Views from the bell tower of St Mary Magdalene, Newport Road, MK15 9AA - click for larger view - taken by BradViews from the bell tower of St Mary Magdalene, Newport Road, MK15 9AA - click for larger view - taken by Brad |
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Welcome
Our ecumenical Christian church of St Mary Magdalene, in Willen, was designed by Robert Hooke, after the Great Fire of London, and completed in 1680.
It is a living, breathing church, often dubbed the jewel of Milton Keynes. Hooke's only complete building outside London and still in regular use almost 350 years later.
We belong to the six church Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership, now designated as this LEP
and Chaired by our former warden, David Preston. While the LEP has it's own trustees, at Willen we operate independently under this umbrella - including for events, fund-raising and the Hooke Project.
We have a box in the church entrance for
suggestions, questions, comments and ideas
Weekly Services plus Events, Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals, Interments of Ashes
Website Designer?
As you may have guessed, am struggling to find time to properly update this website.
Dreamweaver is no longer the best software to use and, while I am in the process of learning manual Wordpress,
time remains a constraint.
If you can already make better wesbsites and are able to volunteer your time, why not get in touch?
This could become a great showcase for your work. Just email Brad at:
warden@willenchurch.org
New central contact number, Monday to Friday, 10am to noon
01908 382458
We pray for peace in Ukraine, Palestine, Israel and all the war-torn countries of our world
Hooke Heritage Project
2024 remains a time of renewed progress with the church and community, through our international Hooke Heritage Project, to be built in the churchyard.
Huge thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for their key support.
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The Oxford Heritage Partnership report on the importance of this church can be downloaded here.
Churchyard & Volunteers
A big thank you to everyone who helps do such a good job of looking after the church grounds.
Another big thank you to all the volunteers working inside too.
The church operates as a true team effort, inside and out -
entirely by unpaid volunteers, ministers included.
