John Keble Church, Mill Hill

John Keble, Mill Hill
John Keble Church
Location	Mill Hill, London, HA8 9NT
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic / Central
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of London
Episcopal area	Edmonton Episcopal Area
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Hampstead
Deanery	West Barnet
Parish	John Keble Church, Mill Hill
Clergy
Vicar	Revd Andy Arnell
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Ayo Bankole and Robin Mace

The John Keble Church is a Church of England parish church in Mill Hill, London Borough of Barnet. The church was completed in 1936 and is of a modernist design. It is the only church dedicated to John Keble, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. ^{[1] [2]} It is a Grade II listed building. ^[3]

History

The church was designed by D. F. Martin-Smith. ^[3] It was consecrated in 1936. ^[4]

On 18 May 1989, the church was designated a grade II listed building. ^[3]

Notable clergy

• Edward Holland, curate from 1969 to 1972, later Bishop of Colchester
• Robert Atwell, curate from 1978 to 1981, later Bishop of Exeter
• Martin Poll, curate from 1987 to 1990, later Archdeacon for the Royal Navy

List of vicars

• 1932–1941: Oswin Gibbs-Smith; first vicar, later Dean of Winchester
• 1941–1957: Edward Motley ^[5]
• 1958–1963: Rennie Simpson; later Archdeacon of Macclesfield
• 1963–1970: John Ginever ^[6]
• 1971–1979: John Dennis; later Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
• 1981–2009: Oliver Osmond ^[5]
• 2010–2015: Chris Chivers; later Principal of Westcott House
• 2016–2022: Simon Rowbory ^[7]
• 2023–present: Andy Arnell

Gallery

• 
  Interior, looking east
• 
  Interior, looking west
• 
  The font
• 
  The tower

References

1. "Naming the Church and First Construction". John Keble Church. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
2. "Patronal and Flower Festival at John Keble Church". Bishop of London. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
3. Historic England. "John Keble Church (1064756)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 July 2017.
4. "John Keble Church - Parish Profile" (pdf). John Keble Church. Diocese of London. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
5. "New Vicar for JK" (PDF). Clarion Recall (29): 3. June 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
6. "The Rev Prebendary John Ginever". The Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
7. Pierce, Kenwyn (3 February 2017). "London: What does it take to set up a new congregation?". Church Growth. The Church of England Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

External links

• Church website

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