The earliest recorded incumbent of Snape was Sir William de
Rurcham whose
appointment was in 1240. There have been many internal as well as
external alterations and restorations since then. The most recent of
significance have been the rebuilding of the East wall in 1920 and the
installation of a new organ together with improvements to the balcony
and vestry at the millennium.
The treasure of the church,
despite some mutilation in the past, is undoubtedly the font, which
was made around 1500 and was at one time gilded.
Visitors are also attracted by the East
window,
designed and made in 1920 by Mary Lowndes and carrying in its lower
middle panel a representation of Snape Bridge, as it then was, with
a Thames barge in the foreground.
Visitors from all over the world,
as the entries to the visitors’ book indicate, come to Snape
Church. They and those who follow them, whether local residents or
holidaymakers, are most welcome whether they come to services or
merely to enjoy the calm and peace of their surroundings.
A typical monthly pattern of worship at Snape Church is:
1st Sunday 11:00 am Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday 8:00 am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday 9:30 am Holy Communion
4th Sunday 11:00 am All Age Worship
5th Sunday 6:30 pm Choral Evensong
Morning Prayer is said every Friday morning at 9:00 am
Details of any changes to the above and mid-week services will be found in the Benefice Magazine ‘Ebb & Flow’, on the Church notice board and in the Parish notice board in the Street.
Other activities include the Edward Bear Club for under fives and their mothers. There is also a benefice-wide Women’s Guild.
The Church is open to visitors during daylight hours. Our bookstall has cards and publications on many aspects of faith, prayer and meditation for sale.
| Church Wardens | Mrs Elizabeth Langley Beulah Cottage Sandy Lane Snape |
01728 688631 |
| PCC Hon Secretary | Mr John
Waddell Snape House Snape |
01728 688613 |
| Rector | The Reverend Barrie
Slatter The Rectory, Stratford St Andrew |
01728 603180 |
The Ministry Team in the Alde Benefice
| Ordained Local Minister: | The Reverend
Nigella
Youngs-Dunnett The Cottage, Nr the Post Office, Blaxhall |
01728 688660 |
| Reader: | Mrs Susan
Slatter The Rectory Stratford St Andrew |
01728 603180 |
| Lay Pastor | Mrs Anne Newman 4 Kingfisher Rise, Saxmundham |
01728 602610 |
| Lay Elder | Mrs Shirley
Leeks The Bungalow, Blaxhall |
01728 688220 |