Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge

Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church
	Holy Trinity Church from Sidney Street
	52°12′21″N0°07′13″E / 52.2059°N 0.1203°E
Location	Market Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3NZ
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Charismatic Evangelical
Website	www.htcambridge.org.uk
Architecture
Style	Perpendicular Gothic
Years built	c.1400
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Revd Stuart Browning

Last updated January 14, 2024

Holy Trinity Church is a church in Market Street, in the city of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire,England, on the corner with Sidney Street.^[1]^[2] Its current vicar is Stuart Browning. Theologically, it stands within the charismatic evangelical tradition of the Church of England.

History

The first Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge was next to the old Roman road and was just a small thatched timber building.^[3] This church burnt down in 1174. In 1189, a new stone church was begun. The stonework of the west wall under the tower is all that remains from the church of this time.

By around 1350, money was raised to widen the nave and add two aisles. In about 1348, a steeple was added to the tower. Around 1400, two transepts were constructed in the Perpendicular style. During the English Reformation (1550–1750), Holy Trinity Church developed further. In 1616, a gallery was erected along the north side of the nave for the increased size of the congregation.

Charles Simeon (1759-1836), vicar of Holy Trinity Church. CharlesSimeon.jpg — Charles Simeon (1759–1836), vicar of Holy Trinity Church.

From 1782 to 1836, Holy Trinity Church was at the centre of spiritual life in Cambridge. The ministry of Charles Simeon (1759–1836) started when he was appointed vicar by the Bishop of Ely against the wishes of the churchwardens and congregation at the time who disliked his evangelicalism. In 1794, Simeon introduced a barrel organ with sixty hymn tunes into the church. Apart from the repair to the lower section of the steeple in 1824 and painting and varnishing inside the church, Simeon made no structural alterations until 1834. Then the small chancel with 14th century ribbed vaulting was demolished and replaced with the current much larger extension, constructed of brick and plaster. These changes were made without an architect. Simeon was also one of the founders of the Church Missionary Society in 1799.

The church continued to flourish with its evangelistic reputation during Victorian times. In 1887, the chancel was finished in stone, the pews were replaced, choir stalls added and most of the galleries removed. In the same year, the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall was built next to the church as a centre for Christian undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. From 1873 to 1889, there were about 140 offers to the Church Missionary Society. In 1885, the Cambridge Seven went to China, inspiring other Christian missionaries.

Present day

Holy Trinity Cambridge stands in the charismatic evangelical tradition of the Church of England. The church subscribes to the Church of England Evangelical Council's basis of faith, and in its 2020 Parish Profile called for the new vicar to "uphold orthodox biblical standards on ethical issues such as same-sex relationships".^[4]^[5]

Notable people

Peter Ackroyd, Biblical scholar, was an honorary curate here from 1957 to 1961
Charles Clayton, vicar at Holy Trinity from 1851 to 1865^[6]
Thomas Rawson Birks, vicar from 1866 to 1877
Max Warren, vicar from 1936 to 1942
Thomas Goodwin, vicar from 1632 to 1633

Gallery

Interior Of Holy Trinity in 2012
Church from Sidney Street, Cambridge
Church entrance on Market Street, Cambridge

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References

↑ Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge.
↑ Market Street: Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge 2000.
↑ Holy Trinity Church Cambridge, A Brief History
↑ "HT Parish Profile" (PDF). Holy Trinity Church Cambridge. Diocese of Ely. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
↑ ap Tomos, Caredig; Jones, Hugh (17 October 2022). "SU condemns Cambridge clergy over conversion therapy letter". Varsity Online. Retrieved 24 November 2023. We do hold and teach mainstream biblical Christian views on sex, marriage and relationships, in accordance with current Church of England doctrine on the subject
↑ Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 62.

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[1] Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge.

[2] Market Street: Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge 2000.

[3] Holy Trinity Church Cambridge, A Brief History

[4] "HT Parish Profile" (PDF). Holy Trinity Church Cambridge. Diocese of Ely. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[5] Tomos, Caredig; Jones, Hugh (17 October 2022). "SU condemns Cambridge clergy over conversion therapy letter". Varsity Online. Retrieved 24 November 2023. We do hold and teach mainstream biblical Christian views on sex, marriage and relationships, in accordance with current Church of England doctrine on the subject

[6] Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 62.

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