Christ Church, Winchester is a

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ...

Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...

, England. There are approximately 475 members on the electoral roll. It is also in partnership with the diocese of Muhabura and with St Nicholas Church in

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, Kampala, both in Uganda.

Activity

Christ Church has links with, and provides support to, institutions within the parish, including the

Royal Hampshire County Hospital The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester is a District General Hospital serving much of central Hampshire. It is owned and run by the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is commonly abbreviated to RHCH, or alternatively, Winch ...

, Winchester Prison and the

University of Winchester The University of Winchester is a public research university based in the city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1840 as a teacher training college, but was established in 2005. Winchester University ...

. It is an active participant in Churches Together Winchester, which supports the Winchester Night Shelter, Basics Bank and Street Pastors.

Current clergy

Simon Cansdale is the vicar, having been installed in November 2019. James Whymark, Clare Carson and Marianne Foster are all curates, and Brian Wakelin and Amanda Denniss are assistant ministers.

Previous clergy

A previous vicar, David Williams, became

Bishop of Basingstoke The Bishop of Basingstoke is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester, in the province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Basingstoke in Hampshi ...

on 19 September 2014.

References

External links

Church website

Church main Facebook Page

A Church Near You entry
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