Welcome
to the anglican church of
St John the Baptist, Whitbourne,
in the diocese of Hereford
            
The church dedicated to St. John the Baptist
is the largest of the four churches in The Parish of
Greater Whitbourne. It once served Whitbourne Court, one
of the Summer Palaces of the Bishop of Hereford in days
gone by. It still has a small choir, and a faithful army
of cleaners and flower-arrangers. The ring of six bells
(now rung using an electronic device, and occasionally
"live") date from 1717, and there is an unusual
combination of windows in the South Wall.
Arboriculturalists will be interested by the gingko tree
in the churchyard.
Whitbourne itself is just one of a group of
six former parishes which make up the Parish of Greater
Whitbourne. There are four churches still in use and
lovingly cared for, but the one at Wolferlow has now been
made redundant.
The living is currently "Suspended" - that is, the
search for a new incumbent is not being actively pursued -
but we are very fortunate to have Rev'd Dawn Hyett as our
Interim Minister from 6th November 2016, ably assisted of
course by Assistant Priest Rev'd Doiran Williams. [Rev'd
Clive Evans, Rural Dean, has legal responsibility for the
Greater Parish during the Interregnum.]
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