St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead with Ramsden Crays

St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead with Ramsden Crays The Parish church of Great Burstead with Ramsden Crays. It is a historic and beautiful place of worship, and is open from about 9 a.m. to dusk on most days.

Great Burstead lies a little to the south of Billericay, but is the ancient parish from which the bustling town later grew. It is one of the earliest sites of Christian worship in Essex, since Saint Cedd erected a preaching cross here. A wooden church was built in the seventh century, but the present building dates substantially from the 12th century. Today the Church of St. Mary Magdalene serves

the Parish of Great Burstead, which includes the communities of South Green, Steeple View, Noak Bridge and Crays Hill. We are in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England, with both traditional and modern forms of worship. The 10 a.m. Sung Eucharist is according to Common Worship. A Sunday School operates during this service. 8 a.m. Mass and 6.30 pm. Evensong are according to the Book of Common Prayer, and a fully Choral Evensong is sung about six times a year. The congregation is open and inclusive, and you will find a warm welcome at any of our services or activities. The Church plays a full part in the Deanery of Basildon, the Diocese of Chelmsford, and Churches Together in Billericay. Our chief concerns as a Church are:

to witness to Christ
to offer inspiring worship
to nourish growth in faith
to encourage fellowship and service
to serve the local community. You are invited to come and find out more about this thriving community and explore the Christian faith with us. Father Michael Hall

A BIG thank you to everyone that made the Fete yesterday, such a great day! Here's a few snaps of the day...
06/07/2025

A BIG thank you to everyone that made the Fete yesterday, such a great day! Here's a few snaps of the day...

05/07/2025

Don't miss out on this fab family day, with so much to see and do for all the family!

At St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead with Ramsden Crays until 4pm!

31/05/2025

This year’s Ascension Day Service will be held at our sister church St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead with Ramsden Crays.

Service starts at 7:30 pm, all are welcome.💐

We're looking forward to celebrating Easter with you!
12/03/2025

We're looking forward to celebrating Easter with you!

Come and enjoy a warm welcome at our Christmas services.
19/12/2024

Come and enjoy a warm welcome at our Christmas services.

Huge congratulations 🎊 to Sue & Freddie for completing the skydive and raising an amazing £1,000 to help restore the chu...
31/08/2024

Huge congratulations 🎊 to Sue & Freddie for completing the skydive and raising an amazing £1,000 to help restore the church spire! 👏

It looks amazing, but scary! Rather you than us on this particular fundraising effort!

And of course a big thank you to EVERYONE that made a donation, we really appreciate it!
If you haven't sponsored Sue & Freddie and you'd like to, here's the go fund me link: https://gofund.me/7ced19c9

🪂 Skydiving to save our church spire... You've got to hand it to Sue and her son Freddie - that's a pretty cool and cour...
05/07/2024

🪂 Skydiving to save our church spire... You've got to hand it to Sue and her son Freddie - that's a pretty cool and courageous way to go about fundraising!

🪂 Please dig deep and support them. All donations are hugely appreciated for this worthy cause. Here's the link to the brave pair's Go Find Me page:
https://gofund.me/7ced19c9

Thank you 🙏

18/06/2024

We have been doing lots recently to fundraise to save the Church spire. If you're interested in supporting this cause here's the QR code to make a donation.

We're hugely grateful for everyone's support and we'd love for you to join us at any forthcoming events - please check out the events tab and keep following us as we'll be adding more soon...

🌼 Many thanks to everyone that helped make it possible to have this beautiful display in our church over the 15th - 16th...
18/06/2024

🌼 Many thanks to everyone that helped make it possible to have this beautiful display in our church over the 15th - 16th June! 👏

🌼 Hope you were able to see it in person too... but incase you missed it, here are some of the highlights! Thanks for the photos Emma 💗

🌼 All donations received are going to the fund to Save the Church Spire 🙏

16/02/2024

Often, darkness is associated with fear, evil and danger. But what if that limits the ways in which we can encounter the beauty and majesty of God?

Be open, today, to seeing darkness as somewhere God is at work.

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111 Church Street
Billericay
CM112TR

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+441277632060

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