Welcome

Thank you for taking the time to find our website. 

 

The Benefice of Stow, Condicote and The Swells has four churches across three parishes is in the beautiful Cotswold countryside. We are blessed that many visitors find their way to our part of the country and, if you find the time to come along to any of our churches or services, you would be made most welcome.

 

Other information on this website can be seen if you click on the drop down menus at the top of the page for details of our services, our Benefice Diary and the different activities across the parishes.

 

Events

Sat
7
Dec
10:00am - 4:00pm -
Sun
8
Dec
10:30am - 11:30am -
Sun
8
Dec
11:30am - 4:00pm -
Fri
13
Dec
2:00pm - 3:00pm -
Sun
15
Dec
10:30am - 11:30am -
Sun
22
Dec
10:30am - 11:30am -
Tue
24
Dec
11:30pm - 11:55pm -

Our churches

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St Nicholas, Condicote
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St Mary's, Lower Swell
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St Mary's, Upper Swell
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St Edward's, Stow

PRIEST-IN-CHARGE:

Reverend Karen Wellman   

01451 831567

revdkaren@stedwardsstow.org.uk

CHURCHWARDENS:                                             

Stow-on-the-Wold

Vacancy 

Condicote 

Chris Wynn               01451 830389

 Adam Fleming  

The Swells       

Jolyon Grey              01451 822215

Hazel James             01451 831367

 

 

Stow Remembers the English Civil War

Members of the Stow and District Civic Society gathered early on a clear morning at the memorial headstone, St Edward's Church, Stow-on the-Wold, marking the anniversary of the "Battle of Stow on this day in 1646 - the last battle of the first English Civil War".  

Hundreds of Royalist soldiers perished in the Square before the surrender by Sir Jacob Astley at the Market Cross. Over 1500 Royalist solders were imprisoned in the church overnight and marched to Gloucester the next day. 

The short service was conducted by Reverend Karen Wellman and daffodils were placed at both the memorial and the Market Cross, reflecting the origins of many of the Royalist soldiers recruited at that time from the Welsh Marches. 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

Our News

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Reverend Karen Wellman with members of the Civic Society at the Market Cross
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Civil War plaque at the Market Cross

 

 

 

 

The North Cotswold Foodbank is held at 

Stow Baptist Church Hall

every Wednesday 10.00 am to noon.

Click here to get help or to give help  

 

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St Edward's North Door
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Ukrainian flag flying at Stow
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St Edward's East Window
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Upper Swell Church

 

 

Click on the link below to listen to Today's Prayer on the Church of England website 

Today's Prayer | The Church of England

 

Details of all our services across the Benefice are listed in the Benefice Diary 

 Click here to download the Benefice Diary

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