St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth

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St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth
Dedication	Saint Stephen
Denomination	Church of England (Anglican)
Tradition	High Church
Administration
Parish	St Peter with St Stephen
Deanery	Bournemouth
Archdeaconry	Bournemouth
Diocese	Winchester
Province	Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar	Rev. Robin C N Harger
Other
Organist	Ian F Harrison
Website	Official website of St Stephen's

St Stephen's Church is an Anglican church in Bournemouth, Dorset (formerly in Hampshire).

Designed by architect John Loughborough Pearson the church was built in stages between 1881 and 1898, as a memorial to Alexander Morden Bennett, first vicar of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth. A spire was never added to the tower.

Legend has it that Pearson's aim when he designed St. Stephen's church was to create a building "which brought people to their knees." With the great artistry and painstaking attention to detail that went into St. Stephen's construction, people believe Pearson was able to achieve just that.

Aside from its architectural design, St. Stephen's church is also famous for its superb music and songs, as performed by the church's large choir. Each summer, the choir renders a classical series of music by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert.^[1]