Welcome to the Milborne Benefice
in the Bruton and Cary Deanery in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Email: milborneportchurch@gmail.com
Administrator: Helen Solomon 01963 250248
Safeguarding Officer: Nicki Edwards 0789 446 0065
The Milborne Benefice is now in a vacancy following the departure of our Priest in Charge Rev Rona Stuart-Bourne. For information on future progress including advertising for a new priest please see the Vacancy page.
We are a Benefice of 8 churches in 5 parishes.
Please see Our Churches for more information.
Pew News Application Form
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Services for the coming week
Sun 25 October Last after Trinity, Bible..
Colossians 3:12-17, Matthew 24:30-35
Tue 27 October
Wed 28 October
Forthcoming Events
Sunday 25 October 2:00 pm
Saturday 14 November 7:00 pm
Saturday 21 November 10:00 am
News
PHP Cyber-Security Problem Fixed
In recent days there have been reports in the press of a security problem with websites that use the PHP programming language. Many websites have been taken down to prevent being hacked. As some 70% of websites make use of PHP it was essential to ..
Photo Gallery
Saying goodbye to Rona
Rev Rona's last day as Priest-in-Charge started with a Benefice Holy Communion in St Johns Church attended by about 140 people, followed by a barbecue on the Church House lawn. A number of gazebos were obtained from Ven House supplemented by others from members of the congregation. Rev Rona was presented with gifts from the congregation.
Rectory Letters
A Letter from Susan Wales October 2026
Nicki Edwards, the Milborne Benefice Liaison Officer, explained last month that we have entered a “period of vacancy” following Rev. Rona’s departure. Whilst we search for a new priest for St John’s and the other churches ..
Safeguarding
We follow the guidelines set down by the Church of England. The Benefice safeguarding officer is Mrs Nicki Edwards
Bible Readings
To see the text of any reading from the Bible please enter the Book and chapter number in the form below and click on..
Magazines
Milborne Port Magazine October 2026
with church services in the Milborne Benefice and news, events and information from village organisations.
Parish Giving
If you would like an easy new way to give money to your parish, have a look at this new scheme that is now available for..
Prayers
Below is a list of prayers for specific dates or events. Please click on any title to view the prayer.
Events
25 Oct Sea Shanty Afternoon
Regional Folk Songs and Songs of the Sea performed by Cornish acapella singing group, Foresail Shanty Group, 2 to 4pm Tickets £10 from Wayne’s or on the door (cash only) Interval with ..
Our Churches
There are eight churches in five parishes in our benefice, located close to the Somerset/Dorset border.