St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Borough Church of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
	Following refurbishment in 2018
	St Mary's Church
	51°31′24″N 0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°WCoordinates: 51°31′24″N 0°43′07″W / 51.5234°N 0.7185°W
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
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Modern
Administration
Parish	St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene, Maidenhead
Deanery	Maidenhead and Windsor
Archdeaconry	Archdeacon of Berkshire
Episcopal area	Reading Episcopal Area
Diocese	Diocese of Oxford
Province	Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rod Thomas (AEO)
Vicar(s)	Will Stileman
Honorary priest(s)	Dave Atallah; Neil Watkinson;
Curate(s)	Ian Miller
Minister(s)	Jon Drake
Laity
Director of music	Matthew O'Donovan; Tom Brewster (trainee);
Churchwarden(s)	Damian Eustace; Rae Binning;
Business manager	John Blackbeard; Dick West;
Youth ministry coordinator	Kate Wheatley (children); Melinda Stylo (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[]

The present vicar of St Mary's is the Revd Will Stileman. The church also employs an associate minister, the Revd Jon Drake, and a curate, the Revd Ian Miller. In addition to the clergy, the church employs other ministry and administrative staff.^[3]

As a conservative evangelical parish that rejects the ordination and/or leadership of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).^[4]

References[]

^ "St Mary's Mission Statement". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^ Will Taylor (12 January 2018). "£2million renovation at St Mary's Church completed". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^ "Staff Team". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^ "Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution" (pdf). The Bishop of Maidstone. December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2022. 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[]

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[1] "St Mary's Mission Statement". www.stmarysmaidenhead.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

[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 6 June 2018.

[4] "Case Studies: The difference it makes 'on the ground' to have passed a resolution" (pdf). The Bishop of Maidstone. December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2022. 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

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