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St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

Coordinates: 51°31′24″N 0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°W / 51.5234; -0.7185
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St Mary's Church
Borough Church of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Following refurbishment in 2018
St Mary's Church is located in England
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
51°31′24″N 0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°W / 51.5234; -0.7185
OS grid referenceSU 890 812
LocationMaidenhead, Berkshire
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
Websitestmarysmaidenhead.org
History
StatusParish church
Founded1270
Dedication
Dedicated1451
Consecrated1965 (1965)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleModern
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Canterbury
DioceseDiocese of Oxford
Episcopal areaReading Episcopal Area
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Berkshire
DeaneryMaidenhead and Windsor
ParishMaidenhead St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rob Munro (AEO)
Vicar(s)Jon Drake
Honorary priest(s)
  • Dave Atallah
  • Neil Watkinson
Minister(s)
  • Ian Miller
  • Adam Curtis
Laity
Churchwarden(s)
  • Anthony Kan
  • Lindsay Reisser-Weston
Business manager
  • John Blackbeard
  • Dick West
Youth ministry coordinator
  • Nick McDonald (children)
  • Vacancy (youth)
Parish administratorJane Thrift

St Mary's Church is a conservative evangelical Church of England parish church in the centre of Maidenhead, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to know Jesus and make Jesus known."[1]

Buildings

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There are several buildings on the St Mary's Church site. There is the church itself, the church halls, the 'Old Vic' (the vicarage from 1950 to 1992), the chapel and the Old Vic garden.

St Mary's Church has been rebuilt three times. Currently it is the fourth St Mary's Church. The fourth church was constructed in 1965. The spire is made of fibreglass and had to be hoisted into position by a crane. It had a major refurbishment starting in 2016, completing in 2018.[2]

Staff

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Following the departure of the previous vicar, Revd Will Stileman, to All Souls Church, Langham Place, the current incumbent is Revd Jon Drake. The church employs two associate ministers, the Revds Ian Miller and Adam Curtis. In addition to the clergy, the church employs other ministry and administrative staff.[3]

St Mary's receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet (currently Rob Munro),[4] having passed a resolution in accordance with the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests.

References

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  1. ^ "About St Mary's". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ Will Taylor (12 January 2018). "£2million renovation at St Mary's Church completed". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Staff Team". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution" (PDF). The Bishop of Ebbsfleet. December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2024. Although there was no pressing reason as we had a male bishop whose oversight we were happy with, we passed the House of Bishops' Resolution, in 2016
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