Welcome to the website for the Church of St Andrew in Oddington, Oxfordshire. We have set up this site to share with visitors the history and architecture of this beautiful mediaeval church and its surrounds.
New Additions
Posthumous degree awarded to Makereti Papakura
On 28 September 2025 the University of Oxford awarded a posthumous degree to Makereti Papakura. This was in relation to her study of Māori customs which she completed in 1930. She died suddenly before she was able to receive her degree.
Maoris from New Zealand and other parts of the world travelled to Oxford for the ceremony. The following day they came to St Andrew’s Church, Oddington to present Makereti’s degree at her grave.
You can read more here…..
Creating the new stained glass window at Church St Andrew
In 2023 Dr Rebecca Ashfield, a resident of Oddington, approached Rev. Lisa Holmes to explore the possibility of donating a stained glass window to St Andrew’s. In consultation with the Churchwarden, Nigel Lambert, a suitable location was identified within the Lady Chapel. The only stipulation from Rebecca was that the artist should be Jude Tarrant of Sunrise Stained Glass Ltd, Southsea, whose work was known to her.
You can read more about the creation of the window and see the draft drawings, here….
Stained glass window at Church of St Andrew, Oddington-on-Otmoor
On 23 June 2025 a new stained glass window was installed in the Lady Chapel of the Church of St Andrew. The theme is The Creation, depicted by the wildlife of Otmoor.
VE Day
On the 80th anniversary of VE Day churches throughout the UK were asked to ring their bells at 6.30pm. Churchwarden Nigel Lambert participated at St Andrews
Oddington Parish Meeting
See the letters sent to establish the Oddington Parish Meeting here
Harvest Festival 2024
Our Harvest Festival was celebrated with Morning Prayers on 6 October, led by Rev. David Wipple. The church was adorned by splendid floral displays created by ladies from the village. At a time when deep floods are present on all the surrounding farmland we gave thanks that the gathering in of the harvest had been achieved. More pictures here…
Church Porch Repair
In August 2024 major work was carried out to stabilise and repair the Church porch. The contractor was Adrian Daglish of Daglish Builders Ltd, of Swindon. The architect who drew up the specification and supervised the work was Andrew Townsend of Faringdon.
The overall cost of the project was in the region of £12,000, which was raised through fundraising by the parish and grants from the Oxford Historic Churches Trust and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Maori Visitors
We were privileged to receive a visit on 15 July 2024 from a large group of Māoris who were paying homage at the grave of Makereti Papakura. They were on their way to Heathrow to return to New Zealand. They expressed their gratitude to the Oddington community for the continued care of their beloved princess.
Easter Pilgrimage 2024
Nigel is the Warden at the Church of St Andrew in Oddington. This year he joined the Easter pilgrimage – this is his account of his journey.
The Small Pilgrim Places Network
The The Small Pilgrim Places Network highlight our Church a part of their Lent postings:
See the posting here and read more about them here.
St Andrew's Church 