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.

Team Eucharist and Annual Meeting at St John's on 18 May
This Sunday's morning Eucharist service will be a Team service at St John's, High Path, at 10.30 a.m. It will be followed by the Annual Parish Church Meeting, to which all church members are invited.
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2024 are now available. Please do look at them ahead of the Annual Meeting.
(16 May 2025)

Merton Interfaith Walk
A Merton Interfaith Walk will take place on Saturday 31 May starting at 10 a.m. from Merton Civic Centre. It is a 5 km walk around local Merton faith sites raising money for Merton Homelessness Project – Faith in Action. The walk will finish around 4 p.m. at the Shree Ghanapathy Temple (you are free to leave at any point) having visited six local faith sites including the Baitul Futuh Mosque and Wimbledon Spiritualist Church. Details can be found here.
(18 May 2025)

Diocesan Synod
Mark Eminson and Desmond Davies both sit on Diocesan Synod. A summary of the last meeting on 22 March is available here. There were important updates on Diocesan Finance, Safeguarding, Racial Justice and Modern Slavery and Bishop Christopher's Presidential Address.
(6 April 2025)

Singing Together
If you are interested in helping with music at services on an occasional basis, we are looking for more people to join our list of musicians. Solos, groups, all ages and all instruments welcomed! If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch with Mark or Alison.
(11 May 2025)

Confirmation
Calling any secondary-age children and adults who might be interested in exploring taking the next step in their faith in confirmation this year. We are hosting a service at Christ Church on Monday, 16 June, with preparation beginning after Easter. Do have an initial chat with Alison or Mark.
(2 March 2025)

Curacy News
Mary Kilikidi will be joining the Team in mid-June to train as a Curate. Mary is Russian of Greek heritage and she spent most of her adult life in Russia. She studied theology and philosophy in Moscow prior to moving to Devon in 2021. In 2022 she started her training at Westcott House. Coming from Orthodox and Lutheran traditions, Mary is interested in ecumenism and hopes to use her knowledge and experience in her ministry. Mary is passionate about inclusion and has done some work in this field at her church attachment in Cambridge. Another passion of hers is trauma theology and learning the ways of how a church community can become trauma-informed and how it can serve those who have experienced trauma. Mary co-authored a liturgical book for trauma-informed and trauma-oriented worship which is expected to be published in summer 2025. In her free time Mary likes travelling and is interested in photography and history. Mary is excited about serving as a curate at Merton Priory and is looking forward to serving the community.
(14 February 2025)