Well, St. Margaret
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Our mission
- To worship regularly at our Church, maintain good condition, help people in need, and encourage local support for the church.
- To attract a larger congregation, by holding family services and developing existing relationships with the school and friends of the church.
- To use the unusual and attractive features of the church and its situation for special religious services and fund raising events
Services
| Fourth Sunday | 11:00 | Matins |
Our Church
Well is a hamlet with about 40 dwellings, some two miles from the centre of the market town of Alford. The small church of St. Margaret’s sits on a hill-top, above a lake in parkland within the Well Vale estate. It was built in 1733 and replaced the village church, which had been at the foot of the hill where the original village used to be. Remains of the old churchyard can still be found near the lakeside.St. Margaret’s is orientated the wrong way about so that its classical entrance portico faces the front door of the early Georgian mansion known as Well Vale Hall. On entering the church one finds that the communion table stands in the west instead of the usual east end. Nevertheless, the interior is beautifully laid out in prayer-book style and with a gallery.
The college-style box pews face inwards and a towering three-decker pulpit dominates all. Services are generally held on the fourth Sunday of the month at 11am. Over the last five years the average attendance has increased from eight to fourteen. Special services at Harvest and the Christmas Candlelit Carol Service attract congregations that fill both the church and the balcony.
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