Christ Church, Barnet

Christ Church, Barnet.

Christ Church, Barnet, is a Church of England church in St Albans Road, Chipping Barnet.[1] The church's cemetery is on the opposite (western) side of St Albans Road, a short distance to the north, and contains a number of war graves.[2]

William Pennefather (1816-1873), the leading evangelist and author of several well-known hymns, was vicar here from 1852 to 1864. During those years the vicarage at Christ Church was a recognised centre of the evangelical movement.

References

  1. Christ Church Barnet. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. BARNET (CHRIST CHURCH) BURIAL GROUND. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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