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Welcome to the home of
Pear Tree Church, Bitterne and
St Mark's Church, Woolston
in Southampton

Pear Tree Church in the Ocean City of Southampton is the oldest Anglican Church anywhere in the world - being the first church built (1618) and consecrated (1620) after the Reformation.

400 years on Pear Tree Church still seeks to serve the people of Southampton.

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Pear Tree and St Mark's Church Services 2026

Sunday 8th March
10am Parish Communion at St Mark's Church
Sunday 15th March
10am Mothering Sunday Parish Worship at Pear Tree Church
Sunday 22nd March
10am Parish Communion at St Mark's Church
Sunday 29th March
10am Parish Worship at St Mark's Church (Palm Sunday)
Thursday 2nd April
6.30pm Maundy Thursday Communion at Pear Tree Church
Friday 3rd April
10.30am Good Friday Service on Pear Tree Green
Followed by Hot Cross Buns in the Church Hall
Friday 3rd April
2.30pm Service at the Cross at St Mark's Church
Saturday 4th April
8pm Service of Light at St Mark's Church
Sunday 5th April
9.30am Easter Day Parish Communion at Pear Tree Church
11am Easter Day Parish Communion at St Mark's Church

Prayer For Today

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Pear Tree Church are very grateful to the National Churches Trust and Wolfson Foundation for their grants towards the cost of repairs to the Lady Chapel ceiling.

https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/

Sunday 23rd November
A Service of Confirmation and Dedication was held
at St Mark's Church, led by the Bishop of Southampton,
The Right Reverend Rhiannon King.
Congratulations to Amy, Michelle and Emily on their Confirmation

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Like all Church of England Churches we receive no support from the government or local authority.
We are solely responsible for the maintenance of Pear Tree Church and its ministry so we are grateful for any financial support that we receive.

Pear Tree Church celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2021, one year later than planned due to the COVID pandemic.
Check out the Projects that we managed to complete and the anniversary celebrations.

PEARTREE400 Anniversary Projects & Events

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St Mary-Over-The-Water: The Story of the Jesus Chapel

by Dr Cheryl Butler

In September 1620 the Jesus Chapel was the first Church since the Reformation to be consecrated

using a new Anglican service specially written by Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester.

This book tells the history of the Chapel and its Parish over the last 400 years.

To Purchase the Book

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