Wengen
St Bernard’s Church
Join us at St Bernard’s in Wengen this winter from Wednesday 17 December
St Bernard's Church is open daily for visitors and private prayer between 09:30 and 20:00
during the summer and winter seasons.
Sunday services at 10:00 and 18:00
Thursday at 17:30 Welcome to St Bernard's
Join the chaplain for a social and informal time,
explore the church and discover more about its history and current activities.
St. Bernard’s is the church of Wengen’s English-speaking residents and visitors. It was built by ICS, we maintain and ensure that chaplains are available to lead Sunday services and meet with visitors in Wengen. Services are conducted in English. Read more of the history here.
The running of our Wengen ministry costs about £15,000 a year and is paid for by supporters. If ICS chaplains in Wengen have helped you and you value being able to worship at St Bernard’s, please join the ‘Friend of St Bernard’s Wengen’ scheme. Your prayers and donations will keep worship and outreach going. Regular gifts are especially helpful for planning and stability. Please sign up today.
Your winter team of volunteer Chaplains:
16 to 30 December: Peter and Catherine Taylor
30 December to 13 January: Simon and Clare Brignall
13 to 27 January: Richard and Harriet Allen
27 January to 10 February: John and Jill Currin
10 to 24 February: Paul and Katriona Richardson
24 February to 10 March: John and Sarah Birchall
10 to 24 March: Kevin and Helene Billson
24 March to 07 April: Grant and Mary Ashton
Meet The Current Chaplain
Grant and Mary Ashton will be in Wengen from 24th March - 7th April
Canon Grant Ashton was ordained in 1985 and served as Curate at St Thomas’s Church, Lancaster until 1989 when he became an Army Chaplain. He served in that ministry for 25 years, being based in many different places including 12 years in Germany. After retiring from the Army in 2014 he returned to parish ministry as Vicar of Euxton in Blackburn Diocese until 2019, when he thought that he might be retiring (again). However, he served as Assistant Archdeacon until early 2025. Since November 2024 he has been Priest in Charge of two parishes in north Lancaster, acting as Training Incumbent for the Curate in Charge. Grant expects to step down from this role in later 2025 or early 2026. Whether this third retirement will be successful is anybody’s guess.
Grant is married to Mary, who is herself ordained. They have three children and five grandchildren. Grant’s loves books, music, photography and pretty much anything to do with mountains and fresh air.