The Story so far

1925 Rev. E. H. Langhorne, seated, left.
Source...ANON


1957-1973 The Rev. Kieth Chare.
Source...1961 Yearbook


1983-2013 The Rev Brian Reed
Source...J Lakeland


2013 - 2020 The Rev Chris Lavender
Source...J Lakeland


2020 - 2024 The Rev. Canon Liz Walker.
Source...J Lakeland


2024-> The Rev. Anthea Mitchell
Source...J Lakeland

Our building has been a center for worship for over 164 years and in 2015 will celebrate 90 years of existence as a dedicated Church.

In 1856 a piece of land was conveyed, for the sum of £50, from the Guardians of the poor of the Maidstone Union to the Reverend George Davey of the parish of St. Peter, Maidstone.

This was to provide a site for a school for 'poor persons to be taught in the principles of the Established Church'.

When the new West Borough Schools opened in 1907, the building became the Heath Mission where Sunday services were held under the leadership of Mr Stephen Ashby, a local butcher and Lay Reader.

Since then there have been 7 changes of incumbent and we have now become part of the Benefice of St Andrew's Barming Heath with St Nicholas at Allington. Looked after by a "Priest in Charge".

In 2020 The Benefice link to St Nicholas, Allington was dissolved and we were declared as being interregnum. However the Rev. Canon Liz Walker fomerly of the Rochester Diocese has taken us on board and holds a Parish Communion on the first Sunday of the month. We have a guest Vicar on the third Sunday and hold Morning Worship and Cafe church on the intervening Sundays.

In 2024 the Rev Canon Liz Walker was able to hand over the support of St Andrews to the Rev. Anthea Mitchell who has been licenced to serve as our priest for two days per week

The list is as follows:

1924-1921   Rev. E. H. Langhorne.

1931-1936? Rev. J.E. Thomson

1938-1945 Rev. C.A. Walter

1945-1957 Rev. A.L.A. Dennington

1957-1973 Rev. F.K. Chare

1974-1982 Rev. J.P. Lefroy

1983-2013 Rev. B. Reed

2013-2020 Rev C. Lavender

2020- 2024   Rev. Canon Liz Walker

2024-> The Rev. Anthea Mitchell.