Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon is a
proprietary chapel
A proprietary chapel is a chapel that originally belonged to a private person, but with the intention that it would be open to the public, rather than restricted (as with private chapels in the stricter sense) to members of a family or household, o ...
of the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
located on Ridgeway in the London borough of
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
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. The church is currently in vacancy.
In 2019, reports emerged that the former church minister, Jonathan Fletcher, had committed acts of abusive behaviour. The church created a website called "Walking With" to support the victims, and commissioned an independent review from safeguarding charity thirtyone:eight.
References
External links
Church websiteWalking With - support website
Further reading
thirtyone:eight (21 March 2021). ''Independent Lessons Learned Review (incorporating an Audit of Safeguarding Arrangements) Concerning Jonathan Fletcher and Emmanuel Church Wimbledon''
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Churches in London
Sexual abuse scandals in Protestantism
Chapels in London
Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Lambeth