St. Luke’s Church

Vicar: Rev. Mandy Carr

01892 890256 daphne@parishoffice.info

St Luke’s is part of the United Benefice with St Mary's Lamberhurst and is in Paddock Wood Deanery in the Anglican Diocese of Rochester. It is a Grade 2 listed building, built between 1874 and 1876. Situated two miles north east of Tunbridge Wells on the B2160, the church is on the outskirts of the village. The church is in the Gothic style and consists of a chancel, nave, south aisle, north porch and low western tower containing one bell, seating approximately 230 people. Parish meetings and events are held in Matfield Village Hall, which is a modern accessible venue with car parking further in to the village.

Matfield as a village church is a eucharistically centred broad-based church and reflects a traditional Anglican ethos, with the first Sunday of the month an All Age Service including modern music. It tries to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of belief and biblical interpretation, and people of all Christian denominations are invited to share in the Eucharist. There is an open policy on Baptism and all Baptisms take place monthly within the main Sunday morning service. At present children do not receive Communion before Confirmation.

Services

1st Sunday 9.15am Parish Communion with children

6.30pm Evensong (BCP)

2nd Sunday 11am Parish Eucharist

3rd Sunday 11am Parish Eucharist

4th Sunday 11am Parish Eucharist

5th Sunday is alternately either 8am or 10am Joint “Come Together” Service with St Mary’s Lamberhurst

There is a mid-week said celebration of the Eucharist on Wednesdays at 10 am.

Youth

The children’s CoOL Club meet at Matfield Village Hall at 10.45 on all Sundays except the first Sunday in the month, when they join their parents in Church for the All Age Service at 9.15am.