Policies
Data privacy
We commit to processing all personal data collected by us in accordance with applicable Data Protection laws for the purpose of our ministry in the community and administering our Local Ecumenical Partnership between the Church of England and The Methodist Church.
Download our Data Privacy Notice
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores when you visit some websites and will be sent back to the website each time you request a page.
Google Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics cookies on our website to give us an estimate of how many people use our website and how they use it. This information helps us improve our website.
Google sets 4 cookies on your browser for this purpose. For more information on these cookies please see the Google Analytics Cookie page.
Disabling cookies
You can choose not to allow cookies to be downloaded on to your computer by changing your browser settings.
There is more information about cookies, including how to delete them on the website aboutcookies.org.
No personal information about you is obtained through these cookies.
Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring that all those who come into contact with our Church have a safe and positive experience.
Download our Safeguarding policy
Download our Domestic Abuse policy
If you have a concern about any aspect of activities at St Mary's with respect to children, young people or vulnerable adults, please speak with our Safeguarding Officers:
Helen Swain and Mary Weatherilt (07593 532567)
Removing barriers
At St Mary's we welcome and support the principles of the report 'Removing Barriers', designed to enable those with access needs (physical needs and learning needs) to worship God in fellowship with other members of the community.
Complaints policy
Download the Complaints policy of the St Albans Diocesan Board of Finance
St Mary's is proud to be an Inclusive Church
In 2017 the United Church Council agreed that St Mary's register with Inclusive Church and adopted its statement of belief:
We believe in inclusive Church - church which does not discriminate, on any level, on grounds of economic power, gender, mental health, physical ability, race or sexuality. We believe in Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.
