Church of St John the Baptist, Snape, IP17 1QW
The picture above is from the excellent
© Suffolk Churches website.
A larger view is here on the history page.
Visitors from all over the world, as the entries to the visitors’ book indicate, come to Snape Church. They and those who follow them, whether local residents or holidaymakers, are most welcome whether they come to services or merely to enjoy the calm and peace of their surroundings.
The Church is open to visitors during daylight hours. See here about its history.
The monthly service pattern of worship at Snape Church is usually:
Every Friday morning at 9:00 am — Morning Prayer
Second Sunday in the month at 9:30 am — Holy Communion (CW)
Fourth Sunday in the month at 8:00 am — Holy Communion (BCP)
Fifth Sunday in the month at 6:30 pm — Choral Evensong
Details of any changes to the above, and mid-week services, can be found in the insert to the monthly Alde River Benefice magazine Ebb and Flow,
on the Church noticeboard and on the Parish noticeboards in the village — the location of each board is marked on our Map 2 with an "N".
The next Choral Evensong and any extra services also appear in the What's On section of this website.
Other principal Benefice services on Sundays are listed here.
| ALDE RIVER BENEFICE CHURCHES | ||||||||
| (All churches are within 5 miles/8km of Snape Bridge.) | ©Sfk | |||||||
| W3W | Chs | |||||||
| St John the Baptist | Farnham Road/Church Road corner | Snape | IP17 | 1QW | map | info | ⬇︎ | |
| St Mary's (Benhall) | Deadmans Lane | Benhall | IP17 | 1JL | map | info | ||
| St Peter's | Church Road | Blaxhall | IP12 | 2DW | map | info | ||
| St Mary's (Farnham) | Church Hill | Farnham | IP17 | 1LA | map | info | ||
| All Saints | The Street | Great Glemham | IP17 | 2DA | map | info | ||
| St Andrew's | Church Road | Little Glemham | IP13 | 0BH | map | info | ||
| St Mary Magdalene | Church Hill | Sternfield | IP17 | 1RS | map | info | ||
| REDUNDANT 1992, now a private residence | ||||||||
| St Andrew's | Great Glemham Road | Stratford St Andrew | IP17 | 1LJ | map | info | ||
| SNAPE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL | ||||
| Rector / Chair | Rev. Rachel | Cornish | e: rev.rachelcornish@gmail.com t: 01728 768 136 | |
| The Rectory, Gt Glemham Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham, IP17 1LJ | ||||
| Churchwarden | Brian | Boulton | Old School House, Farnham Road, Snape, IP17 1QW t: 01728 688 999 | |
| Secretary | Graham | Woodcock | e: graham.woodcock2@btinternet.com t: 01728 688 705 | |
| Treasurer | Alan | Edwards | e: edwards815@btinternet.com t: 01728 688 502 | |
| Benefice Adminstrator | Ann | Boulter | e: annlesley.granger@gmail.com t: 01728 831 485 | |
| Benefice Safeguarding Officers and the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser are listed on the noticeboard by the Church gate. | ||||