The parish church in Bruton, a town in Somerset, England, is not called Bruton Parish like the church in Williamsburg, but St. Mary the Virgin Church. Nevertheless, the two churches “serve as a symbolic bridge between two continents, bound together by name, devotion to God and unwavering commitment to their communities.”

That’s the view expressed in the St. Mary church guide, which acknowledges where Williamsburg’s Bruton Parish Episcopal Church draws its name.

The connection will be further strengthened this weekend by a visit from the Rev. Jonathan Evans, rector of St. Mary the Virgin, which sits in the middle of the small English town. Evans will speak Saturday at the annual Friends of Bruton Luncheon at the Williamsburg Inn and at the three church services on Sunday at Bruton Parish.

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