ABOUT US
“Living in community as God’s people; serving the wider community in God’s world”
Set in a beautiful corner of Devon, skirting Dartmoor National Park, St Andrew’s Buckland Monachorum and the Church of the Holy Spirit Milton Combe are both welcoming, vibrant, mission-focused, outward-looking, Spirit-led, evangelical congregations with the more traditional element found within Milton Combe.
We believe in Jesus as the only way we can connect with God. He is at the centre of everything we believe and everything we do.
We believe that the Bible is the main way that God speaks to humanity and so, reliant on the Holy Spirit to direct our hearts and minds, it’s to the Bible that we turn to for God’s authoritative teaching on who He, and what life in His world is all about.
We believe in the power of prayer. We want our individual lives, our homes and our churches to be places where priority is given to seeking God in prayer.
We believe in mission; spreading the love of God through evangelism, social interaction, and community engagement, as well as supporting mission partners in other parts of the world. We believe that ‘the chief purpose of humanity is to worship God and enjoy him forever’. We realise that worship is a matter of giving our lives as living sacrifices and as such encompasses all our activity.
We believe the gospel is good news for old and young alike. We employ a full-time youth and children’s worker and engage with our local Church of England primary school in a variety of ways. We are also committed to working with and supporting older members of our parish.
Our Services
Church of the Holy Spirit - Milton Combe
There is a weekly service at Milton Combe. The service is more traditional and liturgical based. The Bible teaching is supported by hymns sung from the Ancient and Modern hymn book, and from the more contemporary Mission Praise.
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The pattern of services is as follows:
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1st Sunday
09:15 Morning Worship
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2nd Sunday
09.15 Holy Communion
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3rd Sunday
09.15 Morning Worship
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4th Sunday
09.15 Holy Communion
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5th Sunday
09.15 Book of Common Prayer Communion
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St Andrew's Church- Buckland Monachorum
There is a weekly service at St. Andrew's. The service is more contemporary and the Bible teaching is supported by more modern songs of worship. There are children and young people groups operating each week, (except for the first Sunday of the month).
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The pattern of services is as follows:
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1st Sunday
08.00 Book of Common Prayer Communion
10.30 All Age Family Communion
18.30 B2 (A short Bible talk in the church followed by discussion and Beverage in the Drake Manor Inn)
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2nd Sunday
10.30 Morning Worship
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3rd Sunday
10.30 Holy Communion​
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4th Sunday
10.30 Morning Worship
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5th Sunday
10.30 Morning Worship
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Who's Who
Rumbi Mukono
Treasurer
Tom Watson
Youth Worker
Andy Bowden
Vicar
Andy Farmer
Associate Minister
Chris Rowe
Warden
Lesley Pope
Warden
Terry West
Buildings and Fabric
Roy Matthews
Reader
Mark Smith
Reader
Angela Smith
Reader
Phillip Tuckett
Reader
Paul Nixon
Reader