St Mary's Church, Maidenhead

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St Mary's Church is an anglican church in the centre of Maidenhead. It is located in St Mary's Close, just off the high street.

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[edit] About

St Mary's Church is an anglican church in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The congregation is very varied as there are people of different ages and different backgrounds. The church aims to "create a Christian family centred on Jesus as Lord and Saviour."

[edit] 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 1950-1992), 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.

St Mary's Church has recently had the halls and the old vic refitted. The garden has also been redone.

[edit] Services

There are three main services on a Sunday - 9:15, 11:00 and 18:30. The typical attendance will be around 170 at the 9:00 service and 230 at the 11:00 service. The attendance at the evening service will usually be lower.

[edit] Staff

  • Vicar - Will Stileman
  • Curate - Neil Watkinson
  • Hon Curate - Roy Taylor
  • Youth Pastor - Diana Miranda
  • Site and Office Manager - Jenny Taylor
  • Vicar's PA - Heather Knight
  • Apprentice - Simon McFaul
  • Apprentice - Catherine Lowry
  • Apprentice - Toby Collins
  • Apprentice - Jo Hack-Adams

[edit] Youth Groups

St Mary's Church has youth groups for ages 0-18.

  • Creche - 0-1 year olds
  • Scramblers - 1-3 year olds
  • Treasure Seekers - 3-5 year olds
  • Climbers - 5-7 year olds
  • Explorers - 7-11 year olds
  • Pathfinders - 11-13 year olds
  • YPG - 13-15 year olds
  • Rock - 16-18 year olds

[edit] References

  1. http://www.stmarysmaidenhead.org/get-article.php?id=863&zone=about
  2. http://www.stmarysmaidenhead.org/get-article.php?id=13&zone=about
  3. http://www.stmarysmaidenhead.org/get-article.php?id=369&page=page2.smm&zone=about


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