Penge Congregational Church

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Penge Congregational Church
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Penge Congregational Church
General information
Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture
Address172 High St, Penge, London SE20 7QS
Country England
Coordinates 51°24′43″N0°3′1″W / 51.41194°N 0.05028°W / 51.41194; -0.05028
Construction started1911
Completed1912
ClientCongregational Church
Technical details
Structural systemRagstone masonry
Design and construction
Architect(s) Percy Richard Morley Horder
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated15 May 1996
Reference no.1268472

Penge Congregational Church is a Congregational church in Penge in the London Borough of Bromley located on Penge High Street. It is organised under Congregational principles for all who believe in Jesus and is run under a basis of fellowship that includes all members of the church.

The building was constructed in 1911–1912 to designs by Percy Richard Morley Horder "with passage aisles and clerestory. Shafts on large, excellently carved corbels." [1] The structure appears fortress-like in its Romanesque Revival architectural style massing. It is Grade II listed. [2]

The church currently[ when? ] is in-between Ministers (in an interregnum) but the current Associate Minister is Pam Owen. Sunday Services are at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Penge Congregational Church is part of the Congregational Federation.

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References

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  2. Historic England. "Congregational Church (Grade II) (1268472)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 February 2024.