St John's this Week

Sun 6 Sep 10:30am	Communion Service (Luke 19:10 - Jesus’ mission) Graham Powell is leading the service and Matt Lee is preaching
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Sun 6 Sep 6:30pm	Evening Service (Exodus 24 - the covenant) Matt Lee is leading the service and Steven Lee is preaching
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The Bereavement Journey - Starts Tuesday 29th September

The Bereavement Journey® is an award-winning series of films and discussion that gently guides adults bereaved at any time, through the varied ways grief and bereavement can impact, enabling them to process the implications for themselves and discern next steps.

Beginning on Tuesday 29^th September 2026 and running for 7 weeks (excl. 3^rd November), two separate courses will be available at St John’s – one in the afternoon (3.30pm – 5.30pm) and one in the evening (7.30pm – 9.30pm).

Book for the afternoon session HERE
Book for the evening session HERE

If you would like to know more about this 7-week course, please speak to Gillian Mannouch on 07794586608 or email her on gillian@stjohnswimborne.org.uk.

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25/08/2026

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Church family news

Update your profile on Hubb with a photo

As we await our new Vicar's arrival in October, it would be helpful if as many people as possible were able to upload a head and shoulder photo to their Hubb profile. This will really help Tim to get to know our church family.

Making the Conservatory easier to chat in!

If you’ve ever tried to have a conversation in the Conservatory after a busy Sunday service, you’ll probably know the problem: it can get rather noisy! Read on to see how we are addressing this...

Ride and Stride - Saturday 12th September

Do you enjoy cycling? Would you like to get to know others in the church as part of a relaxing day out? Then please join us for the RIDE and STRIDE event on Saturday 12 September

Lever-arch files available!

We are sorting out in the office and have a lot of lever-arch files going spare. If you would like any, please contact the office or pop by during opening hours.

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Friday 25th September

Please put 25th September into your diaries when we will reopen for our Macmillan Coffee Morning. A plant sale/swap and jam, jelly and chutney sale will also be running from the small lounge. Please come and support us!

Women's Brunch - Saturday 19th September

All ladies are welcome to our Women’s Brunch on Saturday 19 September from 10am-12noon. We will celebrate harvest with a simple craft, a quiz and a short talk from Lis Fleming. Sign-up in church on Sundays 6th and 13th September. £5 p/p.

100 days of prayer

During the autumn we will welcome our new vicar Tim Partridge and his family. Below are some suggestions for prayer as we prepare for a new season in the life of our church family.

Lunch Club - Can you help with the weekly shop?

Can you help? Lunch Club is seeking someone to do the weekly shop, either online or in person. The shopping would need to be delivered/done by Monday prior to lunch on a Tuesday.

Flowers in Church - Our flower team is shrinking!

We would be very pleased to welcome some new faces to the team. You don’t have to be an ‘expert’, just have a love of flowers and be willing to enhance the church for Sunday services. Please speak to Debbie Tudor-Thomas or Janet Lee.

Compass - Thursday 3rd September, 2.30-4pm

COMPASS will be back for their Autumn term on Thursday 3rd September. The new Autumn programme is available in the foyer.

Creation Care: Laura's Summer Diary

During the summer months, my family thought it might be fun to share what we are doing to reduce our carbon footprint.

Other news

God is an Englishman - Wimborne Minster - Thursday 3rd September

Christianity and the creation of England.

Light up Dorset - Saturday 17th October

Something is stirring across Dorset...

Light Up Dorset - Prayer App

Jurassic Coastal Walk for East Cliff Rotary

100 Miles for Charity in biteable chunks over 4 months! Join a 100-mile charity walk along Dorset's stunning coastline, open to Rotary clubs, churches, family, friends, and anyone wishing to participate at their own pace and ability.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Our new Vicar, Revd Tim Partridge, joins us at the end of October - it will be a pleasure to welcome him, his wife Abby, and their three children to the church family.

Nigel Day and Paul Wareham (Churchwardens)