Our Story
There has been a site of Christian worship for 1500 years on Mersea, and the foundations for West Mersea church date from Saxon times, making it the oldest in the benefice. Our five churches include East Mersea, Peldon, Little Wigborough, Great Wigborough and West Mersea. We have been steadily building our church families in the Mersea benefice, growing our congregations, and meeting the varied needs of the community in worship.
Our Approach
A warm welcome and friendly smile is how we like to welcome regulars and visitors to our churches on Mersea and in the surrounding villages.
Our Rector
Currently in a period of Vacancy we are seeking a new incumbent to join us in our benefice. We are recruiting now and have a special website at https://www.mersea-rector.org.uk/
Do take a look! There are video introductions to each parish, a message from Bishop Roger as well as plenty of information about what life is like in our vibrant communities.
Our Team
We have a dedicated team serving the FreshSalt Parishes, where we endeavour to give a warm welcome to all comers in our churches, to our study days, at our social occasions and in our special celebratory services.
John Pantry
Associate Priest
Anne Owen
Lay Minister
We are currently awaiting a new incumbent to head up our friendly team for the FreshSalt parishes.
Heather King
Pastoral Assistant and Families Worker
Terry Walker
Curate
Stephen Rice
Lay Evangelist
Our newsletter - FreshSalt is here for you
Val Bocking, our recently retired Churchwarden, has very generously taken up the important role of Editor to produce our benefice newsletter. If you have anything of interest you would like her to consider publishing, please send it to our church office.
We publish a regular newsletter, to keep our congregations informed about what is happening within our church communities, and the wider church. If you would like to keep up to date with what we are doing in the Mersea benefice, please sign up for our free newsletter.