Churches

Service times

Services rotate around the churches, so the pattern changes from week to week. A midweek Eucharist is held every Wednesday at 11am at St James the Great, Harvington. From the ARCH Messenger, October 2026.

Each Sunday's readings link to the NRSV (Anglicised) on Bible Gateway; tap one to read it.

October 2026

November 2026

Other congregations in Evesham

How Methodists and Unitarians differ from the Church of England

Methodism grew out of the Church of England rather than against it. John Wesley lived and died an Anglican priest, and the separation only came after his death. Doctrinally the two remain close; the real differences are structural. There are no bishops — authority sits with the annual Conference and the local circuit, which is why one minister covers several churches and lay preachers lead many services. Methodism has historically been strong on personal conversion, hymn-singing and social action, and was traditionally teetotal, which is why you will often find non-alcoholic communion wine.

Unitarians are a different proposition altogether. They descend from English Dissenters who rejected the doctrine of the Trinity — hence the name — and they hold no binding creed. Members are not required to affirm any particular belief about God or Jesus, and congregations today include Christians, humanists and people drawing on other traditions. Each congregation governs itself entirely. Unitarians were legally persecuted until the Doctrine of the Trinity Act of 1813, which is part of why chapels like Oat Street are often tucked down side streets rather than facing the market square.