St Augustine

St Augustine’s church dates from 1916 and is the only church in south east England designed by the great Victorian architect Temple Moore.

Gillingham, Kent

Opening times

Wednesdays 9am to 11am Place of Welcome.
Thursdays 10.15am to 4.30pm Thrive Thursday Community Wellbeing.

Address

Rock Avenue
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5PW

St Augustine’s came about by a combination of spiritual need and a vision for the area in which it is situated.

Originally a Mission Church, known colloquially as the “Iron Church”, was established on the site in 1911 and this was later brick clad and reroofed to form the present Church Hall.

The Rochester Diocesan Society was very supportive of the project and paid the first incumbent’s salary.

St Augustine’s celebrated its centenary in 2016 during which some acknowledgement was made of the changes in Temple Moore’s fine building over the previous 100 years. Principal to these was the reordering that took place post a fire in 1992 that saw extensive smoke damage to some of the north side of the building to a height of around 2.5 metres with significant smoke impact on much of the internal fabric.

Now, as we move further into the second century of the church, we are excited by new community missional challenges, how we modernise some of our facilities to meet local community needs and regenerate use of the huge space in the church. Our vision is to enrich lives and serve our community by being a vibrant open and inclusive church as we grow in faith.

  • Captivating architecture

  • Bus stop within 100m

  • Café in church

  • Café within 500m

  • Car park at church

  • Dog friendly

  • Level access to the main areas

  • Parking within 250m

  • Ramp or level access available on request

  • Steps to enter the church or churchyard

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Wifi

  • Place of Welcome, Baby and Toddler Group, Craft Group, Art Classes, Pilates, Gardening Club, Walking Club, Café on Thursdays, Book Club.

  • Church of England

  • Foundation Grant, £4,000, 2022

  • Our Foundation Grants fund urgent maintenance work and small repairs to help keep churches open.

Contact information

Other nearby churches

St Mary Magdalene

Gillingham, Kent

The Church on the Green, the ancient parish church of Gillingham.

Rochester Cathedral

Rochester, Kent

The Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship since 604AD where everyone is welcome to visit to take part in our services, admire our treasures and learn more of our stories.