Busbridge Church
| Busbridge Church | |
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_(10).JPG) The church viewed from the west | |
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| 51°10′38.0″N 0°36′6.4″W / 51.177222°N 0.601778°W | |
| Location | Busbridge |
| Address | Brighton Road, Godalming, Surrey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St John the Baptist Church |
| Founder(s) | Mr and Mrs Ramsden of Busbridge Hall |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | George Gilbert Scott |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Guildford |
| Episcopal area | Guildford (Bishop of Guildford) |
| Archdeaconry | Surrey |
| Deanery | Godalming |
| Parish | Busbridge |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Simon Taylor |
| Vicar(s) | Catherine McBride (Associate Vicar), Margot Spencer, David Mace, James Gibson, Andy Spencer, John Postill, David Jenkins |
Busbridge Church, formerly known as St John the Baptist Church, is an evangelical Anglican Church in Busbridge, Godalming, United Kingdom. Busbridge Church is part of a joint benefice with Hambledon Church [1] in the village of Hambledon, Surrey. Together Busbridge and Hambledon Church have six Sunday congregations ranging from traditional to modern and contemporary services.[2] On a Sunday Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church put on youth and children's groups for over 200 young people.[3]
History
Busbridge Church was founded by Mr and Mrs Ramsden of Busbridge Hall. Building work took place between 1865 and 1867 and finished with the building's dedication in 1867.
Sunday Services
Busbridge Church
8:30am Quiet Service
On a Sunday morning there is the Quiet Service at 8:30am. They share Holy Communion every two weeks and follow both the book of Common Worship and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The service is approximately half an hour long and is led by robed clergy or LLMs.[4]
10:00am Classic Service
Classic congregation then meets in Busbridge Church from 10.00am till 11.00am. They also follow Common Worship and host an all age service on the first Sunday of each month. Holy Communion is celebrated on the second and fourth Sundays. The worship and music style is both traditional with contemporary songs and hymns with the aid of a church organ.[5]
6:30pm Evening Worship
The 6:30 is an informal evening service with extended periods of music and a relaxed atmosphere. Holy Communion is on the first Sunday of evening month.[6]
Busbridge Junior School
10:00am Contemporary Service
Simultaneous with the Classic Service, a contemporary congregation meets across the road in Busbridge Junior School. Worship is band-led and there is regular use of modern media. Holy Communion is on the third Sunday.[7]
Memorials
The churchyard contains several significant memorials by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the house at nearby Munstead Wood for his friend and collaborator Gertrude Jekyll. Lutyens designed Busbridge War Memorial, a grade II* listed building, unveiled in 1922, which sits at the end of the churchyard at the junction of Brighton Road and Hambledon Road. It is one of dozens of Lutyens' war memorials around England and elsewhere after the First World War and one of fifteen of his War Crosses, which all share a similar design. The names of the village's war dead are listed on a plaque inside the church. He also designed memorials to Julia Jekyll (Gertrude's mother), Francis McLaren, and a joint memorial to Sir Herbert Jekyll (Gertrude's brother) and his wife Dame Agnes Jekyll, and to Gertrude herself.[8]
Gallery
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Exterior -
View along Brighton Road -
Christmas Eve at Busbridge Church in 2011
See also
Media related to St John the Baptist's church, Busbridge at Wikimedia Commons- Diocese of Guildford
- Busbridge
References
- ^ Joint Benefice with Hambledon Church, Hambledon Village website.
- ^ Service times and congregations, Busbridge Church.
- ^ "Busbridge Church Youth and Children". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ The 8:30am Quiet Service, Busbridge Church.
- ^ The 10:00am Classic Service, Busbridge Church.
- ^ The 6:30pm Service of Evening Worship, Busbridge Church.
- ^ The 10:00am Contemporary Service, Busbridge Church.
- ^ Historic England. "Busbridge War Memorial (1044531)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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