Who We Are

We are a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Exeter and the Deanery of Tavistock in West Devon. Situated on the picturesque Bere peninsula in the Tamar Valley AONB, we take in the small village of Bere Ferrers on the banks of the River Tavy, the large neighbouring village of Bere Alston, and many smaller developments such as Weir Quay on the River Tamar and numerous farms.

Our two congregations, while not huge in number, are warm and welcoming, community orientated and work hard to maintain the churches as places of worship.

Our Rector is the Rev Nick Law, seen left. He has been in the parish since 1997. He oversees both churches in the parish, with the help of the Curates, Readers and various church officials, offering a variety of styles and traditions of worship.

Our Readers are Sheila Gay and Sue Belfield. (Readers are lay people in the Church of England, from all walks of life, who are called by God, theologically trained and licensed by the Church to preach, teach, lead worship and assist in pastoral, evangelistic and liturgical work.)

Sheila Gay, Reader

Sue Belfield, Reader  

 Among the charities we regularly support are Christian Aid, the Shekinah Mission in Plymouth and Love in a Box.

Rector

Church Workers

Church Wardens

PCC Secretary

PCC Treasurer

Safeguarding Officer

Vergers


Readers

Organists

Rev Nick Law, MA

Andy Bottomley; Karen Sharland

St Andrew's: Adrian Mitchell                 Holy Trinity: Mrs Gill Thomas

Mrs Sue Belfield

Alan Seabrook

Zoe Croasdale 

St Andrew's: Diana & Adrian Mitchell  Holy Trinity: Madeleine Smith

Mrs Sheila Gay, Mrs Sue Belfield

St Andrew's: Mrs Ann Parsons          Holy Trinity: Mrs Valerie Asater

We are called by God

     to journey in faith together, 

and to reveal the presence of Christ in the world,

     by sustaining a community

          in which all are welcome,

     by celebrating liturgy

          that nurtures us and sends us forth,

     and by caring courageously

          for our neighbours and ourselves.


God offers us a life of abundance,

     and calls us to celebrate our lives

     and unique capabilities as gifts.

We believe that God wants us to use these gifts,

   not only for ourselves, but for all Creation.

In a world broken by unshared bread, 

     God invites us to a table

  with room enough and bread enough for all.

We accept God’s invitation,

  and we bring with joy our gifts to God’s table.