Welcome to our Benefice
The Shrivenham & Ashbury Benefice is situated in the Vale Of White Horse, 8 miles east of Swindon and 25 miles west of Oxford, and consists of four parishes within the Dorchester Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Oxford.
Our churches are all different, with modern, traditional, and non-traditional services found in the regular pattern of worship, but all are united in wishing to mirror the hospitality of God to those we meet.
The following churches are open daily for private prayer: St Andrew Shrivenham, St Thomas Watchfield, St James Bourton, St Mary the Virgin Ashbury, St Swithun Compton Beauchamp and St Mary the Virgin Longcot.
Our regular online services continue, please download the Newsletter for full details. Download a guide to watching services on Facebook.
If you, or someone you know, would like a home visit (to receive Holy Communion for example), need to talk or ask for specific prayers, please do get in touch.
Licensing of Associate Vicar
The Revd Dr Janet Anderson-Mackenzie will be licensed as Associate Vicar of the Shrivenham & Asbury Benefice on Wednesday 17th September at 7:30pm in St Mary's Church, Longcot.
Let us pray for Janet, Ian and their family
Lord, we thank you so much for your provision of our new Associate Vicar and we pray for every blessing on Janet and Ian as they take up the challenge of supporting and developing our Benefice. Please be with them in all the practicalities of moving to be amongst us and help them to quickly settle into life in the Benefice. Help us all to support them with warmth and love so please guide Janet and fill her with Your Spirit as she leads us to further grow your kingdom in this our Benefice.
We ask this in Jesus name, Amen
