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St Michel du Valle

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Vale

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909-year heritage (1117)

Story

Christian community on the site since c.600 AD. Benedictine priory established c.968 AD by monks from Mont Saint-Michel. Present church dedicated 1117. Priory fell into disuse c.1414. Six bells recast 1891 by John Warner & Sons London. Clock with four faces installed 1898 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Church records date back to 1580. Services were partly in French until the 1920s.

St Michel du Valle is the Church of England parish church of Vale, of moderate Catholic tradition, dedicated in 1117 on a site of Christian worship since c.600 AD. A Benedictine priory was established here c.968 AD by monks from Mont Saint-Michel. The church provides regular Eucharist, Morning Prayer, and Bible Study, as well as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and bell ringing. Room hire is available at Vale Church Hall and the Norman Room. The church sits within the Diocese of Salisbury and the Deanery of Guernsey. —

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Church & parish hall hire

Church and parish hall hire for events, meetings and functions.

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Church hall administrator · Room hire

ServicesVale Church Hall, Maraitaine Road / Croix du Bois, Vale, GY3 5TD — 2 function rooms, stage, piano, kitchen, ample parking

Quick facts

Established
1117 · 909 years
Years of experience
Over 1000 Years

People9

  • Revd Beverley Hervé — Rector, since 2023
  • Mrs. Jennifer Lockwood — Safeguarding Officer
  • Mike Bubb — Rector's Warden & Tower Captain
  • Steve De Carteret — Treasurer
  • Jennifer Lockwood — Safeguarding Officer
  • Beverley Linnecor — Pastoral Care & Magazine
  • Jane Goddard — Sunday School
  • Nicky David — Tower Secretary
  • Revd Beverley Herve — Rector

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  • Church services (Eucharist, Morning Prayer, Bible Study)
  • Bell ringing

Visiting & access

Parking
Ample parking at church hall; grass parking at Norman Room

Hours

Sunday 8:00am Said Eucharist (30 min), Sunday 10:30am Parish Eucharist (1 hour+), 3rd Sunday 10:30am All Age Eucharist; Tuesday & Thursday 8:30am Morning Prayer (not 1st Tue); Wednesday 9:30am Said Eucharist, 10:00am Bible Study

Contact

Phone
+44 1481 244088
Email
rector@valechurch.gg
Website
valechurch.gg
Social
Address
L'Ancresse, Vale, Guernsey, GY3 5SF

History2

Key dates and recorded company events for St Michel du Valle.

  • 1891—Six bells recast by John Warner & Sons London
  • 1898—Clock with four faces installed for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

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