Christ Church, Newark
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Christ Church, Newark is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire
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As Newark on Trent expanded, a new church was built to replace it in 1956 at the junction of Boundary Road and Holden Crescent. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell in 1958.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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History
The church was built in 1836 to 1837 by the architect J. D. Paine.. It was evangelical in foundation, and the patronage was under the Church Pastoral Aid SocietyChurch Pastoral Aid Society
is an Anglican evangelical mission agency which works with a wide variety of churches across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Its aim is to ‘enable churches to help every person hear and discover the good news of Jesus’. It provides a range of tools, training and resources to churches to develop...
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As Newark on Trent expanded, a new church was built to replace it in 1956 at the junction of Boundary Road and Holden Crescent. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell in 1958.
Organ
The church has a two manual organ by Cousins of Lincoln. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.List of organists
- James Harston 1890 - ca. 1912 (formerly organist of St. Wilfrid's Church, South MuskhamSt. Wilfrid's Church, South MuskhamSt. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham is a parish church in the Church of England in South Muskham, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....
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