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The Rector (Gillian Mann) can be contacted via email at
rector@hempstead-essex.org.uk or on 599332

(Please note that Friday is Gillian’s day off.)


The United Benefice of The Sampfords and Radwinter
with Hempstead

We are a united benefice of 4 churches which works together to build on the unity achieved over the last few years and places a strong emphasis on a whole benefice approach to our working out of this vision. Our church life has a clear sacramental basis. We are committed to our Full Measure Project.

Our Vision Statement ........

We are responding to God’s love to meet the challenges of this world by:
  • Living with God through prayer and worship
  • Sharing Christ’s love through our words and deeds
  • Growing with the Holy Spirit
  • Caring for all God’s people
  • Symbolising God’s presence in the community
We have identified 5 broad areas for development over the next few years:
  • Worship
  • Children and young people
  • Personal and spiritual growth
  • Pastoral work
  • Outreach (local community and world-wide)

Presentation of the Church Record of St. Andrew’s Church

Rosanne Kirkpatrick’s remarks at the presentation of the Church Record of St Andrew’s Church, Hempstead:

“I have the result of many hours’ work by the Saffron Walden branch of NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies) Church Recorders.

We have described, measured and photographed everything we could find and visited the Fitzwilliam Museum to record a 1561 chalice belonging to the church.

There are 5 copies of the report with:
  • 1 copy going to the Essex Record Office
  • 1 to the Victoria & Albert Museum Arts Library
  • 1 to the Council for the Care of Churches
  • 1 to the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon
  • and this one is for you.
It is the 18th record this group have completed in the Saffron Walden area and there are about the same numbers that need to be done. To date almost 100 completed in Essex and some 1500 countrywide. As there are 16,000 Anglican churches (as well as nonconforming and Roman Catholic buildings) we have much to do.

We completed the Record for Radwinter in 1993 and hope to record Great Sampford in 2007 and currently we are recording in Little Chesterford at present.

I am delighted to hand over to you the Record of St Andrew’s.”

May 2006