Croeso ~ Welcome
to St Brynach’s Church, Nevern

Nevern is a rural village in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The surrounding land is devoted largely to agriculture. The church was founded by St Brynach in 540A.D., and the present building dates from around 1400.

Our congregation has a strong dedication and commitment to our faith. We are an active and outward-reaching community, with activities and social events throughout the year.

Our vicar is the Revd. Emma Kendall. She has responsibility for the churches at Nevern, Newport and Dinas. (And is a Cordon Bleu Chef, has written and directed theatre, as well as being experienced in youth work, teaching, and team development.)

Church Services

We hold services on most Sundays at 9:30a.m., though there are occasional joint services with other churches in the area. Please check our Calendar. Services are conducted by Revd. Emma, our Focal Minister Steve Watkins, and a rota of priests who are old friends of the Church.

Visitors are always welcome to our services. If you come early, you will hear our magnificent bells ringing from about 9am. After the service, we often meet for coffee in the church hall.

Parking – The proprietors of the Trewern Arms (a 5 minute walk just across the bridge) have kindly agreed that we can park there. Parking space immediately around the church is limited. (Map)

Toilets – There are conveniences in the Church Hall, which is just across the road by the main entrance, and also behind the Village Hall on the way from the Trewern Arms.

Visit St Brynach’s

The Vitalianus Stone with both Latin and 5th Century Ogham Script

The church is open throughout the day. In addition to the opportunity for quiet contemplation, there are many interesting things to see both inside and outside the church and in the surrounding area: Ogham writing on the old stones, the Bleeding Yew, and nearby the castle and the Pilgrims’ Cross.

We are most grateful for donations from our visitors, who are often very generous. It costs roughly £75 per day to keep this beautiful historic place open, and although there are occasional grants for specific purposes, we do not generally receive money from the central church or the government or other outside body. Donations can be made by cash or card in the church, or here.

If you would like to come with a group, please contact the church wardens in advance. Please consider an appropriate donation. Also, we can if you wish arrange a guided tour of the church, castle, and village.

Maps, directions, and more about what to see>

Coffee mornings – Join us for tea or coffee and delicious cakes every Tuesday 10:30am-noon, in the church hall across the road from the church.

Pastoral Care

For home visits, weddings, funerals, or permissions please get in touch with our vicar, Revd. Emma Kendall (revemmakendall@gmail.com).

Contacts

Vicar:

Revd. Emma Kendall

07836 335619
revemmakendall@gmail.com

Focal Minister:

Steve Watkins

01239 820711
welshcountrymilk@aol.com

Church Wardens:

Ceri Phillips

01239 615230
cpphillips@hotmail.co.uk

Maggie Campbell

07741 242893
elsiemargaret@btinternet.com


Bell Ringing

We have a wonderful peal of 10 bells (plus 3 chiming bells). Visiting ringers are most welcome. We hold practices on Saturdays from 10:30, and Mondays from 7pm.

And if you’d like to try bell ringing – or just to find out more about it – we’d love to hear from you! It’s great exercise for the mind and body, as well as being very sociable. Not all of our ringers are church-goers.

Tower Captain. Pete Tombs petetombs87@gmail.com

Read more about the bells

Privacy Policy

You will not be surprised to know that we have always treated any information we have about anyone with the utmost care and confidentiality.  Such privacy matters to us and we therefore welcomed the General Data Protection Regulations that came into force in May 2018.

Click here for our Data Privacy Policy


We are delighted to acknowledge that the Heritage Lottery Fund has granted us a substantial award towards our  Tower & Bells Appeal.


Unless otherwise stated all photographs are the copyright of Peter Heard, Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society