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The Garrison Church of Saint Barbara

Garrison Church of Saint Barbara
Maxwell Road
Brompton
Church  

The Garrison Church at Chatham dates from 1854 and until October 2002, was one of the very few churches not dedicated to a saint. This was because it was taken into use as each part was completed, and dedication as a whole was overlooked.

The Church Team
LtoR: Mrs Dora White (Churchwarden), Father David Preston (OCF), Brig JD Wootton MBE (Comdt RSME),
Padre Bob Green, The Rt RevBishop David Connor (Dean of Windsor and Bishop to the Forces),
Lt Gen K O’Donoghue CBE (Chief Royal Engineer), Col M Ruddy (Comd Constr Engr Sch),
Lt Col RL Ainslie (CO 1 RSME Regt), Capt J E Borer (Churchwarden)
(Photograph courtesy of David Swinbank, Maple Leaf Photography)

At a special service on Sunday 6th October 2002, the Chaplain General, The Very Rev John Blackburn QHC, dedicated it Saint Barbara, who is the patron saint of both the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers.

  St Barbara
   
To contact the Church, please E-mail:
church@royalengineers.com
or see our contact details.
  
 
Below, Some views of our Church...
General Gordon The Lady Altar The Naval Chapel
Effigy of Major General Gordon. The Lady Altar with The Last Supper illuminated backing. The Naval Chapel with the RN Books of Remembrance and the standards of the RN Association.
 
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A couple of views inside the Church including a close up of the Altar,