Church of Christ the Cornerstone

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Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Church of Christ the Cornerstone
52°02′28″N0°45′40″W / 52.041128°N 0.761099°W / 52.041128; -0.761099
OS grid reference SP850388
LocationMilton Keynes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Ecumenical
Website CornerstoneMK.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Dedication by Queen Elizabeth II
Dedicated13 March 1992
Architecture
Functional statusEcumenical Church
Architect(s) Iain Smith
Groundbreaking 31 May 1990
Completed20 December 1991

Church of Christ the Cornerstone is an ecumenical church in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It was completed in 1991 and has the Church of England, the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the United Reformed Church working together to share the space. [1] It is situated in Central Milton Keynes on Saxon Gate, between Midsummer and Silbury boulevards, with the Fred Roche Memorial Gardens behind it. [2] It was the first ecumenical metro centre church in the United Kingdom. [3] [ better source needed ]

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History

Foundation

In late September 1979, a local ecumenical partnership was created. It commenced with a service of dedication in Middleton Hall in Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre. On 6 April 1980, the present congregation met at a site called Centrecom on North Row. At Easter 1981, they moved next door to Milton Keynes Central Library. [4]

Construction

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Interior

On 31 May 1990, The Baron Campbell of Eskan, the first Chairperson of Milton Keynes Development Corporation, broke ground on the site. Iain Smith, of Planning Design Development in Milton Keynes, designed the church. The Church Square, around the site was built by Beazer Developments and the church building was constructed by Marriotts of Rushden. [4]

On 20 December 1991, construction was completed at the church was handed over, and the congregations moved into it on 12 January 1992. On 29 March 1991, the cross was placed on top of the church. It was designed by Alan Evans, an artist from Stroud in Gloucestershire. [4]

To the top of the lantern, the church is 101 feet high and the cross adds another 18 feet to the height. [4]

On 13 March 1992, the church was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II in a service where the music was composed by Jonathan Dove. [5]

Organ

The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. It was built in 1965 for the former Royal College of Organists in Kensington, which the College vacated in 1991, following which it was installed in the church. [6]

Chapel

The chapel is open seven days a week from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and the café is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. On the weekend, in the church, there are services on Saturday at 5.30 pm for the Catholic Vigil Mass and on Sunday at 10.00 am for the morning service and 6.00 pm for the evening service. During the week there is a Daily Prayer at 9.30am Monday to Friday and Catholic Mass on Mondays at 12.30 pm. [7]

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  2. Fred Roche Memorial Gardens officially unveiled from Milton Keynes Citizen , 9 November 2012, retrieved 24 December 2015
  3. "Our history". cornerstonemk.co.uk.
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  6. "National Pipe Organ Register Entry No N17325" . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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