Holy Redeemer Lamorbey

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Holy Redeemer Lamorbey: 90th anniversary

There was a lovely dedication service on Sunday 22 October 2023 at the Holy Redeemer Lamorbey to celebrate the church’s 90th anniversary. The vicar, Rev. Mell Jemmett, gave a very poetic history of the church from its beginnings as a mission hall in 1909, surrounded by fields, woodland and flowing streams, to a unique church which opened on 21 October 1933, the first church to be built entirely of steel and concrete. The Bishop of Rochester, Rt Rev. Jonathan Gibbs, gave a sermon which emphasised that ‘place matters’ – where you live, the people you spend your time with, the community you identify with – these things are all important, and the Holy Redeemer is vital as a space for a broad range of activities for the whole community.

There was also the news that The Holy Redeemer has won the A Rocha UK Eco Church Gold Award for the way it looks after its land and buildings and its engagement with the local community.

Well done to Mell and all the members of the church who made this anniversary weekend so special.

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British Legion, Blackfen and Lamorbey branch

On Remembrance Sundays the British Legion would hold a parade at the Woodman before marching to the Holy Redeemer Church for a service. The Blackfen and Lamorbey Branch of the British Legion was formed in April 1937 to stand for the interests of ex-servicemen and at its peak membership was over one thousand. The branch finally closed in 2001 when membership had fallen to sixteen. There is still a Royal British Legion cross at Holy Redeemer Church in memory of those who fell serving their country.

Holy Redeemer Church, Days Lane, 2018
British Legion cross, Holy Redeemer Church