St Luke's Church, Kew | |
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Kew St. Luke | |
Location | St Luke’s Church, The Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 2AJ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1889 |
Associated people | Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Goldie, Child and Goldie |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1889; redesigned 1983 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Southwark |
Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
Parish | Kew, St Luke[1] |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Christopher Chessun |
Vicar(s) | Rev Dr Melanie Harrington |
Archdeacon | John Kiddle |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Richard Austen Michael Tonkin |
Churchwarden(s) | Irene Stephens and Laura Coughtrie |
Parish administrator | Guinevere Duff and Irene Stephens |
St Luke's Church, Kew, is a parish church in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion and, locally, is a member of Churches Together in Kew.[2] Together with St Philip and All Saints (the Barn Church), it is one of two parishes within the united benefice of Kew, St Philip & All Saints with St Luke. Its vicar, Rev Dr Melanie Harrington, took up the role in June 2021.[3] The church, built in the Gothic Revival style by architects Goldie, Child and Goldie,[4] is also host to the Kew Community Trust and acts as a community centre.[5]