Sanderstead United Reformed Church
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Sanderstead’s Ministers Important Dates Picture Album Early History (pdf) |
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First meeting to consider starting new church | ||
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4 Oct. 1931 |
First evening service held in Sanderstead Hall | |
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1 Feb. 1932 |
Site bought on Sanderstead Hill | |
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2 Nov. 1932 |
Children's Church started | |
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19 Jan. 1933 |
Formation of the Church at a Covenant Service | |
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2 Feb. 1933 |
First Church Meeting held | |
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16 Feb. 1933 |
First Election of Deacons | |
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2 Dec. 1933 |
Laying of Foundation Stones | |
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1 July 1934 |
First Sunday Services in new Church | |
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Oct. 1934 |
Bible Reading Fellowship started | |
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Oct. 1934 |
Junior Church started | |
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4 April 1935 |
Church Constitution adopted | |
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Jan. 1937 |
First Church manual produced (117 members) | |
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1 Jan. 1937 |
Freewill Offering (envelope) Scheme adopted | |
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26 Nov. 1938 |
Foundation Stones of new Hall laid | |
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6 May 1939 |
New Hall opened | |
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Sept. 1939 |
New Hall taken over by the military | |
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22 Oct. 1939 |
Completed Church opened with 3rd manual added to organ | |
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1942 |
Women's Committee started, later known as the Women's Council | |
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1942 |
Youth Fellowship inaugurated | |
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1946 |
Youth Council formed | |
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May 1947 |
Social Service Committee formed | |
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July 1951 |
Opening of new Sunday School at Hamsey Green | |
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20 Sept 1959 |
Small Hall opened | |
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Sept. 1959 |
New Over 18 Group formed | |
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14 Feb. 1960 |
Morning Service televised | |
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Mar. 1969 |
First Abbeyfield House became our responsibility | |
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Jan. |
Coffee 'n Chat formed | |
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Nov. 1971 |
Church Visitors distribute first edition of "Community" | |
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Dec. 1971 |
Request from Assisi for exchange of messages | |
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Apr. 1972 |
First children's' Holiday Week | |
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5 Oct. 1972 |
The United Reformed Church formed | |
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5 May 1974 |
Communion Service on Radio | |
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May |
Second Abbeyfield House opened | |
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27 July 1978 |
Television service and dialogue | |
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1979 |
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | |
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2 May 1981 |
Opening of new Church Pavilion | |
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Mar.1996 |
Signing of Local Ecumenical Project with St. Mary's (C of E) | |
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22 Jun. 1997 |
I.T.V. Television Service | |
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22 May 1999 |
Re- | |
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4 June 2000 |
New Vestibule dedicated | |
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The Revd. E.W. Franks, M.A. 1940 -
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The Revd. Norman M. Garnett, B.A., BD 1944 -
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The Revd. Ernest D. Varley. MA, BD 1955 -
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The Revd. Noel L Shepherd, MA 1970 -
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The Revd. David Flynn MA (Cantab) 1982 -
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The Revd. Phillip Jones BD 1992 - |
The Revd Susan Henderson M.A. (Hons), M.Th. 2004 - |
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Jigsaw Campaign 1989
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I.T.V. MORNING WORSHIP Sunday 22nd June 1997 Behind the scenes, |
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Rehearsals and Combined Choirs (with St Mary's) |
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The opening and rededication of the refurbished Vestibule June 2000
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REPLACING THE PEWS WITH CHAIRS - | ||
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Before, during and after removal | ||
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