Welcome to the Parish Church of St Bartholomew Otford. St Barts is a fellowship where all are welcome to join us on our journey through life as we learn what it means to be followers of Jesus. Together we seek to worship God, deepen our faith in Him, support and encourage one another and show God’s love in our village community.
Located in the centre of the village, the Church welcomes people for regular and occasional services, as well as visitors from near and far. We have a congregation of all ages, with just over 100 on the Electoral Roll and our services reflect a variety of styles of worship.
The church is open every day for private prayer and the opportunity to light a candle.
Sunday Service Times
8am
Holy Communion (weekly)
10am
All Together Worship (first Sunday)
Holy Communion (second and fourth Sunday)
Morning Worship (third and fifth Sunday)
6:30pm
Evensong (first and third Sunday)
For more information about other services, click here.
What’s on
Messy Church Sunday 16th November at 3pm in the Church Centre
Following on from the Bible course we have decided this year to provide a self directed Advent course using materials from the Church of England.
The theme for Advent and Christmas revolves around the word Joy and they will be daily reflections and prayers available. We will post the reading for each day and a prayer on our Facebook page accompanied by art work from Korean illustrator and visual storyteller SunYoung Kim. Her faith based artwork reflects God’s love, hope, and the beauty of nature.
The daily reflections based on the Advent antiphons can be found on the Everyday faith app
Everyday Faith App – App Store
Alternatively you can purchase the O Come Emmanuel book that includes the readings, prayers, reflections and artwork for each day of advent.
https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/books/9781781405192/o-come-emmanuel
There will be an Advent group Whats App to be able to have a space to discuss the readings and art work and encourage one another. Please let either Clive in the office or Rev Kelly know if you would like to join this.
