Volunteering

Join Our Mission: volunteer with St. Alfege Church

Partner with us to enhance the visitor experience, preserve our heritage, and extend a helping hand to those in need. We welcome your diverse talents and dedication to serve.

We offer diverse volunteer roles with flexible hours to align with your interests and availability. Find meaningful ways to contribute to our church community and the broader Greenwich neighbourhood.

We are pleased to share the great news that Andrea Bashford, Alison Fisher, Ann Foster and Susan Jenvey, our Social History Researchers: The Pew List volunteer group, won the Best Team at the London Heritage Volunteer Awards 2024! This is a fantastic achievement and we are incredibly proud of our volunteers.

LHVA

Current Opportunities

	Heritage Ambassadors We keep St Alfege Church open every day for visitors to come and explore our heritage. If you would like to help us, then this volunteer opportunity is for you! Download the role description and how to apply here.
	Heritage Tour Guide We deliver tours to school groups and the general public. If you would like to train to deliver these tours then this role is for you. Download the role description and how to apply here.
	Meals for the Homeless We have a group which meets once a fortnight in our hall to produce single portion fresh frozen meals for the 999 club in Deptford. We are looking for helpers! Please fill out the enquiry form below and we’ll put you in touch with the lead person involved.
	Supporting our Worship There are opportunities to support our worship services as welcomers, altar servers, readers, intercessors, flower arrangers, choir members, and on our hospitality team for after-service refreshments. It's best to come along and worship with us for a while and then consider how you might assist. Please fill out the enquiry form below and we’ll put you in touch with the lead person involved.

If you'd like to know more or have any questions, please fill out the enquiry form below. One of our team will get back to you. Thank you.

Enquiry Form

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Message:

One of our team will get back to you. Thank you.

Hello and welcome to St Alfege. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn about planning a visit.
Click to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

Services at St Alfege Church

We have a range of Sunday and weekday services at St Alfege, including daily prayer, children's services, Lugandan fellowship, Taizé and Evensong. Everyone is welcome to our services.

Please email Wendy Foreman if you would like to sign up for a regular e-newsletter with information about worship, music, heritage and other activities.

Updated service times are always available on the homepage of this website.

Sunday Services

Sunday 8am, Holy Communion (BCP)
This is a said communion service in church according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer lasting about 35 minutes. It is quiet and contemplative. The congregation normally gathers at a local coffee shop after the service. Please note this service does not take place in August.

Sunday 10am, Parish Eucharist

This is a full, sung communion service attended by up to 200 people in the congregation every week. The service, from Common Worship, includes a sermon and cathedral-standard singing with St Alfege Church Choir. Many volunteers are involved in welcoming, reading and serving. This service lasts about an hour and ten minutes and uses traditional language on most Sundays.

This service is broadcast live on our YouTube Channel, @StAlfegeChurch. You do not have to sign up or log in, and we do not broadcast the distribution of communion.

Children's Church gathers for worship in the Church Hall during term time.

Refreshments are offered in the hall after the service, and everyone is welcome.

Sunday 4pm, Choral Evensong (monthly)
Join us for Choral Evensong which is sung on the last Sunday of every month at 4pm (excluding August) and lasts for about an hour. Enjoy the beauty of language and music in cathedral-style evensong according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer with St Alfege Choir led by Director of Music, Joshua Ryan. Please note that there is no Choral Evensong in August. However there is a special Bell Ringers' Evensong on Sunday 30 August at 4pm.

Sunday 3pm, Okutendereza mu Luganda (monthly)
A service in Lugandan is held every second Sunday of the month at 3pm in the church. This is an Anglican service organised and led by Okutendereza mu Luganda, a fellowship of Lugandan speakers from Uganda and Rwanda. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday 5:30pm, Abide (monthly)

A contemplative service on the first Sunday of every month at 5.30pm featuring silence, liturgy, prayers and music from the Taize and Northumbria Communities, and lasting for about 45 minutes. Please note that there is no Abide service in August.

Weekday services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am, Morning Prayer

A said service of prayer and Bible reading, lasting approximately 20 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church.

Thursday 8am, Holy Communion

A said service of Holy Communion, lasting approximately 40 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church. Please note that this service does not take place in August.