St Mark's, Teddington | |
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St. Mark, Teddington and St. John the Baptist, Hampton Wick | |
Location | Teddington, London |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | http://stmarkteddington.uk/ |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 28 June 1939 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Cyril Farey |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
Episcopal area | Kensington |
Archdeaconry | Middlesex |
Deanery | Hampton |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE |
Vicar(s) | Revd Jerry Field |
Priest in charge | Revd Tom Simpson |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Rachel Bide and Sally Maxwell |
Parish administrator | Jo Ranger-Moyler |
St Mark's, Teddington, the parish church of South Teddington and Hampton Wick, is a Church of England church in the liberal Catholic tradition. It is located on St Mark's Road, Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The current building dates from 1939 and was designed by architect Cyril Farey. [1]
In 2024 St Mark's Teddington partnered with St John's Hampton Wick (the churches used to share a parish). They are both moving towards a shared vision, uniquely expressed in each location.
Rev Jerry Field is now the Vicar of both St Mark’s Teddington and St John’s Hampton Wick. Rev Tom Simpson is Minister-in-Charge at St Mark’s Teddinton whilst remaining part of the team at St John’s Hampton Wick [2]
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