Ministers at Rosemary Hill Church

1700- ? Edward Warren 1705 Rosemary Hill Meeting Place built
1706 - 1728 Samuel Turton  
1728 - 1735 John Basset  
1735 - 1736 Samuel Philips  
1739 - 1750 John Kirkpatrick  
1755 - 1800 Josiah Corrie Group broke away to barn on Abbey Hill, 1787.
1800 - 1816 Thomas Birkett Temporary reunion in 1814.

The succeeding Unitarian ministers were not connected with theAbbey Hill Story

Ministers in the first church built on Abbey Hill, opened 1828

1829 - 1830 Henry Edwards  
1831 - 1832 David Blow  
1833 - 1837 Joseph Fowler West  
1838 - 1876 John Button First Sunday School formed. Head of Arlidge School.  New church built 1873

Ministers in the new Church

1877-1880 John Hardwick Smith  
1880-1889 John Naylor  
1891-1902 George Field Choir gallery built. Vice-chair Urban District Council.
1902-1908 Charles Henry Statham Christian Endeavour, Band of Hope and Men's Institute, cricket club, gymnasium, bible classes
1909-1917 Charles Llewellyn Allen Great War affects church badly
1918-1924 William Stuart Scott revived membership, Choir & Sunday School
1924-1925 William Glenwr Morgan Priory Road manse purchased
1926-1932 David Smith  
1933-1935 Hubert David Oliver  
1938-1944 Stanley Marcus Hayward  
1945-1949 Eldred Ernest Marks  
1949-1957 Frederick George Clarke lighting improved, new communion table . Family Church started.
1958-1961 Angus Armitage Grieve  
1961-1962 Mrs Lisa Goertz First Women Lay Pastor at Abbey Hill
1967-1970 John East Electric heating installed. Queens Road manse purchased
1972-1978 Peter Poulter Change to URC
1979-1987 Jim Neary The project renovated schoolrooms and pews
1988- Donald Horsfield Greville Road manse purchased. Dare to Dream project renovated church.











 

 

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