St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

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]

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
51.5234°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)Rod Thomas (AEO)
Vicar(s)Vacancynow filled by Jon Drake.
Honorary priest(s)
  • Dave Atallah
  • Neil Watkinson
Curate(s)Ian Miller
Minister(s)Jon Drake
Laity
Churchwarden(s)
  • Anthony Kan
  • Lindsay Reisser-Weston
Business manager
  • John Blackbeard
  • Dick West
Youth ministry coordinator
  • Kate Wheatley (children)
  • Melinda Stylo (youth)
Parish administratorJane Thrift

Buildings

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

The church is currently in interregnum following the departure of the previous vicar, Revd Will Stileman, to All Souls Church, Langham Place. The church employs an associate minister, the Revd Jon Drake, and a curate, the Revd Ian Miller. In addition to the clergy, the church employs other ministry and administrative staff.[3]

St Mary's is a conservative evangelical parish that receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).[4]

References
  1. "St Mary's Mission Statement". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  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 6 June 2018.
  4. "Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution" (pdf). The Bishop of Maidstone. December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2022. 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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