The Stodden Churches comprise a group of six parishes in the northern tip of Bedfordshire, in the villages of Dean, Melchbourne, Pertenhall, Shelton, Swineshead and Yelden. The total population of the six villages is about 1,200 people. Each of the parishes has a grade 1 listed church, five of which are Norman. The exception is Melchbourne where the church is Georgian.

The Stodden Parishes are part of the Sharnbrook Deanery within the diocese of St. Albans . Each of the Stodden parishes is independent . They have delegated all matters relating to worship, ministry and mission to a Joint Parochial Church Council on which each parish is represented. The individual parishes, through their own Parochial Church Councils, have responsibility for the maintenance of the church buildings and grounds.

Regular services are held at all six churches. There are a variety of service styles to suit different tastes. Visitors are very welcome at all services. For details of services please see the "Services" page.

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Rev. Jan Brookshaw - Rector

Jan has served the Stodden churches since 2002.    Prior to coming to the Stodden Churches she was curate in Beaconsfield having trained at Ripon College, Cuddesdon.     Before entering the ministry, Jan had a successful career in human resource management in the commercial sector in Australia and England, having initially trained as a nurse.

Stodden Rectory, High Street, Upper Dean, Huntingdon PE28 0ND.   01234 708531.   revjanbrookshaw @ btinternet.com (remove spaces in email)

Rev. Norman Holden - emeritus Assistant Priest

Since retirement in 1995, Norman has served as a non-stipendiary priest at St Giles Church, Codicote, Hertfordshire, and, since 1996 in Stodden and the Sharnbrook Deanery. He trained on the Ministerial Training Course at Oak Hill College. Free of any church administrative responsibilities, Norman sees his role as essentially one of ‘support and encouragement.’ Prior to retirement Norman was an associate director specialising in estate management with a firm of international property consultants.”

 4 Chapel Row, Shay Lane, Upper Dean, Huntingdon, PE28 0LW.   Norman.Holden @ btinternet.com (remove spaces in email)