Serving the communities of Chedgrave, Hales, Hardley, Heckingham, Langley, Loddon and Sisland
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Informal Worship service at Loddon
Go to the Chet Valley Church Calendar
Find out about Noah's Ark & Children's Work
Read Weekly News Sheet for week beginning 5th October 2008
The Chet Valley Benefice is made up of seven village communities and has been in existence since 1997.
There are four main worship centres: Loddon, Chedgrave, Hardley & Sisland, with services also held in Langley for the school situated there.
Geographically it is situated South of Norwich, between Norwich and Beccles. The total population is approximately 4,500 based largely around Loddon and Chedgrave; there are also planned new housing developments in Loddon and Chedgrave.
Worship is diverse, from traditional Anglican (BCP) through to All Age Worship and a Fresh Expressions initiative embracing all ages, including young families.
There is an established ministry leadership team committed to working collaboratively, lay worship team providing sessions in our Xpressions Café at Chedgrave, a Benefice Office open Monday to Friday and a Benefice Council which meets every other month and has powers delegated to it by all the PCCs.
Each parish is part of the South Norfolk Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) with the Methodist Church. The main focus of the LEP is Loddon where Methodists and Anglicans have shared buildings, finance, pastoral care etc. since 1976.
There is a full-time Anglican Vicar and a part-time Methodist Minister who takes part in the leading of worship in Loddon and elsewhere on the Methodist Circuit. The Catholic church also celebrate Mass on a Saturday evening.
Revd Nigel Evans, The Vicarage, 4 Market Place, Loddon NR14 6EY. Phone: 01508 520 251. E-mail: vicar@chetvalleychurches.org
Revd Robert Soanes, 7 Dene Road, Lowestoft NR32 4QE. Phone: 01502 584 809. Mobile: 07932 161 643.
For information on other ministers and office-holders, please see Who's Who.
For all general inquiries, please contact the Benefice Office: 01508 521 179. E-mail: office@chetvalleychurches.org
Although each parish operates independently we also have a lot of benefice-wide initiatives.
We also run a Benefice Calendar.