St John's Church, Newland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St John's Church, Newland |
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| Saint John Newland | |
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| 53°46′08″N 0°21′09″W / 53.768849°N 0.352545°W | |
| OS grid reference | TA 0868 3154 |
| Location | Kingston upon Hull |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Anglicanism |
| Website | www.stjohnnewland.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Vicar |
| Consecrated | 23 September 1833 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 21 January 1994 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | York |
| Province | Province of York |
St John's Church, Newland, also known as St John Newland, is an Anglican evangelical church. It is located in the parish of Newland in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England.
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Discovering St John's Church History
The church was built by Avison Terry, a very important person in Hull. He was a leading evangelical Christian and served as the mayor of Hull twice. He also served as Sheriff of the city.
Avison Terry raised money from the public to build the church. It cost £1,650 and was built near his home, Newland Grove. The Archbishop of York officially opened the church on 23 September 1833.
The first church building was quite simple. It had a balcony at the back and could hold about 500 people. At that time, this was almost the entire population of the local area. However, usually around 100 people attended services.
At first, St John's was connected to Saint Mary's Church in Cottingham. Services were held on Sunday afternoons to fit the ministers' schedules. Avison Terry wanted St John's to have its own minister. He raised more money for this purpose.
In October 1862, Reverend John Pickford was chosen as the new minister. In 1863, a house for the vicar (the vicarage) was finished. A parish school was also built, again with money raised by Avison Terry.
Avison Terry passed away in 1866. He was buried in vaults beneath the church. Later, when the church was changed, the vaults were removed. His grave is now in the churchyard, near the south side of the building.
Expanding the Church Building
In 1881, Reverend Joseph Malet Lambert became the vicar of St John's. He stayed for 30 years. He was key in making the church building much larger.
In 1893, he added the chancel to the east side. In 1902, even bigger changes happened. The main part of the church (the nave) was made longer towards the west. The balcony was removed. A new section, the north aisle, was added. It was separated from the nave by six stone arches.
The burials from the vaults were moved to the churchyard. The floor inside the church was lowered. The tall, narrow windows were replaced with wider, arched ones.
In 1958, a creche (a place for young children) and office rooms were added to the west end. The outside of the church has looked mostly the same since then.
In 2013, the fixed wooden seats (pews) were removed. The seating was turned 90 degrees. A screen, a projector, and cameras for live-streaming services were installed. A new sound system was also added. These changes helped the old church building meet the needs of modern services.
A New Network of Churches
The Reverend Melvin Tinker was the vicar from 1994 to 2020. He helped start a group called Reform, which is for conservative evangelical Christians.
St John's Church built connections with other churches and colleges around the world. These included REACH South Africa and George Whitefield College in Cape Town. It also joined GAFCON, a global group of Anglican churches.
By 2020, the church had over 500 people attending, including 100 children. The leadership team included two other ministers, Reverend Scott McKay and Reverend Peter Birnie.
In August 2020, Melvin Tinker retired from the Church of England. After this, a new group of independent Anglican churches was formed. It was called 'Christ Church Network' Hull. Most of the people from St John's joined this new network. Scott McKay became the senior leader. Christ Church Newland and Christ Church Riverside later joined the Anglican Mission in England.
St John's Church Today
A weekly service at St John's Church started again on 4 October 2020. Reverend Canon Erik Wilson led the church as an interim vicar for a while.
In December 2020, it was announced that Richard White would become the new vicar in June 2021. Reverend White officially began his role on 28 June 2021.
