St Mark's Church, Forest Gate

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| location = Lorne Road, Forest Gate, Greater London, E7 0LJ

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| denomination = Church of England

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| parish = St. Mark, Forest Gate

| deanery = Newham

| archdeaconry = Archdeaconry of West Ham

| diocese = Diocese of Chelmsford

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| vicar = The Revd Ben King

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| warden = Sharon Yates and Mike Richardson

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St Mark's Church is a Church of England parish church in Forest Gate, east London.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmarksforestgate.org.uk/|title=St Mark's Church, Forest Gate|access-date=8 October 2016}}

History

It is sited on Lorne Road and originated as a mission church of Emmanuel Church. It was meant to serve the area between Wanstead Flats and the Romford Road and initially held services in a rented cowshed, until a site was acquired in 1888 for a permanent church, built in three stages between 1893 and 1898. This church was given a separate parish in 1894 by splitting off areas from Emmanuel and All Saints.{{Citation| editor-last =Powell| editor-first =W R| year =1973| title ='West Ham: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6| publisher =Victoria County History| publication-place =London| pages =114–123| url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol6/pp114-123}}

=Present day=

St Mark's stands in the evangelical tradition of the Church of England.{{cite web|title=St Mark's Forest Gate, Forest Gate|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/stmarksforestgate/|website=A Church Near You|publisher=Archbishops' Council|access-date=11 February 2017}}

References

External links

[https://www.achurchnearyou.com/stmarksforestgate/ A Church Near You entry]

Category:1894 establishments in England

Mark's

Category:19th-century Church of England church buildings

Category:Conservative evangelical Anglican churches in England