St. Peter's Château d'Oex

24/06/2026

You know very often the greatest obstacle to faith in Jesus is not our doubts or our sins. But our pride. And Saul's pride is very great indeed. But for him to say that Jesus is Lord is to say, I am not. To relinquish my furious efforts at being in control. Saul has had to die to himself in order to find the new life that Christ has for him. But as he does that, Christ will make something exceptional of him.

— Revd. Mark Fletcher

🎧 Full sermon: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/conversion-of-saul/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sermon-2026-06-21


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06/06/2026

Thank you, Pays-d'Enhaut!

Last Thursday around 150 of you filled every pew at St Peter's to hear the St Salvator's Chapel Choir of the University of St Andrews open its 2026 Swiss tour with us. The programme spanned five centuries of choral music, from Tallis to Bob Chilcott, with three of the University's organ scholars at our 1917 Goll memorial organ; it closed with Scotland the Brave and an encore of Loch Lomond, and a warm, trilingual welcome the choir won't forget. The choir has since gone on to sing in Bern, Neuchâtel and Romainmôtier — we were proud to open the tour, and grateful to everyone who came and laid on such a generous spread afterwards.

St Peter's Anglican Church, Château-d'Œx — Evening Worship every Sunday at 5.30 pm. All welcome. https://stpeters.ch

02/06/2026

Thursday at St Peter's — a treat for the valley.

The St Salvator's Chapel Choir of the University of St Andrews opens its 2026 Swiss tour with us this Thursday. Five centuries of choral music — Tallis, Bach, Walton, Vaughan Williams, MacMillan and others — and three of the University's organ scholars at our 1917 Goll memorial organ.

🗓 Thursday 4 June · 7.30 pm (doors from 7 pm)
📍 St Peter's Anglican Church, Grand Rue 49, Château-d'Œx
🎟 Free entry · retiring collection

https://stpeters.ch/concert

18/05/2026

Well, the first you will have noticed is that the early church was a baptised community. Baptism is our badge of membership. Baptism is the act of becoming part of church. And I don't know if you've stopped to reflect on quite how profound that is as a thing — that you are here, your qualification for being part of church is not that you're good enough or important enough, but that you are forgiven.

— Revd. Mark Fletcher

🎧 Full sermon: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/what-makes-authentic-church/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sermon-2026-05-17

24/04/2026

Scripture tells us that we will go through storms in this life. It is inevitable, and some of them will be very hard. But no matter what you face, you do not need to be afraid. Hold your head up high. Keep doing those foundational things which keep you in the right course. As scripture says, "Let us not become weary in doing what is good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

— Revd. Mark Fletcher

🎧 Full sermon: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/where-is-your-faith/


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14/04/2026

He doesn't wait for them to find courage. He comes right into the middle of their fear, our fear, and says, peace be with you. And that tells us something important — that Jesus doesn't wait for us to get our lives together, to get everything sorted, to be brave and courageous. He doesn't do that. He meets us right in the middle of our mess, and that's why I love this story.

— Revd. Paul Cowley MBE

🎧 Full sermon: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/where-is-jesus-now/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sermon-2026-04-12


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09/04/2026

Our guest preacher this Sunday is Revd Paul Cowley MBE.

Paul will be preaching at Evening Worship on Sunday 12 April at 5:30 PM — in person at St.Peter's or live on YouTube.

Paul's journey has taken him from a Manchester borstal at 15, through 17 years in the British Army including service in the Falklands, into the Church of England where he was ordained priest in 2002. He founded the charity Caring for Ex-Offenders in 2005, pioneered the Alpha course in prisons and the Armed Forces, and received the MBE in 2016 for services to ex-offenders. Today he is Director of Rehabilitation at Iceland Foods and Managing Director of the Second Chance Partnership, which encourages businesses across the UK to employ people leaving prison.

All are welcome.

📖 About Paul: https://stpeters.ch/revd-paul-cowley/
📺 Watch live on Sunday: https://youtube.com/live/3K-PcgNex7A?feature=share

07/04/2026

This encounter occurs outside the city, on the wilderness road, on a journey. We are reminded that we may walk away from God, but we are never beyond his reach. And this figure comes alongside them and says, what are you discussing while you are walking along? Despite their despair and their disappointment, they are still talking about what happened, still trying to make sense of it. Despair is never quite final while you are still talking about it. Often our doubts and our fears mean that we don't talk about it because we're a little bit ashamed or we think there are no answers. And then faith ossifies and becomes brittle. But no. These disciples, they talk with one another. And we should do the same in our struggles. Find people that we trust and talk and question and wrestle with things.

— Revd. Mark Fletcher

🎧 Full sermon: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/risen-christ-meets-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sermon-2026-04-05

01/04/2026

The light of the risen Christ is for everyone. Come and celebrate Easter with us in Château-d'Oex. Familiar worship in English, uplifting music, and a community that welcomes everyone — locals and visitors alike.

🕯 Good Friday · 3rd April · 5:30 PM — The Service of Shadows
🕯 Easter Sunday · 5th April · 5:30 PM — Easter Communion

St. Peter's Anglican Church · Château-d'Oex
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Welcome to the English church Château-d'Oex - St. Peters Anglican Church, the only English-speaking church serving the Swiss Alps and Gstaad region since 1899. Sunday services 5:30 PM

31/03/2026

Every day we choose which kingdom to serve. The world demands our loyalty and delivers disappointment. Jesus invites us to freely choose a kingdom built on love, humility, and sacrifice.

This Holy Week, choose the better king.

⛪ Join us on Easter Sunday at 5:30 PM in Château-d'Oex!