Administration List of places of worship in Tunbridge Wells (borough)
1 administration
1.1 anglican churches
1.2 roman catholic churches
1.3 baptist churches
1.4 methodist churches
1.5 congregational federation churches
administration
anglican churches
most anglican churches in borough in archdeaconry of tonbridge, 1 of 3 archdeaconries in diocese of rochester. seat of diocese rochester cathedral. archdeaconry further divided 6 deaneries. churches @ ashurst, bidborough, groombridge , speldhurst part of tunbridge wells deanery, 16 in royal tunbridge wells/southborough urban area (one each @ broadwater down , langton green, 2 @ rusthall, 4 in southborough , 8 in royal tunbridge wells). @ brenchley, horsmonden, lamberhurst, matfield, paddock wood , pembury in paddock wood deanery. tudeley , 5 oak green churches within tonbridge deanery.
the area s other anglican churches administered weald deanery, part of archdeaconry of maidstone in turn 1 of 3 archdeaconries in diocese of canterbury. churches @ benenden, cranbrook, frittenden, goudhurst, hawkhurst, kilndown, sandhurst (two churches) , sissinghurst in deanery. diocese of canterbury s seat canterbury cathedral.
roman catholic churches
the 9 roman catholic churches in borough—at benenden, cranbrook, goudhurst, hawkhurst, horsmonden, paddock wood, pembury, royal tunbridge wells , southborough—are in archdiocese of southwark, seat st george s cathedral in southwark, southeast london. archdiocese has 20 deaneries, of 7 in kent. churches @ paddock wood, pembury, royal tunbridge wells , southborough in tunbridge wells deanery. in joint parish of goudhurst, hawkhurst , horsmonden in maidstone deanery, church @ cranbrook , associated mass centre @ benenden.
baptist churches
about 150 baptist churches in southeast england part of south eastern baptist association, arranges member congregations geographical networks. churches @ hawkhurst , sandhurst part of organisation s south kent network, while @ pembury , royal tunbridge wells (upper grosvenor road) in tonbridge network—as paddock wood baptist church, meets in school rather building of own, , speldhurst chapel, administratively linked tonbridge baptist church. number of strict , reformed baptist congregations worship in chapels in borough. cranbrook, lamberhurst, matfield , southborough each have one, , there 2 in royal tunbridge wells: 19th-century hanover chapel , modern pantiles baptist church. affiliated gospel standard movement except southborough , pantiles chapel; latter belongs gracenet uk, association of reformed evangelical christian churches , organisations.
methodist churches
as of 2010, st john s methodist church in southborough , horsmonden methodist church part of tunbridge wells methodist circuit within denomination s south east district. vale royal methodist church in royal tunbridge wells , churches @ hawkhurst , sandhurst, closed, part of group.
congregational federation churches
cranbrook congregational church , iden green congregational church part of 34-church south-east area of congregational federation, association of 294 independent congregational churches in great britain. federation came existence in 1972 when congregational church in england , wales merged several other denominations form united reformed church. congregations wanted remain independent of this, , instead joined congregational federation.
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