Family service
Messy church artwork
St Nicholas' Child Okeford
St Andrew's Okeford Fitzpaine
St Nicholas' Manston
St Paul's Hammoon
Holy Rood Shillingstone

Welcome to the Okeford Benefice

Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37: 5

The Okeford Benefice is a group of four parishes of various shapes and sizes committed to deepening faith and discipleship in Jesus Christ. We have a vision for our local communities to be places where Christian love and service is clear and apparent.

HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICES

Sunday 24th

10:00 AM – Harvest Festival, Okeford Fitzpaine

6:30 PM – Harvest festival, Manston

Sunday 8th

10:30 AM – Messy Harvest Festival, Child Okeford

Sunday 15th

11:00 AM – Harvest Festival, Shillingstone

6:30 PM – Harvest Festival, Hammoon

PEW VIEW – THE PARISHONER’S BLOG

A moral dilemma – By Chris Whitfeld

I will be shouted at, accused of bigotry, sexism, discrimination and all the rest… I will be harangued mightily by those of different sexual orientations… But I have a problem that seems to bother other people less and less, according to national statistics. It is a problem that is treated with some scorn by the media and is essentially brushed under the carpet, or at least aside by most of us. My problem is with same-sex partnerships having an earnest […]

Pew view is a weekly article by a member of the Benefice to inspire, challenge and encourage our discipleship. Please contact the Rector if you wish to submit an article.