St Peter's Church, Wolvercote

    St Peter's Church
    The Anglican Church for the Parish of Wolvercote
    First Turn, Upper Wolvercote,
    Oxford, OX2 8AQ
    Tel: 01865 515640

    Welcome to the website of St Peter's Church in Wolvercote, on the edge of Oxford.

    (Click here for a selection of pictures of the people and life of St Peter's)

    St Peter's is an open, inclusive community of people from all walks of life who are seeking to love and serve God in this parish. Anyone is welcome to join us for our services and we encourage you to do so on a regular basis. We hope you will find worship which is reverent, reflective, stilling and uplifting, and a congregation who are warm and welcoming. As you will see from the pages which follow, children are valued members of our Church. There are always activities for them at our 10am Sunday service in term time, as well as at other times.

    Entrance to St Peter's Church
    As a Church community, we try to reflect the love of God for all his creation, as revealed in Jesus' life, death and resurrection; we try to explore the questions which life presents us with, both as individuals and as a society; and we seek to live out our faith through active service to this parish and the wider world. If you would like to join us on this journey with God and towards God - a journey of exploration, thanksgiving, celebration and reflection - you would be most welcome.

    Revd Dr Mark Butchers
    Vicar

    Stop Press: The creation of the new Benefice of Wolvercote and Wytham was celebrated at a Choral Evensong and Commissioning Service at All Saints' Church Wytham on Sunday 20th March 2011.

    Special needs:If you have special needs or are, for example, on the autistic spectrum and need some support in getting to church, please do contact us by telephone or email. We would be happy to help if we can.

    St Peter's chancel
    Open Church: St Peter's is open for visits or quiet prayer every Saturday and Sunday from 2-4pm, except when there is a wedding or baptism during those hours.

    Church Partnership: St Peter's is one of four Churches in the Summertown-Wolvercote Church Partnership. To find out more about this partnership and our sister Churches, Summertown United Reformed Church, St Michael's Summertown and Wolvercote Baptist Church, click on the Church Partnership Pages link below.

    Church Partnership Pages.

    Current Activities

    Current Activities To find out about immediately forthcoming activities go to Partnership Link.

    St Peter's Rooms

    St Peter's Rooms, behind the church, have now been completed. The original building, now named the 'Old School Room', underwent a major internal reconfiguration and updating in 2010. It is used on a regular basis by St Peter's Playgroup. The new extension, known as the 'Parish Room', was completed in August 2011.

    Bishop John opening St Peter's Rooms

    The Bishop of Oxford unveiled a plaque and dedicated the St Peter's Rooms on the morning of Sunday 11th September in front of a large crowd who enjoyed wine and canapes. He also put a Time Capsule into the wall of the new building, assisted by the children. In the afternoon the rooms were kept open for the community to come and view and enjoy tea and cakes.

    The buildings were renewed and extended by St Peter's Church for the benefit of the local community.

    A brochure describing the facilities in these rooms and their availability for hiring may be seen at St Peters Rooms Brochure

    Development Project

    For information on progress with the Development Project go to: Development Project.

    Ecumenical Partners

    Church Partnership: St Peter's is one of four Churches in the Summertown-Wolvercote Church Partnership. To find out more about this partnership and our sister Churches, Summertown United Reformed Church, St Michael's Summertown and Wolvercote Baptist Church, click on the Church Partnership Pages link below.

    Lent Course 2011 For details of this course go to: Lent Course 2011.

    Church Partnership Pages.