24/7 Global Week of Prayer 2025

St Johns Church Grove & Wantage Community Church organised 48 hours of non-stop prayer to join in the Global Week of Prayer from the 1st -7th September 2025 (24-7prayer.com). Over those 48 hours we had over 100 people from at least 3 or 4 different churches coming in to pray for an hour using the creative prayer stations or just sitting in the prayerful atmosphere. We were part of over 1000 prayer rooms in over Read more

ST JOHN’S CHURCH FETE

Saturday 21st June (2-4pm) Please come, bring your friends & neighbours for a lovely afternoon out. If possible, please bring donations for raffle, tombola, lucky dip, books, toys, nearly new & “prize every time” by Wednesday so that we can sort them out in plenty of time. If you would like to help at the fete in any way, please let Nicky know asap.

Announcement of the appointment of Rev Dr Miriam Jones to the post of Associate Vicar in the Vale Benefice:

Sunday 18th May 2025 Following the interviews conducted on the 9th May, we are very pleased to confirm the appointment of Rev Dr Miriam Jones to the post of Associate Vicar for the Vale Benefice, she is currently the Curate at All Saints Gosforth and St Hugh’s Gosforth near Newcastle. The appointment is subject to the usual legal checks required before anyone can be confirmed in post. Assuming all progresses as expected, Miriam and her Read more

Help with the St John’s Church Fete

Saturday 21st June 2-4pm  Please save tins, jars and bottles of food, drink, toiletries for the tombola, nearly new toys, books, and raffle prizes etc. Please grow plants for our plant stall. Last year we had a great time, with many people coming in from our community. There is a sign-up sheet in the church foyer. Please put your name against a stall that you would like to help run, list below. Please let Nicky Read more