St Luke's Church, Glossop Explained

St. Luke's Church Glossop
Coordinates:53.4464°N -1.9512°W
Location:Glossop, Derbyshire
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Evangelical
Dedication:St Luke
Consecrated Date:18 October 1906[1]
Construction Cost:£4,000 .
Parish:Glossop
Deanery:Glossop[2]
Archdeaconry:Derby
Diocese:Derby
Province:Canterbury

St. Luke's Church, Glossop is an Anglican church in Glossop, Derbyshire, England.

History

The current building was dedicated on St. Luke's day (18 October) 1906 by the Bishop of Derby. It was built at a cost of £4,000 and was the gift of Mrs. S. Wood of Moorfield.[2]

Parish

Along with St James' Church Glossop, it makes up Whitfield Parish Glossop within the Diocese of Derby.[3] and is in the evangelical tradition. The church is situated on Fauvel Road, just a few minutes walk from Glossop town centre.[4]

The minister-in-charge of St. Luke's from January 2004 to January 2010 was the Rev'd Dr Terry Clark. From September 2010 the Associate Minister with responsibility for the St. Luke's Congregation is the Rev'd Brian Magorrian.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: . The Church . Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser . England . 19 October 1906 . 15 January 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  2. Web site: St Luke's, Glossop . . A Church Near You . The Church of England. 15 January 2017 .
  3. Web site: Welcome to the Diocese of Derby. www.derby.anglican.org.
  4. Web site: Whitfield Parish – St James' and St Luke's Churches Glossop. www.glossop.org.