St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

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]

St Mary's Church
Borough Church of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene
Following refurbishment in 2018
St Mary's Church
51.5234°N 0.7185°W / 51.5234; -0.7185
OS grid referenceSU 890 812
LocationMaidenhead, Berkshire
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
Websitestmarysmaidenhead.org
History
StatusParish church
Founded1270
Dedication
Dedicated1451
Consecrated1965 (1965)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleModern
Administration
ParishSt Andrew and St Mary Magdalene, Maidenhead
DeaneryMaidenhead and Windsor
ArchdeaconryArchdeacon of Berkshire
Episcopal areaReading Episcopal Area
DioceseDiocese of Oxford
ProvinceProvince of Canterbury
Clergy
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 administratorJane Thrift

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]

References
  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.


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