Christ Church

About

Christ Church, East Sheen, is a Church of England church in East Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The church has a weekly Eucharist at 10 am; weekly Messy Church from 3:30 pm on a Monday (term time), monthly Choral Evensong 5 pm on the 3rd Sunday and weekly Holy Communion (Communion, Coffee and Cake) according to the Book of Common Prayer 10:30 am Wednesdays and monthly on the 1st Sunday 8 am. There is a full musical life at Christ Church, with regular adult choir, choristers and choral scholars, as well as a Spring/Summer recital series in June and July. The church welcomes numerous external groups and artists who rehearse and perform. The adjacent Community Hall was built in 2016 and is used for parties, clubs and groups. There is a defibrillator next to the south door.

An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield, who was assisted by the architect and author Thomas Hardy the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864 and extended in 1887. It was built on farmland at the entrance of East Sheen Common. It was originally planned to be opened in April 1863; however, the tower collapsed shortly before completion and had to be rebuilt...