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History of Holy Trinity |
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The Church building as originally planned The Revd Henry Brass, first vicar of St Matthew’s,
Redhill, in whose memory Holy Trinity was built The church was officially consecrated on
Wednesday 2nd January 1907 by the Bishop of Southwark at a crowded
service. This was followed by an octave of special services with guest
preachers. The Nave & Chancel looking East The first annual report stated ‘the
singing is congregational and the services are hearty and reverent, and
everyone is expected to take part.’ In its first year there were 2614
communicants, 638 of whom were men. The first incumbent of the parish the
Revd L.A. McClintock Newberry said in his introductory letter to the first
annual report ‘I
would express at the outset our devout thankfulness to the God and Father of
all, for the way He has prospered the formation of Holy Trinity Parish and
the building of the Church as a memorial of the late Rev. Henry Brass. We
have looked to Him for guidance and Grace as well as for material support in
the undertaking committed to us and all this he has vouchsafed in proportion
to our faith.’ He was able to report that the debt on
the Church building Fund had been paid off and the Vicarage Fund was growing
considerably, aided by a grant of £700 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners To see photographs of the vicars of Holy
Trinity since 1906, click here The Good Shepherd – on the pulpit Church Life in the Early Years Parochial activities in the first year of
the Church’s life included support of the Battlebridge Mission Room Fund, the
Men’s Slate Club, the Soup Kitchen Fund, and the Youths and Men’s Institute
Carving Class. Beyond the parish there was a lively missionary concern
expressed in support of a dozen or more societies including the Church
Pastoral Aid Society, the Church Missionary Society, the London City Mission,
the London Jews Society, and the South American Missionary Society. A number
of these societies continue to be supported by the congregation to this day. The Chancel A prayer meeting was held on Tuesday
evenings and, for women, on Thursday mornings. A men’s bible class on Monday
evenings had got off to a promising start with an average attendance of 47
hearing the Vicar’s Bible Readings on Matthew 1-6. There was also EN’S bible
Class which studied Ruth, Philippians and the life of Elisha, plus a Mother’s
meeting and a Maternity Society. Accounts for the first year showed the
total running costs of the parish amounted to £715 1s 10d. The East Window The Church in the snow of 1963 Further changes to the buildings The west porch was built in 1967 to the
designs of the Architect E F Starling. At that time the temporary west wall
was replaced in brick to match the existing brickwork. In 1991 the church
halls were refurbished and extended. A new vicarage, a new church office and
associated meeting rooms were constructed in 2004. Dedication of the new buildings by the
Bishop of Croydon in January 2005 The
completed service, banns, marriage, baptism and confirmation registers of
Holy Trinity are lodged with the Surrey History Service where they are
available for public inspection with year of institution
The Readers (Photographed in
2006) LEFT
TO RIGHT:Adrian Collier, Derek Culley, Jack Blumire, Peter Dunt,
Chris Love, Ray Nash, David Storer, Trevor Watts ORDER YOUR COPY of the History of Holy Trinity (£6) from the Church Office |
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