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Ledbury Deanery

"Our Churches are open for everyone, no matter faith or lack of it, no matter creed, no matter condition, no matter age, no matter need."

Benefice Groupings

For a list of the Churches in the Ledbury Deanery see the Find a Church link.

Cradley, Mathon and Storridge: - Rector Robert Ward

Colwall, Upper Colwall and Coddington: - Rector Melanie Horton

Ledbury Team: - Team Rector Paul Dunthorne

Ledbury, Little Marcle and Eastnor: - Rector Paul Dunthorne

Hop Churches: Ashperton, Bosbury,Canon Frome, Munsley, Stoke Edith, Stretton Grandison, Tarrington, and Yarkhill - Team Vicar Sue Strutt

Cider Churches: Aylton, Much Marcle, Putley, Pixley, Wellington Heath and Yatton. - Team Vicar Howard Mayell:

Mtwara, Masasis, Tanzania

Masasis is linked with the Ledbury Deanery as one of the Hereford Diocese links. In 2010 Bishop Anthony saw the new church being built at Likonde, joined with the Centenary celebration of Masasi Cathedral and met the first Bishop of Newala. There are also links between Mtwara Lilungu Primary School and Ledbury Primary, with teachers exchanging visits. Many of the Parishes in Ledbury Deanery hold fund raising events (e.g. Lent Lunches) to support our Tanzanian links. The Friends of Masasi and Newala web site includes a newsletter.

Deanery of Ledbury, Our Vision

Our Mission Statement

Our vision is of a lively and growing Church in all our parishes, to be seen very much at the centre of spiritual and social life in each community.

Our priority, together with the Diocese, is to reach out to all - taking the Good News of the Gospel out into the community, as well as offering an open door and an encouraging welcome to those who seek to be part of the body of Christ.

The Deanery will support all our parishes in reaching out, each in their various ways, to the wider community, and encourage those parishes and churches who seek to offer fresh expressions of Church.

Our Aim

To offer any support which might best be provided and organised by the Deanery which the parishes believe would be of help to them in their mission, and in our joint mission.

In this it is the Deanery's intention to encourage and inspire parishes in their work- but not to impose or dictate. As the Deanery is no more than the sum of its parishes working together, our over-riding principle is to allow the parishes to be prime.