St. John the Baptist Church, Charlton
Church of St John the Baptist
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- Written by Tony Gowers
From the outside, St John the Baptist Church, Charlton, is the least attractive church in the Benefice. However, inside it is light and airy. The Church was built in about 1839 in a 12th century style to replace a smaller church dating from the 14th century located in the centre of the village of Charlton. The position of the new Church - at the crossroads of the current A30 - was chosen to make the Church more accessible to worshippers in Ludwell and the Coombes, whilst continuing to be close enough for those in Charlton.
Two services are held in the Church each month:
- A Family Service on the first Sunday of the month beginning at 9.45 am.
- A Family Communion on the third Sunday of each month, also at 9.45 am.
Both services, usually of about 45 minutes duration, are very informal and family-friendly, with the emphasis on including young people and encouraging them to participate in the readings and talks. You can be sure of a friendly welcome. Many of us stay after the service for a chat over filter coffee, juice and biscuits.
The dates and times of forthcoming services in the Church can be found in the right-hand margin of this page, and on the Calendar page of this web site.
For information on how the find the Church, click here.
tea@thechurch, St John's, Charlton - 18th February 2013
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- Written by Tony Gowers
The first session of tea@thechurch at St John's, Charlton, was held on 18th February and was a great success. Thirty eight folks - young and not so young - from the local area attended, and enjoyed crafts, toddlers' play area, chatting with friends, meeting new ones, and of course tea and delicious home-made cakes. Everyone who came along throughly enjoyed themselves - as seen in the the photos below.
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tea@the church continues for the next four Mondays between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm, so please do come along - you can be assured of a very friendly welcome! For more information on this event, please click here.
St. Mary’s and St. John’s Churches Appeal
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- Written by Tony Gowers
In April 2012 we launched an appeal to meet the cost of major repair works to the two churches in the Parish - St Mary's in Donhead St Mary and St John's Charlton - and to provide additional and much needed regular income. The diocesan architect's five-yearly survey identified repairs costing in the region of £75,000, equivalent to £15,000 over each of the next five years. Our existing sources of revenue such as collections, the parish fête and other fund raising events are insufficient to cover this. Indeed they are taken up entirely by other outgoings such as heating, lighting, insurance, routine maintenance and our contribution to the rector's stipend and Benefice running costs. Additional funds are required specifically for maintaining the fabric of St. John's and St. Mary's. For full details of this appeal, please click on this link.