Holy Rood - Shillingstone
St Andrew's - Okeford Fitzpaine
St Paul's - Hammoon
St Nicholas' - Child Okeford
Just As I Am service
Kids' Cuthburga

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.

Remembrance Services

10:45 AM 11th November at Shillingstone War Memorial

10:45 AM 11th November at Okeford Fitzpaine church

10:45 AM 11th November at Child Okeford church

3:30 PM 11th November at Shillingstone church, Remembrance Evensong

PULPIT VIEW – THE RECTOR’S BLOG

Special Needs – by Rev’d Lydia

I was asked recently if being the parent of a child with special needs had made me a better priest and my answer was an unequivocal “Yes”. Why should this be?

On paper having a child with special needs has severely limited my ministry as I was not able to exercise full time ministry for 14 years. When ministry makes your heart sing, only being able to hum occasionally was a real challenge, but it made me aware of and much more sensitive to those whose working life is not vocational – who do their job because they […]