St Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol

St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch
The church in 2000, shortly before closure
Religion
Affiliation	Anglican
District	Diocese of Bristol
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	parish church, currently closed
Leadership	Canon Nicholas Hay
Year consecrated	1972
Location
Location	Bristol, England
Shown within Bristol
Geographic coordinates	51°24′25″N2°34′16″W / 51.407°N 2.571°W / 51.407; -2.571
Architecture
Completed	1972
Materials	brick, concrete

St. Augustine's Church was a Church of England church located on Whitchurch Lane in Whitchurch, Bristol.

History

Construction

The church was built in 1972 to cater for the expansion of Whitchurch Parish in the suburb of south Bristol, England, UK.

Closure

St Augustine's Church had many structural problems from its initial construction. The bell tower was unsafe and removed in the eighties. Rainwater had penetrated the roof after lead was stolen. In 2004 the city council planners gave consent to demolish the church and build a new structure. The church was deemed unsafe in 2007 and closed. ^[1]

Re-build

Parishioners hoped to raise up to £50,000 towards the £350,000 cost of the new church. Following concerns about the lack of progress, Canon Nicholas Hay was appointed as caretaker minister. Construction work on a new church was completed in 2016. In 2021 the reverend Sam Sheppard was appointed priest in charge of the new team of St Augustines Whitchurch and Christ Church Hengrove

Archives

Records for St Augustine's church, Whitchurch are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P.WchStA) (online catalogue) consisting of one marriage register and two service registers.

See also

• Christianity portal

• List of churches in Bristol

References

1. Staff (13 July 2009). "Calls for action to fix Bristol church". tBristol Evening Post. Northcliffe Media. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

External links

Page on ChurchCrawler http://www.churchcrawler.co.uk/bristol5/augwhit.htm