Godalming United Church is a
non-conformist church
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* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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formed in 1977 of a union of the local
Methodist
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and
URC churches. Built in 1903, it is located between the
fire station
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and the
River Wey
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in
Godalming. Godalming United Church is a registered place of worship for marriage, both of opposite-sex and same-sex couples. Godalming United Church is registered with the Charities Commission as a charity (number 1128613).
Ministers
The post of minister has alternated between a Methodist and a URC ordained minister:
* 1977 - 1981, John Walker (Methodist)
* 1981 - 1986, Howard Starr (URC)
* 1986 - 1991, Bernard Arnold (Methodist)
* 1991 - 1992, Susan Daldorff (URC)
* 1992 - 1993, vacant
* 1993 - 2004, Trevor Allen (Methodist)
* 2004 - 2012, Paul Dean (URC)
* 2012 - 2019, Paul Hulme (Methodist)
* 2020 - , Adam Payne (URC)
In the news
* In January 2022, Godalming United Church was used as an initial evacuation point for residents of a block of flats when there was a fire in which one person perished.
See also
*
List of places of worship in Waverley (borough)
, there are more than 110 current and former places of worship in the Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough of Borough of Waverley, Waverley in Surrey, England. Various Christian denominations own and use 89 churches, chapels and hall ...
References
External links
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Churches in Surrey
United Reformed churches in Surrey
Godalming
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