St Mary Magdalene's PCC is committed to working together to find the best way of worshipping in the new space we have created in the church, and working through the implications of the Vision Statement that we put together in 2019 to guide our project.
To that end we quickly arranged a ‘Welcome and Worship Workshop’ for the PCC, facilitated by Asa Humphries, the Parish Development Advisor before Easter. Out of that workshop, and the PCC meeting that followed it, we have put together Great Hampden Welcome and Worship which outlines where we have got to. Everyone is invited to read and reflect on this short document, copies of which are available in church as well.

Our May Family Service is a Pet Service! 

Come along with your animal friends for a fun service where we will bless your pets. 

This service will be non-Eucharistic (no communion). Those wishing to receive communion are invited to attend either the 8am BCP Holy Communion, or the 11.15am Holy Communion at Great Hampden. 

For more information, contact Frances, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

All pets are welcome!

This year the APCM for each church will be:

Sunday 11th May, Holy Trinity

Sunday 18th May, Great Hampden

Both will take place following the service. 

This meeting may be attended by:

1. All persons whose names are entered on the church electoral roll of the parish and
2. All persons resident in the parish whose names are entered on a register of local government electors by reason of such residence.

In this Notice, ‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.

Further details and the relevant papers will be made available nearer the time. 

Every six years we need to complete a new electoral roll of the church from scratch.
Please click the link below to download a simple, easy to fill in form.
You can fill the form in online and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or you can print it, write in it and bring it to church; or fill in a paper copy in church.

1. If you live within the parish boundaries (for each church either Prestwood and Great Kingshill, or Great Hampden) please tick box 2A.
2. If you don't live in the parish, please tick box 2B.
3. Typing your name in the signature box is sufficient.

Please do fill this in and send it back to us.

Holy Trinity, Prestwood Electoral Roll Form

St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden Electoral Roll Form

Why? is our new programme for exploring our faith together. Throughout 2025 there will be a series of events intended to deepen our understanding of faith and discipleship. 

As we meet together, we hope that you will learn more about your personal faith, the faith of our Church, and the Christian faith. Deeping our own understanding and working together to help share Jesus’ love with our community. All the sessions will take place in one of our churches, and last 1.5 hours. Most sessions will follow a structure of talk, table discussion, Q&A. Some will invite external speakers, and some will be led ‘in-house’. 

Whilst there is no specific need to book for these sessions, we are asking that you sign up, either in church or online. This gives us an idea of numbers for refreshments, resources and tables. More details can be found here:https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/why or by picking up a printed programme at the back of church. 

Holy Trinity, Prestwood church was consecrated on October 19^th, 1849.

Our 175^th Anniversary Celebrations will run from October 19^th, 2024 until Trinity Sunday, June 15^th, 2025, when there will be a Flower Festival and we’ll welcome the Bishop of Oxford to a special service.

There will be lots of things taking place between now and then. You can find everything on this page.

In particular, we’d love people to share their memories of special events that have taken place in Holy Trinity church. These could be weddings or christenings, or anything memorable. If you have a photograph and would like to share it, along with a paragraph describing the memory, please visit www.htprestwood.org.uk/175memories.

We are in need of some volunteers to help at three of our weekly clubs. The more volunteers we have - the less often you are likely to need to do it. 

This includes:

Sparks Club | Mondays, 11.45am - 12.45pm | Prestwood Infant School 

Light Club | Thursdays, 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Prestwood Junior School

Toy Library | Thursdays, 9.30am - 1pm | The Annexe

If you would like to help with any of these then please speak to Frances. 

We work in the community with Acts 435. Acts 435 is a giving website that allows people to give money directly to others, and 100% of what is donated via Acts 435 goes directly to those in need. When so many people need so much help giving to charities and good causes can sometimes feel overwhelming and hard. Acts 435 puts people who want to help in touch with people who are in need, through a network of churches and local charities. Acts 435 enables virtual, online giving for specific needs.

If you would like to be notified by email when a local Acts 435 is made by us, please let one of the clergy know.

After a thorough audit and the submission of our paperwork to the A Rocha Eco Church Awards Scheme Holy Trinity, Prestwood has been awarded the Bronze Eco Church Award. This scheme is our church's primary means of addressing the climate crisis through the PCC's Climate Strategy. We are now working on achieving the next-level Silver Award.

Help us respond faithfully to the climate and nature crises! Join us in reaching the Silver Award!

• Community and Global Engagement—Transforming local and global communities and ecosystems
• Buildings—Finding energy efficient and innovative ways to manage our places of worship
• Land—Nurturing spaces for people and nature
• Lifestyle—Living joyfully and sustainably as followers of Christ
• Worship and Teaching—Embedding creation care in worship, prayer and learning

More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. They do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva's work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford needed emergency care.

We have had a team on Kiva for about ten years. In that time we have:

• Loaned over $20,000.00
• Made 875 different loans

Currently there are 15 team members. You can be one of them! By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, you can be part of the solution and make a real difference in someone’s life. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.

Follow the link on the website or scan the QR code and you too can Join our team today!

Great to see the work of Holy Trinity, Prestwood featured on the BBC News website, alongside our village schools and council services. Our amazing Family Suport Worker, Fran McLean spearheads our fantastic team of volunteers who do so much work in the community, just some of which is referenced here.

Cost of living: The hidden poverty in England's least deprived area - BBC News 

Did you know you can light a candle and make a prayer request in Holy Trinity, Prestwood? The church is open all day for everyone. You are invited to walk in and up to the altar area, light your candle and write your prayer--or just sit and spend time with God.

If you are arranging an event and are interested in using the Church Hall, Church, Cottage or Marquee then please get in touch! You can contact Lesley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.