St Tathan Church, St Athan

We have been in the centre of our community since the 6th century and we are always looking out for ways to serve our community today. Sunday Services
1st and 3rd Cafe church at 3 pm
2nd and 4th Eucharist at 11am

Wednesdays at 11am. We are part of a benefice of 12 churches, served by 3 clergy. A bit about our building:
The parish church is dedicated to St Tathan, a Celtic saint who founded a

church here in the 6th century. The present church is built to a cruciform plan in the Decorated style of architecture of the 14th century with a central tower containing six bells.The south transept is the Berkerolles Chapel and houses two fine tombs-chests of the 14th century. They represent the two penultimate generations of the Berkerolles family of East Orchard, St Athan - Sir William (died 1327) and Sir Roger (died 1351) together with their wives. The shields surrounding the monuments were recoloured in 1932 by Major and Mrs Ridley of West Hoathley, Sussex, who claimed descent from the Berkerolles family through the Stradlings of St Donats.On the outside south wall of the nave, near the porch is a memorial in Welsh to John Williams (1728-1806), the famous hymn writer. The burial registers date from 1663, baptisms from 1679, and marriages from 1683 and St Tathan Church is a Grade 1 listed building. A full description of this church can be found in the book

'Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan' by Geoffrey Orrin,
published by D.