Welcome to the website of the Parish of Merton Priory in South Wimbledon, London SW19. We welcome and encourage all people to worship God with us. Whether or not you are new to the area, you are most welcome to join us in our acts of worship and share in our Anglican tradition.

The Merton Priory Team consists of three churches, details of which are on the following websites: Christ Church, Colliers Wood, St John the Divine, Merton, and Holy Trinity & St Peter, South Wimbledon.

Mary's first eucharist
Thank you to everyone who came to and contributed to the wonderful Team service on 5 July as Mary presided at her first eucharist. The service was followed by a delicious BBQ in the sun – thank you to everyone invovled. A video of the service can be found on the Team YouTube channel.

(19 July 2026)

Parish Safeguarding Team
We would like to recruit another member for our Parish Safeguarding Team to be based at Holy Trinity. If you might be interested in joining the team, please speak to Mark for further information.
(5 July 2026)

First Communion preparation
We are planning First Communion preparation in the autumn (six sessions, from September to November) for children in school year 3 (from September 2026) and upwards. The admission to communion service will be on 22 November at 10.30 a.m. at Christ Church. Please speak to a member of the clergy if your child is interested.
(28 June 2026)

Confirmation preparation
There will also be Confirmation preparation in the autumn for children in school year 7 (from September 2026) and upwards and for adults. The confirmation service will be on 22 November in the afternoon or evening at St Matthew's, Wimbledon. Please speak to a member of the clergy if you or your child is interested.
(28 June 2026)

Bible Study
The next Bible Study will be on Thursday, 23 July at 7.30 p.m. at Holy Trinity. The topic will be Scriptures and the Afterlife. All are welcome!
(5 July 2026)

God in the Pub
There will be no God in the Pub in July or August. It will return on Sunday, 6 September.
(5 July 2026)

The way forward for St John's
We are establishing a working group with representatives from all three churches to look at the growth of St John's and future team working. We want to discern the best way forward for St John's and look at how our governance and structures could be constituted to make us more efficient, collaborative and effective to serve God's mission in our parish. If you are interested in joining this group, please speak to the clergy or churchwardens.
(7 June 2026)

Team Eucharists in August
We will continue our custom from previous years of having one Eucharist for the Team across Sundays in August with the service beginning at 10.30 a.m. These will be at Christ Church on 2 August, St John's on 9 August and Holy Trinity on 16 August. Our normal morning pattern resumes on 23 August, but see the next notice about changes to service times.
(5 July 2026)

Changes to Eucharist times
After the Team services in August, the morning Eucharist at Holy Trinity will start at 10.30 a.m. This will be the new time for the service at Holy Trinity.
Starting in September, the morning Eucharist at Christ Church will start at 11.00 a.m. This will be the new regular time for the service at Christ Church.
(19 July 2026)

Faith in Action
Faith in Action have been told that they will have to vacate the Salvation Army building by the end of April 2027. If you know of other premises they could use or could help publicise their campaign please email team@mertonfaithinaction.org. To sign the petition to try and get the Salvation Army to reconsider their decision please add your name to the petition.
(3 July 2026)

Hannah's licensing service
For those who haven't yet seen it, a video of Hannah's licensing service is on the Team YouTube channel.
(21 June 2026)