Hartford Hundred West is a group of five Hertfordshire churches in the Diocese of St Albans: Bayford, Brickendon, Essendon, Little Berkhamsted and Ponsbourne (Newgate Street).
Our ministry team is led by Rector Theresa Musiwacho, who is assisted by four lay leaders of worship: Phil Ryan, Solomon Musiwacho, Trish McKellar and Colin Rees.
Our style of worship is informal. The main Sunday services, which are in modern English, are Holy Communion and Family Service, which is a simple short service for all ages, for those with or without Faith. In the summer there is also a service of Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer with hymns and modern language intercessions on one Sunday a month at Essendon. And there is a weekly traditional Holy Communion on Wednesday mornings at Essendon, using the Book of Common Prayer. Everyone welcome!
The times and venues for our services and events vary; please click on Calendar to see what’s on.
Please click on About Us and then Who’s Who or Contact us to see the contact details for the Office, Rector, Lay Leaders, and other officers. Any of them would be pleased to hear from you if you have a question and cannot find the answer here.
We celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ with joy and reverence at Hartford Hundred Churches this year. The four Services at Ponsbourne, Little Berkhamsted, Bayford and Essendon were well attended with people of all ages and families. At the end people mixed and had a chat before they left for their homes. At Little Berkhamsted children enjoyed the Easter hunt afterwards.
Children from Essendon met in Church on Good Friday to create this beautiful Easter garden led by Pauline Alleyne.
The Easter Garden was then more useful during Easter Sunday Service during the Easter Drama Sermon.
Thank you all for your support and prayers.
Reverend Theresa Musiwacho and Reverend Iain Lane
Weddings, Baptisms and other matters
Saturday Registration is held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 10.00 am to 11.30 am at Little Berkhamsted Church. If you, or someone you know is interested in a wedding or baptism, or just have a question for our Rector we will be happy to see you.
All are welcome, you do not need an appointment, just turn up.
Hartford Hundred West Group of Churches
is working with the St Albans Diocese to
house Ukrainian families locally. Click here
for more information about hosting and helping those who host, or contact hartfordhundredukraine@gmail.com.
The monthly Parish Magazine contains all the church and village news from our parishes. The magazine is free to view or download – click here. You can also receive a printed copy for 80p, or printed copies for a year for £8. Please contact Cas Blackman at editor@parishmagazine.org to purchase.
It would be wonderful if you would consider making a difference by donating to us to help with our day to day running costs and ministry. Thank you.