Access to St Mary’s is currently restricted due to coronavirus. There is a service in church each Sunday morning and the church is open for private prayer on Wednesdays and Sundays from 2 till 4pm.  A selection of online services is also on offer at St Mary's and around the team.  Find out more here.

St Mary's is the Anglican parish church in the historic market town of Saffron Walden in north west Essex. Committed to the welcome and safeguarding of all, we are a community of all ages and backgrounds who worship God in a wide range of services. Our mission is to share God's love and to invite everyone to follow Jesus Christ with us. Ours is a beautiful church where the Christian faith has been celebrated for over 800 years, and which has a strong musical tradition and a large choir. We are one of the 12 churches within the Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry.

We are committed to safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding. For more information and for details of our Parish Safeguarding Representatives, please see the Safeguarding page of our website.

In normal times our church is open every day of the year from around 8.30am until about 6.00pm or dusk if earlier.