We are a Christ-Centered church that is dedicated to loving God with all our heart, mind and soul and to loving our neighbour as ourselves.
For nearly 900 years, All Saints’ Church has served its community. We look to future generations who will continue to be active, loving, and declaring their faith in Jesus Christ.
We’re part of the Diocese of St. Albans within the Church of England, and the wider Anglican Communion. Locally we’re part of a benefice with the churches of St Paul and St. Mary the Virgin, both in nearby Letchworth.
We focus on communicating the good news of Jesus in a relevant way, celebrate communion each Sunday apart from the fourth Sunday of the month, and commit to prayer. All this is in the context of a warm and friendly welcome in a building that has witnessed Christian worship in Willian through many centuries.
We enjoy helping with the organisation and fundraising at the Annual Village Fair and Carol Singing around the village at Christmas.
As a church, we support many local and international charities through our giving.
In 2022, we conducted substantial re-ordering works. Photo’s taken during the works can be found here.
At All Saints, we are happy to be in such a wonderful village, and you are warmly invited to visit and join us.
About the Church of England
One of the Church of England’s strengths is its variety of styles of worship, all based on a firm foundation.
This foundation is an obvious combination of the authority of the Bible as the sacred text—the word of God—and the preaching of the word to this generation in the context of the sacraments, including communion, baptism, confirmation, and rites of passage such as marriage and death.
The beliefs of the Church of England are as follows:
- a belief that the Bible contains the core of all Christian faith and thought
- a commitment to serving the needs of the local parish community
- celebration of the sacraments ordained by Jesus – that of Baptism and Eucharist or Holy Communion
- a system of Church order that stems from ancient times and is focused in the ordained ministry of Bishop, Priest and Deacon,
- a firm commitment to the ministry of the whole people of God, lay and ordained together
- a way of Christian thinking that involves Scripture, Tradition and Reason held together in creative tension.
The Christian year begins with Advent, four Sundays before Christmas. Then Christmas comes and the birth of Christ is celebrated before the Wise Men arrive and the season of Epiphany takes over. Gifts are offered, and God guides us. Jesus is revealed. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with the solemn observation of Jesus entering the Wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights. Christians usually study more, pray harder, and focus earnestly on their faith and belief (rather than just giving up chocolate!) before the dramatic week of Holy Week finally arrives.
Psalm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday (the day Jesus died on the cross) come in quick succession. The night before Easter is celebrated with a vigil and a longing for the joy of the resurrection to be made real.
Easter is full of joy; new life is offered and replaces the darkness of death. Christians believe that Jesus overcomes death once and for all and offers all believers a way to salvation.
Then, after weeks of celebration and joy, Jesus departs on the Feast of the Ascension before the Church’s birthday is celebrated on the Feast of Pentecost.
So, to be an Anglican means that our pilgrimage takes us on an exciting and dramatic journey – covering every aspect of life and living. Conversion involves transformation.
The church only exists when human beings gather to worship the one true God through prayer, reading the Bible, and fellowship to celebrate the sacraments. The buildings are sacred spaces rather than the church itself!
