St Alkmund's (new) Church, Derby facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Alkmund's Church, Derby |
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| St Alkmund and St Werburgh, Derby | |
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 St Alkmund's Church, Derby
Location in Derbyshire
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| 52°55′51.7″N 1°29′08.09″W / 52.931028°N 1.4855806°W | |
| Location | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Charismatic evangelical |
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| Dedication | Alkmund of Derby |
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| Parish | St Alkmund and St Werburgh |
| Deanery | Derby City |
| Diocese | Derby |
St Alkmund's Church is a Church of England parish church on Kedleston Road in Derby. It was built in the 1970s to replace the Victorian St Alkmund's Church which had been demolished in 1968 to enable the construction of the Derby inner ring road, St Alkmund's Way (A601).
When the Victorian church was demolished, traces of several earlier churches were revealed, stretching back to the 9th century. Artefacts found included the stone sarcophagus of Alkmund of Derby, now in Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
The new church was consecrated in 1972. The parish of St Werburgh's was combined with St Alkmund's in 1984.
In December 2017 it was announced that the incumbent Revd Canon Jean Burgess was to become the next Archdeacon of Bolton, Diocese of Manchester. In March 2020, the previous curate, James Durrant, was appointed as Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Alkmund's and Priest-in-Charge of St Paul's, Chester Green. The church is now in vacancy after the death of vicar-designate Ian Moutford in December 2019, with Susie Curtis acting as Interim Associate Minister and Paul Desborough the current curate. Previous incumbents on this site include John White, vicar 1996 - 2013.
