The Middlewinch Benefice is the name adopted for our group of churches  serving the parishes of:- East Winch (All Saints) with West Bilney (St. Cecilia) Middleton (St Mary) North Runcton (All Saints) West Winch (St Mary the Virgin) with Setchey (St Mary) Priest-in-Charge: Reverend Riaz Telephone: 01553 841519. E-mail rev.riazmubarak@gmail.com  The Revd Riaz is the Priest-in-Charge
of the Parishes of West Winch with Setchey, North Runcton, Middleton
and East Winch with West Bilney He was previously Vicar of St Luke's Abbottabad, Diocese of Peshawar in the Church of Pakistan. Riaz was licensed by the Bishop of Norwich on Thursday 3 April 2014 in the chapel at Bishop's House. The Bishop of Lynn led a service of welcome. On Sunday 6 April 2014, Rev. Mubarak, was installed at Middleton representing the West Winch benefice - now known as MIDDLEWINCH. An artcle about Rev. Riaz, descrbing how he came to join the ministry and how he is planning to engage with families in our benefice may be seen here.  Reader: Nell Steele telephone:- 01553 840814 email :- nellsteele@btinternet.com Reader: John Turner telephone:- 01553 840589 The visual Record of Norwich’s Medieval Churches, 1700-2017 Free Exhibition at Norfolk Record Office 21 August - 17 November 2017 The Benefice Churches West Bilney - St Cecilia Listed Building - GRADE II* St Cecilia is a closed church in the care of the Norfolk Churches Trust;the diocese permits up to three  To see more about the church go to St Cecilia All Saints at East Winch is the church of the combined parishes of East Winch and West Bilney; services are normally held there.  East Winch - All Saints Listed Building - GRADE II* Churchwarden: Janet Weavers telephone:- 01553 840510 Secretary: Janet Weavers telephone:- 01553 840510 Treasurer: Wendy Smith: telephone:- 01553 842281 Church Post Code PE32 1JZ Grid Reference TF 69091625 To see more about the church go to All Saints Open on Saturdays 10am - 4pm when BST in operation. All Saints at East Winch is effectively the church of the combined parishes of East Winch and West Bilney and most services are therefore held here. Middleton - St Mary  Listed Building - GRADE II* Churchwardens: Mr E Boon tel:- 01553 840320 tel:- 01553 840320 Church Post Code PE32 1RD Grid Reference TF 662159Open Dawn to Dusk North Runcton - All Saints Listed Building - GRADE I  Churchwardens: Mary Angelina tel:-01553 841519 Mr K Matthews tel:-01553 842265 Secretary:- Mrs Ann Matthewstel:- 01553 842265 Treasurer:- Mrs C Fox tel:- 01553 841435 Church Post Code PE33 0RB Grid Reference TF 646159Designed by Henry Bell, the architect also of the Custom House, King's Lynn. Built 1710-1720, after spire of older church fell on nave during a storm! Open Dawn to Dusk March - September West Winch - St Mary the Virgin  Churchwarden: Secretary:- Mrs S Cook telephone:- 01553 841269 Treasurer:- Mrs M Garford telephone: - 01553 840223 Church Post Code PE33 0QH Grid Reference TF 632158 14th century foundations, built of carrstone with ashlar dressings. Setchey - St Mary This building is no longer a church., though the adjacent burial ground still exists. Benifice Services are here Church Events are here Parish Magazines. There are two Parish magazines published within the Benefice. One covers the parishes of West Winch and Setchy, the other covers Middleton, North Runcton, East Winch & West Bilney. Both are titled "Parish News" - though they are not immmediately connected in any way. Editors are:- Middleton, N.Runcton, East Winch Chris Hudson- email: editorofparishnews@gmail.com Telephone: 01553 849725 West Winch, Setchey Duncan Garford- email: duncangarford@btinternet.com Telephone: 01553 840223 ___________________________________ Formerly, until April 2014 when there was a re-organisation, the Gayton Group of parishes included East Winch and West Bilney. With East Winch & West Bilney transferring to the Middlewinch Benefice, a new group was formed - The Gayton, Grimston and Massingham Benefice. THE GAYTON, GRIMSTON and MASSINGHAM TEAM BENEFICE
The Priest in Charge of the benefice is the Reverend Jane Holmes; you may contact her at jmh200@btinternet.com or telephone 01553 636227. Church Services, contact details and much else, may be seen on the benefice web site |