St Mary's Church is a

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in the centre of

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. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to know

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and make Jesus known."

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

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is made of

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and had to be hoisted into position by a crane. It had a major refurbishment starting in 2016, completing in 2018.

Staff

Following the departure of the previous

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, Revd Will Stileman, to

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, 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. St Mary's receives

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from the

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(currently Rob Munro), having passed a resolution in accordance with the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests.

References

External links

St Mary's Church website
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