Church Closure Update

david swatton • 8 February 2026

Update on Change of Parish for Wigmore and Closure of St. James' as a Place of Worship

The Friends of St. James' have been asked by the PCC to publish the documents relating to the plans for Wigmore church to be closed as a place of worship and for the parish congregation to move under the parish of Aymestrey and Leinthall Earles. The documents are available to download below and comprise a letter from the Commissioners about the process, an overview of the plan (known as a scheme in church parlance) and a glossary of terms.