About Us 

St Mary's Bloxham is part of the Church of England and joins with two other churches in neighbouring villages to form the United Benefice of Bloxham with Milcombe and South Newington. The Benefice is within the Diocese of Oxford. Each church has its own Parochial Church Council (PCC), with services in each parish most Sundays but joining together for various occasions.  

The Church has a broad approach to worship with the spectrum ranging from choral to Café Church and Messy Church, from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) to Common Worship, the most recent form of Church of England services.

Those who worship  at St Mary's represent a wide range of church backgrounds, including most of the traditional Christian denominations. This diversity of roots generates a richness in understanding and respect for one another.

Team Directory

Vicar

The Rev. Dale Gingrich

Tel: 01295 720252 (click here to email)

Address: St Mary's Vicarage, Church Street, Bloxham, OX15 4ET

Church Wardens

Ms. Jan Ogilvy (Also Deanery Synod Representative)

Tel: 01295 720054 / 07881942590 (click here to email)

Barbara Walklate

Tel: 01295 801927 (click here to email)

Parochial Church Council (PCC) Members

The PCC meet once per month and is led by the Chairman Dale Gingrich, Vicar of St Marys Bloxham. There is an annual general meeting (APCM) details of which are posted to the PPC page on this website.

Mrs. Lynn Brodey - Treasurer (click here to email)

Mrs Jax Hegarty - Deanery Synod Representative

Mrs. Sue Barbour

Mrs. Catherine Berry

Mr. Jon Carlton

Mr. Stephen Craggs

Mr. John Hirons

Mrs. Sue Perkin-Ball

Safeguarding

Mrs. Liz Farmer, Safeguarding Officer (click here to email)

Retired Clergy and Ministry Partners

We are very fortunate to have a number of retired clergy who actively contribute to the ministry of our community.  

Rev. John Smith

Rev. Olwen Smith

Rev. Michael Campling 

Rev. Christine Turner 

Rev. Hazel Scarr

Bloxham School Chaplain

St Mary's has a very close relationship with the school Chaplain, and the Deputy Headmaster, who is also a member of the clergy.  

Rev. Alexander Ladds, Chaplain

Rev. Michael Price, Deputy Headmaster, Pastoral Support

Church Website

This website (and details held about St Mary's Bloxham on 'A Church Near You') are kept updated by Steven Manifold. Please make contact if you have any updates, news, or events you would like including (click here to email). 

Safeguarding

This parish is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children and people of all ages in our church community. This policy is observed and followed by all our workers and volunteers. Please see our safeguarding page here for full details and contact information.

Privacy

We take privacy very seriously, please follow this link to view our Privacy Statement.

Giving

St Mary’s Church needs to generate almost £90,000 each year in order to fund its ongoing running costs and support its mission and outreach activities.  The majority of this is covered through regular and one-off donations. If you would like to make a donation, please visit our giving page.

Find Us

Church Street, Bloxham, Oxfordshire. OX15 4ET

St Mary's Bloxham is situated on the A361, just south of Banbury in the middle of the village of Bloxham and adjacent to the Bloxham Museum.  See the map below for details (press the + and - icons to zoom in and out):

The Parish Rooms are located close to the church, behind Bloxham Museum.