Parish of St Augustine, Bermondsey , Church of England

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Parish of St Augustine, Bermondsey , Church of England

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        The parish of Saint Augustine was created from the overpopulated parish of Saint James, Bermondsey. Before the parish became independent services were held in the mission church of Saint Stephen, Tenda Road. The name of Saint Augustine was not adopted until 27 April 1873. Baptisms performed at Saint Stephen's 1872-1873 are recorded in P71/AUG/1.

        To fulfil the needs of the rapidly increasing population a large and impressive church was planned. The architect was H. Jarvis. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester in 1878 but the building work was not completed until 1883 after various financial and personnel problems had been overcome. During the incumbency of the first vicar, the Revd W.J. Stobart (1878-1903), various parish organisations were formed including a Sunday School which opened in the girls department of Galleywall load School in November 1878.

        In the early years of the twentieth century the parish population continued to rise and there was talk of expansion. However by the 1950s the number of churchgoers was dwindling. On 1 December 1994 the parish was united with Saint Anne, Thorburn Square, Bermondsey (see P71/ANN). The church of Saint Augustine was declared redundant on 11 April 1995. It is presently in use as a Pentecostal church.

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