Welcome to Latimer Minster
We are a community of followers of Christ living out a pattern of life together; sanctuary, refectory, road. The Minster is geographically based at Stampwell Farm, HP92XD, here we are creating a sacred centre of prayer, worship, conservation and sustainability where people can encounter the living God in community.
Minsters have always been centres for worship, prayer, work, and teaching as well as extensive missionary activity and leadership training in England, since the Celts brought the gospel to our shores.
Latimer Minster often hosts public events from Stampwell Farm, half way between Oxford and London and by major transport links like Heathrow Airport and the M25. We have gathered here on this 70 acre farm in different ways since 2012, which allows us to be deeply rooted in a specific place and embedded in the seasons and soil of an ancient farm which is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
The Minster has a concerted emphasis on disciple making, spiritual formation and practical experience. We are the home of a network of micro churches, small groups of committed disciples and we also support larger forms of church too. We are committed to theological education, deep immersion in the scriptures and the importance of the preached word, and are looking for ways to support and develop new initiatives in Christian Mission.
Our associated ministries and projects support public theologians, churches and churchplants, the arts and innovation in sustainable mission. We also support several projects in the African continent.
Visitors are welcome to walk and pray at the farm, come for personal or team retreat and maybe join us for gatherings for worship such as ‘The Well’. You can find out more about our projects, partners and ministries through the rest of the website.
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Latimer Minster
Latimer Minster was planted in 2010 by Frog and Amy Orr-Ewing and a team who were invited by the Bishop of Buckingham to come and found a Minster. Since 2020 the Minster has been ecumenical although our roots and patterns are clearly Anglican. Stampwell Farm has been the physical home of Latimer Minster since 2012, and since 2014 we have had use of a big top Marquee and several barns for worship, mission, outreach and conservation.
From here we have helped support and launch numerous smaller charities, social enterprises, initiatives and churches throughout the UK and elsewhere in the world.
Through our partnership with Stampwell Farm, we have kept a Shepherds Hut for prayer and study open 24/7 behind the Big Top and there is a guided prayer walk across the cherry orchards open to anyone during daylight hours. With a strong emphasis on hospitality, innovation, conservation of the environment and the vitality of the Christian story, the fruit of the Minster is of meaningful relationships with God, our neighbours and our neighbourhoods.
The Latimer Minster team and partners currently facilitate and serve a variety of churches and networks each week locally, regionally and globally through online and app-based provision. Several of our team travel widely and speak and lecture in churches and Univeristy settings. To find out more or to enquire about one of our team speaking at your church service or event please click here.
Latimer Minster: Patterns of Life
Sanctuary
God is glorified through our worship, work and creativity.
The Minster is a community welcoming the presence of the Living God in sung worship, corporate and individual prayer, liturgy and poetry, the visual arts, creative work and creation care.
Refectory
People matter to God and to us, every person is uniquely valued and welcomed often with food and definitely with good coffee (roasted on site at Stampwell by Nuach Coffee).
The Minster is a community of refuge from abuse, church politics, anxiety and the challenges we all face. Our homes are places of welcome and we believe in the principle of generosity.
Road
All of us come and go in our wok, our ministries and our family lives. The Minster is a home to return to and a dynamic community of moving parts and people. We value planting, we value itinerant ministry, we prioritise going, preaching, broadcasting and we are committed to our relational networks around the world.
Latimer Minster Theological Values
Discover more about our mission and theological values.
Latimer Minster
Stampwell Farm, Chalfont St Peter, Beaconsfield HP9 2XD, United Kingdom
Postal address: Applebarn, Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RH