Serving God in the heart of our community since 1881

St Andrew's Church, Taunton

Serving God in the heart of our community

since 1881

St. Andrew's Church was consecrated on 14 July 1881 through the generosity of the Revd. Frederick Jeremiah Smith the first Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Taunton.  His gift towards building a new parish church was announced in a sermon given at the new St. John's Church on 14 August 1878.  It was made as a gesture of thanksgiving "that the country had been spared the horrors of war" following the Treaty of Berlin between Russia and Turkey.

St. Andrew's was built to serve the rapidly expanding area of Taunton which served the newly arrived Great Western Railway, and soon became known as "The Railway Parish".

In this section you will be able to learn a little about the history of our church, and have a tour of some of its most notable features.

 

	The church building, then and now
	A tour around the inside of our church
	The stained glass of St. Andrew's Church The pages in this section are image rich.  Please be patient while pages load, especially if you have a dial up connection.
	The bells of St. Andrew's Church
	The Stations of the Cross Produced by the St. Andrew's Banner Group, with reflections written by St. Andrew's Reader, Katharine Smith.
	Read a fascinating, historic piece by a 'Visitor' to St. Andrew's. We have been unable to find out where this article came from, or its date.  If you know, please tell the webmaster!   Page 1;  Page 2;  Page 3   (Image will open in new window - use the zoom control on your browser for ease of reading.)

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