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Dundonald Church
Dundonald Church, Raynes Park
Dundonald Church in 2022
LocationRaynes Park, London Borough of Merton
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England Co-Mission
Websitedundonald.org
History
Founded1990 (1990)
Founder(s)Co-Mission Initiative
Architecture
Years built2019–2021
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rev'd Richard Coekin[1]
Pastor(s)Rev'd Santhosh Thomas
Rev'd Richard Leadbeater[2]

Dundonald Church is an evangelical Church located in the Wimbledon area of the London Borough of Merton, London.[3] Located in the suburb of Raynes Park, Dundonald is committed to preaching the Bible in keeping with the Reformed Evangelical tradition known as Calvinism. Dundonald is a part of the Co-Mission Initiative, a church-planting network in London, which houses its offices in the Church building.[4]

The Senior Pastor of Dundonald is Richard Coekin, who is also the CEO of Co-Mission.[1]

Dundonald Church meets on Sundays, with three gatherings at 10am, 4pm and 6:30pm, with provision for children aged 0-11, at the 10 and 4.

History

The Church was originally planted as "Emmanuel Dundonald" in 1990 by Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon, and met at Dundonald Primary School in Merton,[5] before moving to its current location in 2008, which was originally the site of a former warehouse.[6][7] In October 2019, construction began for the new three-story church building, and Dundonald temporarily moved to holding services at Wimbledon Chase Primary School, though, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it also hosts services online.[8] Originally expected to be completed in September 2021,[6][9] the new building opened in February 2022.[10]

The church also runs The Coffee House, a donations-only coffee shop in the foyer of the building, open Monday-Friday.

References

  1. 1 2 Daewoong Lee (30 September 2019) 리처드 코킨 목사 초청 ‘2019 Gospel DNA’ 세미나 ['2019 Gospel DNA' Seminar with Pastor Richard Kokin]. (in Korean). Christian Today. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Ministries and people. Official website – Dundonald.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Directory of Places of Worship in Merton" (PDF). Merton Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Dundonald Church at Co-Mission.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ (2 November 2006) Dr Butler blasts irregular ordinations. Church Times. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Dundonald Church Public Consultation Boards" (PDF). Dundonald.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ↑ History. Official website – Dundonald.org. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Charsley, Monica (29 July 2020) Coronavirus: Dundonald Church adapts to UK lockdown. Wimbledon Times. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Opening Week. Official website – Dundonald.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "UK news in brief". Church Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.


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