If you're looking to get married in church, we'd love to be among the first to congratulate you on your engagement! We love to celebrate weddings at All Saints!

Two of the first questions we're asked are 'Can we get married in your church?' or 'Please would you publish our Banns of Marriage'

Weddings

Our Priest-in-Charge, Rev. Lisa Fairman-Brown has a legal obligation to check that you can lawfully marry in the parish before any arrangements can be confirmed with you.

To start with, it is best to email her, or fill out our Wedding Booking Enquiry Form. Whichever you choose, we will need to call you to and to ask you certain questions during that first chat:

1. How closely related to each other you are (in case the law will not allow your marriage). You will need to prove this before a booking can be made.
2. If one or both of you are not UK nationals, a different process must be followed and this will be explained to you during the call, but it does not stop you being married in our church.
3. Do either of you qualify to be married at All Saints Church? Qualification is determined as follows: 

- If either prospective bride, groom – or both – live in the parish, they normally qualify automatically to be married in the parish church.

- The law also makes it possible for a couple to marry in a church away from where they live because it has special significance for them through family or other connections. A couple need to show that one or both of them has one of the ‘Qualifying Connections’ that are listed below.

A person has a Qualifying Connection with a parish if that person:

- was baptised in the parish. (This does not apply where the baptism formed part of a combined service of baptism or confirmation); or
- had his or her confirmation entered in a church register book of a church or chapel in the parish; or
- has at any time had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or
- has at any time habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months. (This qualifying connection can be established during the period between booking a wedding and the start of calling of banns. – ‘habitually’ would normally mean attendance at the Sunday morning service at least once a month); or

a parent of that person has at any time during that person’s lifetime:
- had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or
- habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months; or
- a parent or grandparent of that person was married in this parish.

In all cases involving church services – i.e. coming to/going to/attending normal church services, baptism, confirmation or marriage – this applies only to Church of England services

The Church of England has compiled some helpful information on church weddings here and has published a list of the relevant fees for 2026 here. These may, of course, be subject to change for weddings in 2027.

Publication of Banns of Marriage 

If you would like your Banns to be read at either All Saints Wick or St Mary Magdalene, Lyminster, please could we ask you to complete the form here so that we can arrange for this. We will then be in touch with further information about publication dates and collecting your certificate. The certificate is very important because without this, the vicar at your chosen church will not legally be able to marry you. 

The Church of England has compiled some helpful information on church weddings here and has published a list of the relevant fees for 2026 here. These may, of course, be subject to change for weddings in 2027.

If you have any other questions regarding your exciting preparations, please do not hesitate to get in touch. 

We love to celebrate new life!

Baptisms (Christenings), Confirmations, Thanksgivings and Dedications - they're all about celebrating new life. It's great to give thanks for a new arrival, and we also love the symbolism of new life in Baptism. In fact, you can be baptised at any age as a sign of turning to follow Jesus and living out an exciting life of following him.

Please read our policy on pathways to faith (Baptisms (Christenings), Confirmations, Thanksgivings and Dedications) here.

We'd love to chat with you if this is something you're interested in. You can get in touch with us here.

All Saints is the parish Church for Wick and Kingley Gate in Littlehampton and has hosted some lovely thanksgiving services for families in the last year. Some people have even attended and enjoyed it so much that they've asked to come back for a service for their own child. We've also baptised several teenagers and adults who've come to believe in Jesus. 

We also have the capability to show video clips, play music and photo slideshows on our screen.

After a recent Thanksgiving service, we had these kind words back from the parents:

 "It was a lovely day... the service was perfect and everyone was saying how lovely the church was"

Baptism (Christening) Certificates

If you have come to this page because you are looking for previous/historical Baptism (Christening) Certificate information, you may find this link to the Diocese of Chichester Parish Records Office helpful. 

We would like to support you as much as possible, so if you would like to be visited by one of our bereavement team or Priest-in-Charge, Lisa Fairman-Brown please do get in touch. 

There is so much to think about and arrange, and we know this can be difficult and overwhelming, but we hope that we can be there for you. In terms of the funeral, there are a number of things to think of, including whether you would like it in a church or a crematorium and whether you would like a burial, or perhaps a scattering or interment of ashes.

Your Funeral Directors will guide you through the arrangements, so we recommend calling around to find out who you feel would support you the best.  Some of our local firms that cover our church include:

• H D Tribe Funeral Directors, Littlehampton Office (01903) 732986
• Reynolds Funeral Services, Littlehampton (01903) 730666
• Dillistone & Wraights Funeral Directors, Littlehampton (01903) 726324
• F A Holland & Son (Co-Op), Littlehampton (01903) 713939
• Dean Jones Funeral Service, East Preston, (01903) 254000
• Ian Hart Funeral Services, Worthing (01903) 206299
• Dandelion Farewells, Wisborough Green (01403) 701001

 
The main details will be organised between your funeral director and our church, according to your wishes.

The Church of England has compiled some information on funerals here and has published its list of the associated fees for 2026 on the second page of the document here.

If you have any other questions regarding your arrangements, or would just like to talk to someone, please do not hesitate to contact us.