About Us

St Paul’s is the Parish Church of Coven, a village of about four and a half thousand people in south Staffordshire. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield and under the sacramental and pastoral care of the Bishop of Oswestry from February 2023.

We are a welcoming, lively, faithful and committed group of people – young and old – who come together for worship on Sundays and Wednesday mornings.    St Paul’s Coven is a ‘Society parish’ which affirms the Five Guiding Principles.

St Paul’s Church is committed to Safeguarding and has adopted the National and Diocesan Safeguarding Policies. Our Safeguarding Coordinator is Janet Beeson and can be contacted on 07944775164.

The main parish Sung Eucharist takes place at 10.00 am each Sunday. Low Mass is held every Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. 

There is also a desire to work ecumenically with friends from the Methodist and Roman Catholic congregations whenever we can and the Good Friday Act of Witness through the village is an important and much valued occasion. Holy Week services at St Paul’s are open to members of the other congregations and are faithfully attended.

St Paul’s Coven is also very committed to supporting the work of our First School – St Paul’s CE [C] First School and there are opportunities for members of the congregation to serve as Foundation Governors and also to join in school based worship. The Parish Priest is a Governor of the school and regularly leads worship, including Mass, in school. Children, staff and parents regularly visit the church for worship throughout the year, including the Feast of St Paul as well as Harvest and Christmas. A  special service is held for children in Year 4 as they prepare to leave the school.

St Paul’s has an active and vibrant social life when friends from the village and beyond come together simply to enjoy being with one another. These occasions usually involve food and wine and much laughter! Together we are active in raising funds for the on-going life of the Church in the community.

As a community we love our church. We also love to welcome visitors. Should you wish to join us for prayer and worship, would like to come along to one of our social events, or if you think you would like to get married or have your child baptized in our church, then please contact our churchwardens. You will be made very, very welcome.