St Mark's Church, Forest Gate

Church in Greater London, England

51°33′10.295″N 0°1′58.15″E / 51.55285972°N 0.0328194°E / 51.55285972; 0.0328194LocationLorne Road, Forest Gate, Greater London, E7 0LJCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipEvangelicalHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchYears built1893–1898AdministrationDioceseDiocese of ChelmsfordArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of West HamDeaneryNewhamParishSt. Mark, Forest GateClergyVicar(s)The Revd Ben KingLaityOrganist(s)N/AChurchwarden(s)Sharon Yates and Mike Richardson

St Mark's Church is a Church of England parish church in Forest Gate, east London.^[1]

History

It is sited on Lorne Road and originated as a mission church of Emmanuel Church. It was meant to serve the area between Wanstead Flats and the Romford Road and initially held services in a rented cowshed, until a site was acquired in 1888 for a permanent church, built in three stages between 1893 and 1898. This church was given a separate parish in 1894 by splitting off areas from Emmanuel and All Saints.^[2]

Present day

St Mark's stands in the evangelical tradition of the Church of England.^[3]

References

^ "St Mark's Church, Forest Gate". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ Powell, W R, ed. (1973), 'West Ham: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, London: Victoria County History, pp. 114–123
^ "St Mark's Forest Gate, Forest Gate". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.