| St John the Baptist, Busbridge | |
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_(10).JPG) The church viewed from the west | |
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| 51°10′38.0″N0°36′6.4″W / 51.177222°N 0.601778°W /51.177222; -0.601778 | |
| Location | Brighton Road,Busbridge,Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XA |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Founder(s) | Mr and Mrs John Ramsden of Busbridge Hall |
| Dedicated | 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | George Gilbert Scott |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1865-1867 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Guildford |
| Episcopal area | Guildford (Bishop of Guildford) |
| Archdeaconry | Surrey |
| Deanery | Godalming |
| Parish | Busbridge |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Simon Taylor |
| Vicar(s) | Simon Willetts (Associate Vicar), Margot Spencer, Andy Spencer |
| Curate(s) | Patrick Samuels |
Busbridge Church orSt John the Baptist Church, is anevangelicalAnglican Church inBusbridge,Godalming,England. Busbridge Church is part of a joint benefice withHambledon Church[1] in the village ofHambledon, Surrey. Together Busbridge and Hambledon Church have six Sundaycongregations ranging from traditional to modern and contemporary services.[2] On a Sunday Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church put on youth and children's groups for over 200 young people.[3]
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 byGeorge Gilbert Scott and has a wrought-iron chancel screen byEdwin Lutyens, who also designed the First World War memorial. There are stained glass windows byMorris & Co., includingEdward Burne-Jones, and later ones byArchibald Keightley Nicholson. The church is designated as aGrade II* listed building.[4]
The churchyard contains several significant memorials by architectSir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the house at nearbyMunstead Wood for his friend and collaboratorGertrude Jekyll. Lutyens designedBusbridge 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 ajoint memorial to Sir Herbert Jekyll (Gertrude's brother) and his wife DameAgnes Jekyll, and to Gertrude herself.[5]
Worship is band-led and there is regular use of modern media. Holy Communion is on the third Sunday.
Classic congregation then meets in Busbridge Church from 11.15am till 12.00pm. They followCommon Worship. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. The worship and music style is both traditional with contemporary songs andhymns with the aid of achurch organ.[6]
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.[7]
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