The Ham Hill Villages Benefice is a thriving, welcoming, loving Christian family, living and telling Jesus’ story of love and forgiveness in our communities.  We have seven beautiful, ancient churches which are the spiritual centres of the villages of Chiselborough, Middle Chinnock, Montacute, Norton sub Hamdon, Odcombe, Stoke sub Hamdon and West Chinnock surrounding beautiful Ham Hill in South Somerset.  

We give a warm welcome to everyone, Christian or not, sharing Jesus teaching from the Bible. We have a strong focus on serving our communities, and particularly with children and youth work in our four wonderful primary schools and Stanchester Academy.

We offer a wide range of worship with most of our churches having a traditional 9.30am or 11am Communion or Morning Prayer service every Sunday.   For those who enjoy contemporary worship we have a very relaxed 10.30am Café Church on the 2^nd Sunday of the month starting with refreshments and a time of fellowship before worship, sharing Jesus teaching, song and prayer.   Equally popular is our very informal, fun Family Tea@4 for young families at 4pm on the 4^th Sunday of the month.   All our churches are popular places for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals.  

Finally, as part of the Church of England our churches are open every day for anyone to visit to sit and pray or just enjoy their beauty and spiritual peace. Christian or not so come and join us and find the love of God which passes all understanding!

God bless, Rev Nick.

Click here to see the Services for November 2024

Have you tried using the Diocese Prayer Calendar?

It is available here to download as a PDF: Prayer Calendar for November

Exploring Your Spiritual Journey 2025

An exciting, experiential course in Christian prayer for people of any denomination or none.An introductory course allows participants to explore their personal spiritual journey with God, enabling growth in faith and self awareness. Registration for the 2025 course, which starts on 10th January, is open now. Find out more here.

Healing Gathering January 2025

This healing gathering presents an opportunity for everyone interested in healing, both laity and clergy, to come together to explore Christian Healing. Follow this link for more information

The Makin Report

A statement from The Bishop of Bath and Wells and the diocesan Safeguarding Office reflect on the Makin Report.

The Assisted Suicide Debate

Parliament will hold it’s first debate on Kim Leadbeater’s private members bill on November 29th 2024. Click the link here to read Archbishop Justine Welby’s Statement on this issue.

Local News

On Sunday 25th August the Benefice Family T@4 service was held at Chiselborough Church. This was a relaxed family friendly afternoon service with a Blessing for Pets. Lots of different pets arrived and everyone enjoyed the craft activities, meeting all the animals and some lovely animal themed singing. Tea and cake was in evidence and Rev Nick introduced us all to everyone’s favourite four-legged friends.

Coming Soon…

See more photographs in the Gallery

For all enquiries about Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals please contact revnickclarke@gmail.com – 07485789968

This benefice is a group of seven parishes, located around the famous Ham Hill, just south-west of Yeovil in South Somerset.

The  churches include some 160 regular worshippers who are committed to serve God and their communities.

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We are part of The Church of England
within the Diocese of Bath and Wells

‘I have come that they may have life in all its fullness’  (John 10 )