St Paul's Church, Hadley Wood Explained

St Paul's Church
Location:Camlet Way, Hadley Wood, Greater London, EN4 0EN
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Conservative Evangelical
Status:Active
Functional Status:Proprietary chapel
Parish:St Paul Hadley Wood
Deanery:Enfield
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Hampstead
Episcopalarea:Edmonton Episcopal Area
Diocese:Diocese of London
Bishop:The Rt Revd Rod Thomas (AEO)
Minister:The Revd Rupert Mackay

St Paul's Church is a Church of England proprietary chapel in Hadley Wood, London.

History

Albert Kingwell, agent for Charles Jack, arranged for the conveyance from the Duchy of Lancaster of an acre of land on which to build the church and was also the architect. He also presented a stained window to the church.[1] It was a condition of the transfer of the land that a church be built within three years. The building was originally known as the Church Room, only becoming St Paul's Church in 1936.[2] The church opened in 1911, and was initially an offshoot of Christ Church, Cockfosters. It became independent in 2000.[3]

Present day

The church holds weekly services on Sundays. St Paul's belongs to the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. As a parish, it supports complementary gender roles, and it has passed resolutions to reject the ordination of women.[4] It receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Clark, Nancy. (1978) Hadley Wood: Its Background and Development. 2nd revised edition. pp. 118-122.
  2. Web site: Christ Church Cockfosters: 125 years (page 13). https://web.archive.org/web/20180708191554/christchurchcockfosters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Christ-Church-Cockfosters-125th-Anniversary-Booklet-1964.pdf. 2018-07-08.
  3. http://christchurchcockfosters.co.uk/about/our-history/#
  4. Web site: Christmas 2016 Newsletter. bishopofmaidstone.org. Bishop of Maidstone. 4 January 2017. December 2016.
  5. Web site: December 2016. Christmas 2016 Newsletter. bishopofmaidstone.org. Bishop of Maidstone. 4 January 2017.