St Mary's Church, Maidenhead Explained

St Mary's Church
Fullname:Borough Church of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Pushpin Map:England
Coordinates:51.5234°N -0.7185°W
Location:Maidenhead, Berkshire
Country:England, United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
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Churchmanship:Conservative Evangelical
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Status:Parish church
Founded Date:1270
Dedicated Date:1451
Functional Status:Active
Style:Modern
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Parish:Maidenhead St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Deanery:Maidenhead and Windsor
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Berkshire
Episcopalarea:Reading Episcopal Area
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Province:Province of Canterbury
Bishop:Rob Munro (AEO)
Vicar:Jon Drake
Parishadmin:Jane 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

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About St Mary’s . www.stmarysmaidenhead.org . 14 January 2024 . en.
  2. News: Will Taylor . £2million renovation at St Mary's Church completed . 6 June 2018 . Maidenhead Advertiser . 12 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Staff Team . www.stmarysmaidenhead.org . 14 January 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution . The Bishop of Ebbsfleet . 14 January 2024 . 3 . December 2021 . 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.