St Mary’s is part of the Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford. We join with two neighbouring parishes, Milcombe and South Newington, to form the United Benefice of Bloxham with Milcombe and South Newington — each with its own Parochial Church Council, worshipping separately most Sundays but joining together for shared occasions.
Our worship spans a wide range of styles, from choral services to Café Church, from the Book of Common Prayer to Common Worship — see Services for the current pattern.
We also maintain close ties with Bloxham School through its chaplaincy. Running St Mary’s costs in the region of £90,000 a year, met almost entirely through the generosity of our congregation and community — see Giving.
To find out more about our building, see our Church History, or read Stories from St Mary’s.
Our Vision for St Mary’s
St Mary’s Church, Bloxham aims to be a place of Welcome, Worship and Witness. We believe that God’s saving love has been revealed to us in the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus of Nazareth. This is the Good News of God’s forgiving love which we want to share with others.
St Mary’s is a place where followers of Jesus and those who want to learn more are nurtured, where loving service to the wider community is offered, where justice and reconciliation is sought, and where we strive to care for creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
We welcome all members of the community and beyond, of all faiths and none, regardless of race, colour, gender, or sexuality, and aim to be inclusive for those with challenges of hearing, sight, or neurodiversity. We seek to deliver more flexibility with new forms of worship, as well as holding on to the treasures of the traditional, and aim to witness more effectively to the love of God for everyone.
St Mary’s is the symbol of the soul of the village – a sacred space offering for all a place for stillness, meditation, prayer, or just gazing! As part of God’s mission in this place, our 7day- a- week church serves both those who worship here and the needs of the wider community, as well as visitors and pilgrims. We are building for God’s future for generations to come, as well as for our own.
