St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

St Mary's Church
Borough Church of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Following refurbishment in 2018
St Mary's Church
51°31′24″N0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°W / 51.5234; -0.7185
OS grid reference	SU 890 812
Location	Maidenhead, Berkshire
Country	England, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
Website	stmarysmaidenhead.org
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1270
Dedication	Andrew Mary Magdalene
Dedicated	1451
Consecrated	1965 (1965)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Modern
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Oxford
Episcopal area	Reading Episcopal Area
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Berkshire
Deanery	Maidenhead and Windsor
Parish	Maidenhead St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rob Munro ( AEO )
Vicar(s)	Jon Drake
Honorary priest(s)	Dave Atallah Neil Watkinson
Minister(s)	Ian Miller Adam Curtis
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Anthony Kan Lindsay Reisser-Weston
Business manager	John Blackbeard Dick West
Youth ministry coordinator	Nick McDonald (children) Vacancy (youth)
Parish administrator	Jane Thrift

St Mary's Church is a conservative evangelical Church of England parish church in the centre of Maidenhead, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to know Jesus and make Jesus known." ^[1]

Buildings

There are several buildings on the St Mary's Church site. There is the church itself, the church halls, the 'Old Vic' (the vicarage from 1950 to 1992), the chapel and the Old Vic garden.

St Mary's Church has been rebuilt three times. Currently it is the fourth St Mary's Church. The fourth church was constructed in 1965. The spire is made of fibreglass and had to be hoisted into position by a crane. It had a major refurbishment starting in 2016, completing in 2018. ^[2]

Staff

Following the departure of the previous vicar, Revd Will Stileman, to All Souls Church, Langham Place, the current incumbent is Revd Jon Drake. The church employs two associate ministers, the Revds Ian Miller and Adam Curtis. In addition to the clergy, the church employs other ministry and administrative staff. ^[3]

St Mary's receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet (currently Rob Munro), ^[4] having passed a resolution in accordance with the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests.

References

1. "About St Mary's". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. Will Taylor (12 January 2018). "£2million renovation at St Mary's Church completed". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
3. "Staff Team". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
4. "Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution" (PDF). The Bishop of Ebbsfleet. December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2024. Although there was no pressing reason as we had a male bishop whose oversight we were happy with, we passed the House of Bishops' Resolution, in 2016

External links

• St Mary's Church website
• Map sources - 51°31′24″N0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°W / 51.5234; -0.7185