Christ Church Barnet
| Christ Church Barnet | |
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 Christ Church Barnet | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
| Episcopal area | Edmonton |
| Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
| Deanery | Central Barnet |
| Parish | Christ Church Barnet |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Andy Rimmer |
| Curate(s) | Blessing Chishanu |
Christ Church Barnet, is a Church of England church in St Albans Road, Chipping Barnet.
History
[edit]The church was designed by George Gilbert Scott and built between 1845 and 1852.[1][2] It has been grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England since November 1982.[1]
William Pennefather (1816-1873), the popular evangelist and author of several well-known hymns, was vicar here from 1852 to 1864, just after the village had been linked to central London by train. During those years the vicarage at Christ Church Barnet was a recognised centre of the Evangelical movement.[3]
Services
[edit]The church has two regular Sunday services. They are:
- 9am - Reflective service
- 10:45 am - Contemporary service with children's church and youth work
If a month has five Sundays in it the fifth Sunday has a joint all age worship service of both congregations held at 10am.
The church holds other services that meet fortnightly or monthly. They are:
- The church's Marathi congregation meeting on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30pm.[4]
- On Fire! An informal monthly prayer and worship service that is held monthly at 6:30pm.
Full details of the church's calendar are openly published on the What's On page of the Christ Church Barnet[5] website.
Parish
[edit]The parish of Christ Church Barnet was founded in 1845 to serve the rapidly expanding population of High Barnet as a daughter church to St Giles Church, South Mimms, in the neighbouring Diocese of St Albans. It is one of the most northerly parishes on the edge of the London Diocese following boundary changes in 1965 when the church was transferred to the Edmonton area.[3] Christ Church is not typical of a London parish since it is surrounded on two sides by parishes in the Diocese of St Albans. While on the one hand it is part of a typical commuter town, having access to links into and around London (being on the end of the Northern Line and close to a number of arterial roads – M25, A1M, M1), the major part of the land use is rural, made up of fields and green space (with three working farms and three golf courses).[3] The populated part of the parish is in the High Barnet Ward and has a population of 4,750, made up of more than 3,000 residences, most of which are owner occupied.[3] The parish is served by the Spires shopping centre, a public library, a market and three schools:[3]
- Christ Church School
- Foulds Primary School
- Queen Elizabeth's School - a state funded boys grammar school
Graves
[edit]The church's cemetery is on the opposite (western) side of St Albans Road, a short distance to the north, and contains a number of war graves.[6] A memorial to former pupils of Barnet Boys School who died in the Second Boer War stands near the church.[7] There is also a wall monument to deaths in the First World War, inside the church.
Gallery
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Aerial photo of Christ Church Barnet, Pennefather Memorial Hall, and Open Door Centre -
360 degree interior photo of Christ Church Barnet -
360 degree photo of the Chancel in Christ Church Barnet -
Interior, looking south -
Interior, looking east -
The back of the external church building -
The side of the external church building
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England, "Christ Church (1064856)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Christ Church Barnet. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Christ Church Barnet. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Marathi Congregation". Christ Church Barnet. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "What's on". Christ Church Barnet. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ BARNET (CHRIST CHURCH) BURIAL GROUND. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England, "Barnet Boer War Memorial (1444997)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2017
External links
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Media related to Christ Church, Barnet at Wikimedia Commons
