On 1 October 2009 the new Benefice of Langelei was created establishing the new Langelei Team Ministry. The benefice comprises four separate parishes – Holy Trinity Leverstock Green, St Benedict’s Bennetts End, St Mary’s Apsley End and All Saints’ Kings Langley. Each parish has its own Parochial Church Council responsible for managing local affairs and the Team Council is responsible for oversight of the whole benefice, determining policies on mission, ministry and pastoral care.

The process leading towards the creation of the new benefice has taken several years but now offers the churches the huge opportunity of working collaboratively, harnessing the considerable resources at the disposal of all the churches.

The name of the new benefice ‘Langelei’ originates from doomsday times and it means ‘long valley’ or ‘long meadow’ this being the name of the geographical area now roughly covered by the new benefice.

The clergy team

The Revd David Lawson – Team Rector in charge of St Mary’s and All Saints’
The Revd Lauretta Wilson – Team Vicar, St Benedict’s
The Revd Lizzie Hood – Team Vicar, Holy Trinity
The Revd Karen Turner – Associate Vicar, based at St Mary’s
The Revd Hitesh Dodhia – Assistant Priest at Holy Trinity
The Revd John Quill – Assistant Priest at All Saints’

Team Administrator

Norma Howie
All Saints’ Church
Church Lane
Kings Langley
WD4 8JS
01923 266596 or email info@beneficeoflangelei.org.uk

Office opening hours:

Monday and Wednesday 8:30am to 4:00pm, Thursday 12 noon to 3:30pm and Friday 12 noon to 3:00pm. Closed Tuesday.