This website uses required cookies to perform essential website functions and to provide the services. For example, cookies are used to improve performance, route traffic between web servers, detect the size of your screen, determine page load times, improve user experience, and for audience measurement. These cookies are necessary for our websites to work.
A welcoming Church of England parish church at the heart of Welwyn Garden City. Sunday Holy Communion at 10am, and a warm welcome for everyone - newcomers especially.
What's on at St Mary Magdalene this week - services, gatherings and groups open to the whole community.
View All EventsLong-running groups that meet at St Mary Magdalene week in, week out - open to everyone in the local area.
Explore Church Life
St Mary Magdalene Church hosts the "There is a Solution" Alcoholics Anonymous meeting every Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Find support in Welwyn Garden City.
Looking for Girlguiding Rainbows and Brownies in WGC? St Mary Magdalene is a wonderful place where girls can have fun, learn new things, and make great friends
St Mary Magdalene: A community hub offering hospitality, the Compassionate Cafe (with Isabel Hospice), AA meetings & Brownies.
St Mary Magdalene Church and the Parish Centre - both at the heart of community life in Welwyn Garden City.
The parish church at the heart of Welwyn Garden City - a place of worship, prayer and community gathering since the town's earliest days. Open for regular services, weddings, christenings and quiet visits.
Adjacent to the church, the Parish Centre hosts community groups, social events and is available to hire for parties, meetings and classes. Bright, accessible, with kitchen and parking on site.
Christenings, weddings, funerals and other life events celebrated at the heart of our church family.
Explore Services
Getting married? Learn about Banns of Marriage, the legal requirement for Church of England weddings. Find out how to arrange yours at St Mary Magdalene WGC.
Explore Church of England Christenings (Baptism) at St Mary Magdalene, Welwyn Garden City. Find out how we welcome children & adults into the Christian faith.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Welwyn Garden City, offers compassionate Church of England funerals for everyone. Find support and arrange a personal service with us.
Plan your beautiful, spiritual church wedding at St Mary Magdalene, Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire). Personalised Anglican services. Enquire today.
A welcome from the priest in charge of St Mary Magdalene.
Every person is loved by God. That message is at the heart of what we believe, and what we live out together in worship, in friendship and in service to our community. Whoever you are, and whatever you bring with you, you'd be welcome.
Revd Ryan
The clergy, staff and volunteers who keep parish life running.
Priest in Charge
Church Warden, Safeguarding Officer
Church Warden
Member of PCC, Data Protection Officer
Updates from the parish, the diocese, and our community partners - stay close to what's happening.
View All NewsLight, accessible halls in Welwyn Garden City available to hire for parties, meetings and community groups.
View Spaces
Discover the Upper Room in the Church, Welwyn Garden City, a bright, airy, and versatile venue perfect for groups, meetings, events, and private gatherings.
Hire the accessible Parish Centre in Hall Grove, WGC. Bright & versatile space for up to 30. Includes kitchen, accessible toilet & exclusive on-site car park.
Local charities, schools and faith communities we partner with to serve the people of Welwyn Garden City.
Quick answers to the questions newcomers and visitors ask most often.
Our main Sunday service is Holy Communion at 10am, and lasts about an hour.
You'll be welcomed at the door. Sit wherever you like. The service follows a set order, and everything you need to follow along is on the screen.
We sing a mix of traditional and contemporary hymns, hear readings from the Bible, and there's a short sermon teaching about them and their relevance to our lives today. We pray for the world, the church, and people in need. We share a sign of peace with each other, and then share Holy Communion — bread and wine, in remembrance of Jesus and as a way of meeting him together.
When it's time for Communion, everyone is welcome to come forward. If receiving Communion is part of your practice, you're welcome to receive it here. If not, come forward anyway and you'll receive a blessing instead — just cross your arms as you come up to the communion rail. The same is true for children: they can receive Communion if that's their practice, or come forward for a blessing. If you'd rather stay in your seat, that's completely fine too — please just let the welcomer know and Communion will be brought to you.
Afterwards, there's tea, coffee and cake at the back of the church. You're very welcome to stay, and equally welcome to slip away if you'd rather.
