St Mark's Church, Forest Gate

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St Mark's Church
St Mark's Church, Forest Gate
51°33′10.295″N0°1′58.15″E / 51.55285972°N 0.0328194°E / 51.55285972; 0.0328194
LocationLorne Road, Forest Gate, Greater London, E7 0LJ
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Evangelical
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Years built1893–1898
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Chelmsford
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of West Ham
Deanery Newham
Parish St. Mark, Forest Gate
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Ben King
Laity
Organist(s) N/A
Churchwarden(s) Sharon Yates and Mike Richardson

St Mark's Church is a Church of England parish church in Forest Gate, east London. [1]

Contents

History

It is sited on Lorne Road and originated as a mission church of Emmanuel Church. It was meant to serve the area between Wanstead Flats and the Romford Road and initially held services in a rented cowshed, until a site was acquired in 1888 for a permanent church, built in three stages between 1893 and 1898. This church was given a separate parish in 1894 by splitting off areas from Emmanuel and All Saints. [2]

Present day

St Mark's stands in the evangelical tradition of the Church of England. [3]

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References

  1. "St Mark's Church, Forest Gate" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. Powell, W R, ed. (1973), 'West Ham: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, London: Victoria County History, pp. 114–123
  3. "St Mark's Forest Gate, Forest Gate". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.