St Michael and All Angels Church, Lowfield Heath

St Michael and All Angels Church
The church from the north
St Michael and All Angels Church is located in Crawley
St Michael and All Angels Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
Location within the Borough of Crawley
51°8′45″N 0°10′47″W / 51.14583°N 0.17972°W / 51.14583; -0.17972
LocationChurch Road, Lowfield Heath, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0PQ
CountryEngland
DenominationSeventh-day Adventist
Previous denominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://gatwick.adventistchurch.org.uk/
History
Founded15 July 1867
Dedicated1 December 1868
Architecture
Heritage designationListed building – Grade II*
Architect(s)William Burges
StyleFrench Gothic
Years built1867–1868
Closed2004 (reopened 2008 as Horley Seventh-day Adventist Church)
Administration
DioceseÁrea 4
ParishSouth England Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist
Clergy
Minister(s)Matthew Herel, Wilson Lagos (2019- )

St Michael and All Angels Church is a church in Lowfield Heath, a depopulated former village in the Borough of Crawley, West Sussex, England. Built by the Gothic Revival architect William Burges in 1867 to serve the village, it declined in importance as Lowfield Heath was gradually appropriated for the expansion of London Gatwick Airport and of its related development. The last Anglican service was held there in 2004, but the church reopened in 2008 as a Seventh-day Adventist place of worship. The building has Grade II* listed status,[1] which identifies it as a "particularly important building of more than special interest" and of national importance.[2] It is also the only building remaining in the former village from the era before the airport existed: every other structure was demolished, and the church now stands among warehouses, depots and light industrial units.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Road, Lowfield Heath, Crawley, West Sussex (Grade II*) (1187081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Listed Buildings". English Heritage. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.