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, Godalming,

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. Busbridge Church is part of a joint benefice with Hambledon ChurchJoint Benefice with Hambledon Church
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. Together Busbridge and Hambledon Church have six Sunday congregations ranging from traditional to modern and contemporary services.Service times and congregations
Busbridge Church. On a Sunday Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church put on youth and children's groups for over 200 young people.

History

Busbridge Church was founded by John and Emma Ramsden of Busbridge Hall. Building work took place between 1865 and 1867 and finished with the building's dedication in 1867. The church was designed by George Gilbert Scott and has a wrought-iron chancel screen by Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the First World War memorial. There are stained glass windows by Morris & Co., including

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, and later ones by Archibald Keightley Nicholson. The church is designated as a Grade II* listed building. Main WWI memorial window in Busbridge Church 03

Main WWI memorial window in Busbridge Church 03

Memorials

The churchyard contains several significant memorials by architect

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, who also designed the house at nearby

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for his friend and collaborator Gertrude Jekyll. Lutyens designed Busbridge War Memorial, a Grade II* listed building, unveiled in 1922, which sits at the end of the churchyard at the junction of Brighton Road and Hambledon Road. It is one of dozens of Lutyens' war memorials around England and elsewhere after the First World War and one of fifteen of his War Crosses, which all share a similar design. The names of the village's war dead are listed on a plaque inside the church. Lutyens also designed memorials to Julia Jekyll (Gertrude's mother), Francis McLaren, and a joint memorial to Sir Herbert Jekyll (Gertrude's brother) and his wife Dame Agnes Jekyll, and to Gertrude herself.

Sunday Services

Busbridge Church

9:30am Contemporary Service

Worship is band-led and there is regular use of modern media. Holy Communion is on the third Sunday.

11:15am Classic Service

Classic congregation then meets in Busbridge Church from 11.15am till 12.00pm. They follow ''Common Worship''. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. The worship and music style is both traditional with contemporary songs and

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with the aid of a

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.The 10:00am Classic Service
, Busbridge Church.

6:00pm Evening Worship

This is an informal evening service with extended periods of music and a relaxed atmosphere. Holy Communion is on the fourth Sunday of every month.The 6:30pm Service of Evening Worship
, Busbridge Church.

Gallery

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References

External links

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Busbridge and Hambledon Church Website

Busbridge and Hambledon Church Promotional Youtube Video
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