St Mark's Church, Newport

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St Mark's Church
The Parish Church of St Mark
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St Mark's Church, Newport
51°35′22.5″N3°00′10.1″W / 51.589583°N 3.002806°W / 51.589583; -3.002806
Location Newport
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
StatusActive
Founded20 July 1872 (1872-07-20)
Dedication St Mark the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Style Neo-gothic
Years built1872–74
Specifications
Number of floors1
Administration
Province Wales
Diocese Monmouth
Archdeaconry Newport
Deanery Newport
Parish Newport North West Ministry Area
Clergy
Bishop(s) Cherry Vann
Vicar(s) Rebecca Stevens (Ministry Area Leader)

The Church of St Mark is a Church in Wales (Anglican) church located on Gold Tops, in the Allt-yr-yn area of Newport, Wales. It is a Newport landmark and is part of the Newport North West Ministry Area.

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History

The Victorian church was built in the 1870s due to the growing population of St Woolos' parish and of Newport as a whole. The land upon which the church was built belonged to Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar but was donated to the church on condition that a total of £4,000 be collected for the building work by the end of 1870. Even though the target was not reached by £1,000, the foundation stone was laid by Lady Tredegar on 20 July 1872. The church building was completed by 1874. [1] Due to the proximity of the church to Newport Civic Centre, it has been used for various civic services, such as Scout and Guide events.[ citation needed ]

Recent years

The area immediately around St Mark's has changed from residential to business, and the wider changes in church attendance meant that by 2013 there were fears that the church might have to close after the retirement of the then Vicar, Canon Andrew Willie. [2] During Canon Willie’s incumbency the heating system was renewed, the church redecorated, masonry work refurbished and repointed where necessary, and the fine three manual organ by Conacher was rebuilt by Nicholson's of Malvern. Quilted banners depicting the life of St Mark were commissioned: these were designed and made by church members, Mr Terry Wooff [who was also a Lay Reader in the parish], his wife Ida, and Mrs Myrna Brown. They hang on the balcony. Plaques relating to the history of the City of Newport, which were in danger of being lost, were recovered and placed in the church.

The Church Hall was sold and the money raised, together with the proceeds of parish fundraising events, was used to revamp the interior of the church including provision of a buttery kitchen, secure vestry space and a meeting room. This work was completed in the summer of 2013. Canon Willie retired in 2013 but the church remained open for worship, and in 2014 the Revd Dr Paul Thompson was appointed. The parish went full circle by becoming joined again with the Cathedral and Canon Thompson built on the groundwork done by his predecessors. [3]

Present Day

Under the new constitutional arrangements for cathedrals in the Church in Wales, Newport Cathedral became a separate entity and in 2020 St Mark's became part of the Newport North West Ministry Area. [4] The area includes the churches and communities of:

on the western side of the River Usk in the city.

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References

  1. ↑ "St Mark’s Church, Newport". Retrieved on 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Warning that St Mark’s Church, Newport could close", South Wales Argus , 17 September 2012. Retrieved on 28 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vicar has plans to boost Newport church", Church in Wales , 30 September 2014. Retrieved on 28 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Newport North West".
  5. ↑ "John Roland Lloyd Thomas" Crockford's Clerical Directory 1965-66 pub: ©Oxford University Press 1967
  6. ↑ "Raymond Ellis Evans" Crockford's Clerical Directory 1965-66 pub: ©Oxford University Press 1967
  7. ↑ "Noël Debroy Jones" Crockford's Clerical Directory 2006-07 Church House Publishing © The Archbishops Council 2005
  8. ↑ "David Gareth Lewis" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kenneth William Sharpe" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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