Dundonald Church

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Dundonald Church
Dundonald Church, Raynes Park
Dundonald Church in 2022
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LocationRaynes Park, London Borough of Merton
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationNo affiliation to any denomination. Founding church of the Co-Mission network. Previously affiliated to the Church of England.
Websitedundonald.org
History
Founded1990 (1990)
Founder(s)Co-Mission Initiative
Architecture
Architect(s)Brimelow McSweeney [1]
Years built2019–2021
Clergy
Pastor(s)Rev'd Richard Leadbeater[2] [3]

Dundonald Church is an conservative evangelical church located in the Wimbledon area of the London Borough of Merton, London.[4] In a new purpose built building in Raynes Park, Dundonald is committed to preaching the Bible in keeping with the Reformed Evangelical tradition known as Calvinism. Dundonald is a part of the Co-Mission Initiative, a church-planting network in London, which houses its offices in the Church building.[5] Since its founding, Dundonald Church has grown from 30 to around 750 regular adults, as well as 350 under 18s.

The Senior Pastor of Dundonald Church is Richard Leadbeater, taking over from Richard Coekin in September 2024, who had been Senior Pastor for 28 years.[6]

Dundonald Church meets on Sundays, with three gatherings at 10am, 4pm and 6:30pm, with provision for children aged 0-11, at the 10am and 4pm services.

History

The Church was originally planted as "Emmanuel Dundonald" in 1990 by Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon, and met at Dundonald Primary School in Merton,[7] before moving to its current location in 2008, which was originally the site of a former warehouse.[8][9] In October 2019, construction began for the new three-story church building, and Dundonald temporarily moved to holding services at Wimbledon Chase Primary School, though, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it also hosts services online.[10] Originally expected to be completed in September 2021,[8][11] the new building opened in February 2022.[12]

The church also runs The Coffee House, a donations-only coffee shop in the foyer of the building, open Monday-Friday. [13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.bm-architects.co.uk/projects/detail.php?project_id=80&sector_id=5?project_id=80&sector_id=5
  2. ^ Ministries and people. Official website – Dundonald.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ https://co-mission.org/prayernews/dundonald-appoints-new-senior-pastor/ retrieved 21 November 2024
  4. ^ "Directory of Places of Worship in Merton" (PDF). Merton Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ Dundonald Church at Co-Mission.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ https://co-mission.org/prayernews/dundonald-appoints-new-senior-pastor/
  7. ^ (2 November 2006) Dr Butler blasts irregular ordinations. Church Times. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Dundonald Church Public Consultation Boards" (PDF). Dundonald.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ History. Official website – Dundonald.org. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ^ Charsley, Monica (29 July 2020) Coronavirus: Dundonald Church adapts to UK lockdown. Wimbledon Times. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ Opening Week. Official website – Dundonald.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. ^ "UK news in brief". Church Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  13. ^ "The Coffee House".


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