Parish Churches

The local churches of St Mary’s at Mapledurwell and St Stephen’s at Up Nately are featured on the individual pages of this section.

There is also a Church Noticeboard page displaying details of services at both churches, along with other church events and news.

The churches in Mapledurwell and Up Nately are part of the United Parish of Newnham with Nately Scures with Mapledurwell with Up Nately with Greywell, in the Church of England Diocese of Winchester which is itself part of the North Hampshire Downs Benefice.

The North Hampshire Downs Benefice consists of the following churches:

Greywell, St Mary
Herriard w. Winslade, St Mary
Long Sutton, All Saints
Mapledurwell, St Mary
Nately Scures, St Swithun
Newnham, St Nicholas
Odiham, All Saints
South Warnborough, St Andrew
Tunworth, All Saints
Up Nately, St Stephen
Upton Grey, St Mary
Weston Patrick, St Lawrence

Revd Jane Leese The Benefice Rector is Revd. Peter Dyson
01256 861750

The Priest in Charge of the United Parish is Revd. Jane Leese
The Rectory, Up Nately
Hook RG27 9PL
01256 765547

There is also a Benefice Leadership Team consisting of clergy, readers and an administrator.

Working with other small churches locally gives the benefit of being able to share resources and to offer a richer tapestry of worship, teaching and pastoral care to those who would like it.

The Benefice believes in an open and inclusive church where everyone is welcome in any of the churches and to any of their events. In this way it hopes to ensure a vibrant and open church presence in each of the 12 villages.

Within the Benefice there is daily prayer, regular Sunday and weekday services, preparation for baptism (christening), marriage, funerals and confirmation, prayer and Bible study groups, Christian teaching, children’s and youth activities, pastoral care, involvement with each local community, four parish magazines, a branch of the Mothers’ Union, and together we support Hoima, a town in Uganda.

The Benefice has a blog at http://northhantsdownsben.multiply.com/

The United Parish Parochial Church Council (PCC) contact is Anita Gardener.