West Monkton Church

Open Gardens

Our garden hosts will be happy to welcome you into their gardens, where for the past six months they would of panicked, uprooted and replanted, over trimmed, prayed it grows back, jet washed the patio, repositioned the gnomes, hoovered the astro turf, dead headed, seeded, weeded, poop scooped, raked the gravel, cleaned the pigeon poop, refilled the bird feeder, chucked all the clutter behind the garage, cashed in all the reward points at Monkton Elms garden centre, spent every weekend at Monkton Elm Garden Center buying plants, shrubs, bulbs and talking to their plants with all manner of encouragement, whether threatening with weed killer or cuddling their camilia.

Show your support for their dedication.

Tickets available on the day at the church.

Plant Sale

Open Gardens

It's our annual plant sale! Home grown and lovingly nurtured plants for your garden and maybe a few for indoors.

A variety of shrubs, flowers, vegetables for you to select from.

There will also be a rehoming section where you can give a plant a home. We have rescued neglected plants from their abandoned environments to give them a chance to grow and flourish from the neglect they have experienced.

Somerset Art Weeks returns

We are delighted to be a registered venue again to host artists works at this years Somerset Art Weeks 2026.

The theme for this years Somerset wide exhibition is 'Cultural Connections" bringing partners, artists, and communities together to celebrate and explore the cultural ties that define us from Palaeolithic to Present, Human and Non-Human species.

Local artist and further afield bring their own Interpretation and imagination to create stunning works of arts with this yeas theme in mind.

The exibition at West Monkton Church starts the 19th Sept and runs through to the 4th Oct. (Opening schedule published 1st Aug).

if you would like to showcase your art work at West Monkton Church for the event please download an entry form below or email Tricia with any questions by clicking the button.

email Tricia

Mothers' Union - West Monkton

Have you heard of Mothers’ Union and what we do? No? Well, how would you like to find out more about this very special organization and how rewarding it can be?

We are a Christian Organization that has been supporting families in all their forms worldwide for nearly 150 years.

Our members both men, women, married or single demonstrate our faith in actions as we work towards ending poverty, ending inequality, ending injustice for all who face these problems. We give hope and practical support to millions of people each year and work together for a better world for all.

Be part of a movement of around 4 million people in 83 countries as we strengthen relationships in families and communities as we share God’s love with all, through actions and prayers.

Did you know we have a branch in West Monkton and would welcome new members to join us in trying to make a difference and help heal our broken world?

We currently meet in the Benefice Office in Kingston St Mary on the second Monday of the month at 2.30pm where a warm welcome awaits you. Please come along young and old alike with new thoughts and ideas and help us to help those less fortunate than ourselves to face the challenges of today. We are the hands and feet of Jesus.

Family life, faith, action and prayer.

Would you like to be involved?

If so please call or email me - Anne Roynon 07428159215 Anne.roynon@hotmail.co.uk

Fundraising Video

Why have we created this video?

The Parochial Church Council are invited to tell our meaningful story and mission in order to apply for grant funding for the re ordering project within St Augustine’s Church.

The Trustees of the charities we apply to suggest we cover areas such as : What we are doing , Why we are doing it , What we aspire to do differently , What are our aspirations , Who is benefitting from our missional outreach and how we will ensure the sustainability beyond charity funding.

The Joseph Rank Trust , amongst others we are applying to , as recommended by the Bath and Wells Diocese, recommends we place a short video on our website which explains our work, as a video can really add value to an application and highlight our objectives.

A small team from the PCC are carrying out this work of making grant applications and have produced our video which we can add to our applications and ensure our success .

Thank you for watching.

We can use your skills

We welcome everyone to help in whatever way they can with this massive fundraising effort.

No matter your talent, how big or small, there is a place for you amongst our passionate friendly volunteers.

We would love to hear from you.