Views from the bell tower of St Mary Magdalene, Newport Road, MK15 9AA - click for larger view - taken by Brad
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Welcome
Our ecumenical Christian church of St Mary Magdalene, in Willen, was designed by Robert Hooke, after the Great Fire of London, and completed in 1680.
It is a living, breathing church, often dubbed the jewel of Milton Keynes. Hooke's only complete building outside London and still in regular use almost 350 years later.
Next door is our much loved Willen Hospice, founded with the help of our Sacred Mission (SSM) who used to reside nearby. The hospice choir practice in our church and the hospice help us with mowing the grass and making toilets available for our Sunday services.
Weekly Services plus Events, Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals, Interments of Ashes
Burns Night
Saturday 31st January 2026
6pm - 9pm, at Willen Pavillion
The
menu will include home made vegetarian soup with Maria's speciality breads; haggis
neeps and tatties and a dessert.
Tickets £15, as last year, £5 for schoolchildren.
Please book early and let us know if you want vegetarian or any other dietary option.
Please contact David Preston for tickets or queries:
07538 498 061
davidgwpreston@gmail.com
We have a box in the church entrance for
suggestions, questions, comments and ideas.
Thank you to all who contribute.
We pray for peace in Ukraine, Sudan, Russia, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel and all the war-torn countries of our world
Hooke Heritage Project
2026 remains a time of renewed progress with the church and community.
Due to funding constraints, our international Hooke Heritage Project is paused.
We still give huge thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and others for their support.
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The Oxford Heritage Partnership report on the importance of this church can be downloaded here.
Churchyard & Volunteers
A big thank you to everyone who helps do such a good job of looking after the church grounds.
Another big thank you to all the volunteers working inside too.
The church operates as a true team effort, inside and out -
entirely by unpaid volunteers, ministers included.
