Loving God, following Jesus, sharing his love.

Our vision for St Mary’s is to bring God’s abundant blessing to the people of Old Harlow and beyond.
We want to:

• be a visible and welcoming family to all those moving into the new developments within our parish, with a desire to see more young families join us.
• encourage and disciple newcomers to the church in their faith.
• develop and extend our outreach activities, becoming more mission-focussed with a spiritual impact, to grow the body of Christ.
• be a prayerful body of Christ where our individual and corporate prayer life is central to supporting each other and the wider community.
• be a nurturing church and develop our house groups further.
• see a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit to increase and deepen personal relationships with Jesus, to equip us to serving each other and sharing the gospel.
• deepen our knowledge of the Bible through good teaching, so that we have a better understanding of what we believe.

In May 2025 we launched our new church logo.

The new design features a bold blue cross embraced by a golden flame and dove, symbolising Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and the church’s vibrant mission to serve, inspire, and grow. This visual transformation beautifully encapsulates the church’s vision: Loving God, Following Jesus, Sharing His Love.

“We’re excited to share this new logo as a visual reflection of who we are as a church family,” said Revd Sarah Swift, Vicar of St Mary’s. “It’s a reminder of our calling to follow Christ wherever he leads us, live out our faith and share God’s love with our community.”