The church started in 1867, when Peckham was a village on the edge of Camberwell and a haven outside the intense bustle of Victorian London. Within a few years the church had grown from about 20 people, meeting in the vicar's sitting room, to over 600 adults in the congregation. There was also a children's service for 800 children on Sunday afternoons. The church hall and the church building were completed in 1872. The church had pews for around 400 people, with space in the side aisles for an additional 150 to 200 people.(Pews replaced by chairs in 2016).
The church grew rapidly in the early 20th century but, like many inner-city London churches, declined after World War II. By the mid-1990s, the church congregation had fallen in number to a small handful of members. The church was no longer viable and plans were made to sell the land for housing but to incorporate a small worship centre for the remaining members on the site.
In 1996, a last-ditch effort was made to save the church.A new vicar was appointed who, with the rest of the small congregation, was determined to fight the closure plans. Targets were achieved within six months - the threat of closure was removed and the church grew rapidly in the years that followed.
The co-ordinates take you to blue gates at the main entrance to the church. To the right of the doors there is a phone no. (not the church phone number) - 01727 ABCDEF
The cache can be found 2 mins walk away at:
N51 DA.FFE W000 (A-B-E)C.F(B+C)(B-C-F)
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