Great St Mary's, The University Church, Cambridge

Great St Mary's, The University Church, Cambridge At the heart of Cambridge, we are the University Church, a diverse Christian community, and a place of history, beauty and prayer.

Great St Mary's is an open and inclusive Christian community in pursuit of Truth. Our foundations were laid in 1010, and we have been the University Church since 1209. We are a spiritual home for the University and the City of Cambridge, a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Ely, and a destination for visitors from around the world. Join us for worship — Sundays at 8, 10, and 4pm, weekdays at 9am, and Wednesdays at 12.30pm — or come inside the church any day 10am to 6pm to light a candle and say a prayer. We welcome visitors from all around the world to our Grade 1 listed historic building, who come to climb our tower (10am-6), buy gifts in our shop,a nd tour our historic church. We also operate the famous Michaelhouse Café, on Trinity Street. We are an inclusive and welcoming Church of England parish, and a house of prayer for all people.

Come and celebrate the start of the academic year with our annual blessing of bicycles, backpacks, buggies and mobility ...
09/09/2026

Come and celebrate the start of the academic year with our annual blessing of bicycles, backpacks, buggies and mobility scooters! Sunday 13th September at 11.15am (after the 10am Choral Eucharist) in Great St Mary’s Churchyard. Everyone welcome.

Chat, Play, Sing starts up again tomorrow (Thursday 10th September)! It's a friendly, welcoming group for 0-5s and their...
09/09/2026

Chat, Play, Sing starts up again tomorrow (Thursday 10th September)! It's a friendly, welcoming group for 0-5s and their grown-ups, and it takes place every Thursday during school term time, from 10:00am - 11:30am, in Michaelhouse. There are refreshments, free play, story time and singing. All are welcome!

We're excited to be reviving the tradition of blessing pets at Great St Mary's. Everyone is welcome to this service of r...
08/09/2026

We're excited to be reviving the tradition of blessing pets at Great St Mary's. Everyone is welcome to this service of readings, hymns and blessings - and bring your (transportable) pets! Sunday 20th September at 2.30pm🐾

Our next Come and Sing Choral Evensong for advanced singers is on Sunday 6th September. We'll be celebrating our patrona...
01/09/2026

Our next Come and Sing Choral Evensong for advanced singers is on Sunday 6th September. We'll be celebrating our patronal festival with music dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Ave María - Bruckner, Responses - Shephard, Jesus College Servíce - Mathias, I syng of a mayden - Kathleen Allan. Sign up by scanning the QR code on the poster, or click here https://greatstmarys.churchsuite.com/-/forms/sloftdkf

While our own choirs are on summer break, we have been delighted to welcome a range of guest choirs from all over the wo...
29/08/2026

While our own choirs are on summer break, we have been delighted to welcome a range of guest choirs from all over the world! This week from closer to home is All Saints from West Ham. Singing Saturday Evensong tonight at 5pm, Sunday Eucharist tomorrow (30th August) at 10am, and Sunday Evensong tomorrow at 5pm.

What's blooming in the churchyard? This week's spotlight is on our Brugmansia, or 'Angel's trumpet'🌼🎺 General church/g...
24/08/2026

What's blooming in the churchyard? This week's spotlight is on our Brugmansia, or 'Angel's trumpet'🌼🎺
General church/gift shop opening times this week:
•Monday – Friday 10.00 – 6.30 (last tower ticket at 6.00)
•Saturday 10.00 – 6.00 (last tower ticket at 5.15)
•Sunday 11.30 – 5.00 (last tower ticket at 4.15)

We are getting close to the 1st September deadline of our...🎄CHRISTMAS CAROL COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2026🎄Great St Mary'...
20/08/2026

We are getting close to the 1st September deadline of our...
🎄CHRISTMAS CAROL COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2026🎄
Great St Mary's is delighted to launch its first Christmas Carol Composition Competition. Open to all composers, the winning entry will be premiered at the popular Carols by Candlelight services at GSM on Sunday 20th December. A new text has been written for the competition by the hymn writer, Revd Ally Barrett.
The deadline for entries is noon on the 1st September 2026. For more details, please see www.greatstmarys.org/carol-competition. Good luck!

What's blooming in the churchyard? This week's spotlight is on our Cosmos🌼 General church/gift shop opening times this ...
18/08/2026

What's blooming in the churchyard? This week's spotlight is on our Cosmos🌼

General church/gift shop opening times this week:
•Monday – Friday 10.00 – 6.30 (last tower ticket at 6.00)
•Saturday 10.00 – 6.00 (last tower ticket at 5.15)
•Sunday 11.30 – 5.00 (last tower ticket at 4.15)

Our next Come and Sing service is a Choral Eucharist on Sunday 16th August at 10am - and all singers are very welcome to...
13/08/2026

Our next Come and Sing service is a Choral Eucharist on Sunday 16th August at 10am - and all singers are very welcome to sign up. Music includes Míssa símíle est regnum coelorum by Tomás Luís de Victoria and O sacrum convívíum by Thomas Tallis, and you can sign up by scanning the QR code on the poster, or click here https://greatstmarys.churchsuite.com/-/forms/r1qzydab

Address

Senate House Hill
Cambridge
CB23PQ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+441223747273

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