The Parish Church of St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin sits at the heart of Fletching village. It is a fine Grade I listed building and is one of the largest in the area, with a seating capacity of around 240 people. It dates back to 1230 and continues to play a central role in the community. 

The Chancel was re-ordered in 1880 by the Victorian architect J. Oldrid Scott, when the chancel was equipped with choir stalls and its Forster and Andrews organ.

Historical connections range from Simon de Montfort, whose knights prayed in the church on the eve of the Battle of Lewes, to Edward Gibbon, author of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, who is buried in the Sheffield family mausoleum and Sir Winston Churchill and the Soames family.

The Church is usually open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for visitors and for private meditation*. Automatic lighting highlights key items of interest to the visitor, including the Neville Achievements, the Leche and Dalyngrigge monuments and the door to the Sheffield Mausoleum. There is a steady stream of visitors through the year, especially around events such as the Fletching Garden Trail. 
*(During the organ project the building may be closed to visitors from time to time for security reasons)

As it approaches its 800th anniversary the church continues to play a central role in the community. Apart from the regular services and the weddings, funerals and christenings of local families, it hosts a variety of local activities, such as two community choirs; a Pilates class; a toddler group; concerts and talks; school assemblies and plays; various group meetings; a community library; ‘Cake & Cuppa’ and other social gatherings. The kitchen and toilet facilities created by ‘Project Refresh’ in 2015 enable it to provide refreshments after services and at concerts and is available for hire for certain social events. Now there are ideas in the pipeline for extending community use and providing further local amenities.