Welcome to All Saints Church

'to know Jesus Christ and to make Him known'

All Saints is...

• An evangelical church, located near Colchester in Essex, committed to teaching the Bible.

• A parish church that welcomes many from the wider area.

• A growing church that includes people of all ages.

• An Anglican church that has an informal style.

Why not visit us? We would be delighted to welcome you. We have a page especially for you with lots of information about our weekly services.

Appointment of Our New Incumbent

We are delighted to announce that, after the usual legal formalities, the Bishop of Colchester will be appointing the Reverend John Parker as our next incumbent, joined us on the 15 March 2012.

John is 41 and married to Miriam whom he met at Oxford where John read Biology and Miriam read mathematics. They spent their early years teaching, after which John took theological training at Cornhill and Oak Hill College. For the past six years John has been minister in charge of a church plant in Wokingham called the Church at the White House School, an off-shoot of St Bartholomew's Arborfield and St James' Barkham, near Reading. John and Miriam have a family of three young daughters, Zoe, Abigail and Lizzy.

The PCC's concern throughout our interregnum has been to appoint a man dedicated to maintaining our tradition at All Saints of teaching the Bible, and this is precisely what the Lord in his goodness and providence has sent us.

So our waiting is over and our prayers have been wonderfully answered for which we offer thanks and praise. In the psalmist's words, "This is the Lord's doing - it is marvellous in our eyes" (Psalm 118:23).

John Bradley and Michael Bewes, Church Wardens.

What's On in Brief

Events happening at the church in the next week:

• Women's Breakfast - Saturday, 19th May at 8:00am
  John Owen Barn
• Pre-Service Prayer - Sunday, 20th May at 9:40am
  John Owen Barn - upper room
• Holy Communion - Sunday, 20th May at 10:00am
  Fordham Church
• Sunday @ 6 - Sunday, 20th May at 6:00pm
  John Owen Barn, Fordham
• 42 - Sunday, 20th May at 7:30pm
  The John Owen Barn
• Babies & Toddlers Group - Tuesday, 22nd May at 9:30am
  John Owen Barn
• Zumba - Tuesday, 22nd May at 7:45pm
  John Owen Barn

More information is available on the services and events page. Alternatively, you can download our Term Card and our Parish Bulletin for this term.