All Hallows, Bow (also known as All Hallows,

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), is an

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, England. It is within the

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History

The church was built in 1873–1874 to the design of

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, an eminent Victorian church architect. The construction of the church was funded by the

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, who used the proceeds from the demolition in 1873 of All Hallows Staining in the

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for the project. The church was damaged by bombing in the

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and was rebuilt in 1954–1955 by A P Robinson who retained only the core of the original building and created a new church in the "Early Christian" style. In 2001, the

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was divided by a screen to create a

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. The church is in the

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and the

. The church's Rector is

Cris Rogers Christopher "Cris" Rogers (born 4 February 1979) is a Church of England priest. He was among the first to be ordained to the ordained pioneer ministry in the Church of England. He is currently the Rector of All Hallows' Church, Bow, London. E ...

. In 2010, he led a planting team from St Paul's, Shadwell, to All Hallows, Bow. He served as a

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at the church from 2010 to 2014, while

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was

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. An official re-licensing ceremony took place in 2015. Adrian Newman,

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, presided over the ceremony. A growing number of people had been gathering in the church to worship before this date. All Hallows is part of the Bow Group of Anglican churches, together with Bow Church (St Mary and Holy Trinity);

St Paul's, Bow Common St Paul's Bow Common is a 20th-century Church (building), church in Bow Common, London, England. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London. The church is at the junction of Burdett Road and St Paul's Way in the London Borough of Tower Ham ...

; St Paul's, Old Ford and St Barnabas Bethnal Green.

References

External links

* Bow Bow Diocese of London Bow, London Holy Trinity Brompton plants {{London-Anglican-church-stub