communion twice a month.
Services alternate between Hulcote and Salford.
9am
Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
St Mary, Cardington
Regular Sunday service with Sunday School, however, on the first Sunday every month there is an all-age short Family Communion service
11am
Parish Communion