The Church of England
Diocese of Salisbury
St James'
Church Southbroom, Devizes UK.
(WebSite Last Updated 24th July 1997)
St James' Church Southbroom serves as the Parish Church for the Eastern half of the town of Devizes. Devizes is a small market town of about 12,000 people, at the West end of the Marlborough Downs 25 miles from Bath and about the same distance from Salisbury. St James' is sited beside the Crammer, the ancient pond by the Green at Devizes thought to have been the hiding place used by the smugglers in the Moonraker legend.
The congregation of about 200 regular worshippers is very broad incorporating most strands of churchmanship. In addition to serving as the Parish Church for Southbroom and Roundway, St James' is also the home church to the Wiltshire Regiment.
Sunday Services:
8.00 am. Holy Communion (ASB Rite B)
10.30 am. Sung Eucharistic (ASB Rite A)
6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer (BCP 1662)Services throughout the Year.
The Church Building and its History.
The Friends of St JamesVisitors are most welcome at all our services. Coffee is served after the 10.30 service.
Church Activities:House Groups
Toddlers
Afternoon Fellowship
Children's Work
Bell Ringers
Music at St James'
St James' Church Southbroom exists first to serve God, particularly in the community of Devizes. That service is expressed in the individual lives of the members and in the corporate expression of worship each Sunday.
Prayers are offered daily for town, nation and the world. St James' as a congregation support the following Christian organisations in particular:
Amongst the Christian groups supported by individual members are:
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