Welcome to St Mary's
“We are the historic Parish Church of Woodford in North East London. We seek to live the Christian message at the heart of the local community. Whether you are looking for a church or just browsing, we wish you all God’s blessings and that we meet in person one day.”If you have any prayer requests you can contact us here
The Ministry Team
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Eco Church
We are striving to be a church that cares for God’s creation in all ways. We are pleased to have been awarded bronze status in the ARocha eco church awards as the first step in our journey.
Our Services
Sunday 10th November is Remembrance Sunday and our service at 10.00am will include an outdoor act of remembrance at the War Memorial and will be live streamed here
Our service at 5.30pm will be evening prayer
You can see our prayer themes each week in our weekly newsheet here
We are delighted to announce that Douglas Knight will become our new Director of Music from January 2025. More information here
Book Our Spaces
If you would like to book our church space or upstairs room for an event or concert please check our calendar and then make a booking by clicking on the plus button. We will confirm the booking as soon as possible in our office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10.00am to 12noon. For full information about our spaces, terms and conditions and donations requested, please see
You can also see all our regular and one of services on this calendar
Accessibility & Safeguarding
Accessibility
We want to make St Mary’s as accessible as possible to everyone. We have a hearing loop, there is level access from the road, an accessible toilet on the ground floor and a lift. We have gluten free Communion bread available and Communion is equally valid in one kind or two (bread and wine). Please do not come to St Mary’s if you are unwell or potentially infectious. Please contact us if you want to check any specific requirement in advance. At all church services and events, members of the Church are on hand to help you get the most out of your time at St Mary’s. If you need any help while you are with us please do ask.
Meanwhile to help plan your visit you can check our facilities here.
Safeguarding
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. Our Diocese has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which can be found on the Church of England’s website: www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding
We have our own specific safeguarding policy, which you can see here
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Linda who can be contacted at the church or by email.
Our Publications
Read our latest news and information in our weekly news sheet
Plan ahead with our monthly diary
Read past and current editions of our quarterly magazine
Read our Annual Review for 2023
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Directions To St Mary’s Parish Church, Woodford
You can find us at: 207 High Road, South Woodford E18 2PA.
We are about five to ten minutes walk from South Woodford Station on the Central Line. Buses W13 and 179 stop close by. There is no parking available on the church premises and only limited street parking from Monday to Saturday, though pay car parks are not far away.