About Bredgar Church
Bredgar church has been in existence on this site for many hundreds of years – the west door is Norman, and some of the stones in the base of the tower are believed to be part of an earlier Saxon church.
The modern church is Grade I listed, and appears very light inside due to the large windows. There is a small amount of stained glass, that in the north and east windows of the chancel being the fragments of mediaeval glass windows that were sucked out when a flying bomb landed locally during the Second World War.
Bredgar Church Window
The vicar at the time collected as many fragments as could be found, and they were re-assembled to form the windows that can be seen today. The original must have been quite magnificent!
Other stained glass includes a memorial window featuring Christ and St. John the Baptist and an ‘Alphabet Window’ which was installed in 1995 to record various aspects of village life at that time.
Hatchment relating to the Fearne family
There is a wealth of memorials within the building, also two hatchments relating to the Fearne family, and a Royal Coat of Arms dated to 1663.
There are six bells in the tower, which were re-hung with new bearings and frame in 1967. The tenor bell weighs 9 1/2 cwt. Practice night is Wednesday, from 19:30 to 21:00. The church clock was installed in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII, and replaced an earlier clock of 1722 that had a square face and only one hand.
A lych gate was constructed to commemorate the turn of the millennium, and features a row of ducklings on its’ ridge!
There is an active ‘Friends’ group, with events being held throughout the year.
A variety of services are held to cater for all tastes, with the ‘said’ Holy Communion and the Evensong being from the Book of Common Prayer, through to the ExCiTe (Exploring Christ Together) which is a led by a team of lay people.
Services
Sundays
| Day | Time | Service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Sunday | 10.00am | Holy Communion | |
| 4th Sunday | 10.00am | Family service | |