History

Sanderstead United Reformed Church had its beginnings as Sanderstead Congregational Church in October 1931. In February 1932 the present site was acquired and In January 1933 the Church was formally established.   The laying of foundation stones took place in December of that year. whilst the first Sunday service in the new Church was held on 1 July 1934.

The United Reformed Church (URC) was formed in 1972 and today comprises 53,000 members in 1,426 congregations. Its formation brought together English Presbyterians, English, Welsh and Scottish Congregationalists and members of the Churches of Christ. Worldwide, more than 80 million Christians are members of the Reformed family of churches, the largest Protestant tradition. With the formation of the URC the church at  Sanderstead became Sanderstead United Reformed Church in October 1972.

For an abridged pdf version of the booklet produced to mark the church Jubilee, 1931-1981, click the following button.

THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS

Some Early Pictures
First Minister and Deacons May 1933
First Ladies Committee May 1933
Original inside of Church
Opening the New Hall 1939
SURC as it appeared for many years
Previous Ministers
The Revd. Patrick H. Figgis 1932 – 1940
The Revd. E.W. Franks, MA 1940 – 1944
The Revd. Norman  Garnett, BA., BD 1944 – 1954
The Revd. Ernest D.  Varley.  MA, BD 1955 – 1969
The Revd. Noel L Shepherd,  MA 1970 – 1981
The Revd. David Flynn  MA  (Cantab) 1982 – 1991
The Revd. Phillip Jones  BD 1992 – 2003
The Revd Susan Henderson 2004 – 2013
The Revd Martin Ferris 2016-2020

For a chronological list of memorable events click the timeline link below 

TIMELINE