History
St Mary's was built in 1911 with funds from Colonel Roland Burdon, and opened in 1913.
There have been some modest changes to the church in that time, including the replacement of chairs with pews in 1947, and the removal of the 'street lamp' lighting as pictured above.
Rather bare when it was first consecrated, St Mary's now boasts more elaborate furnishings, including various statues and icons.
THE CHURCH HALL
Horden’s church hall was built in 1904 as the original parish church and dedicated to St Hilda. The original building was in need of a great deal of work and in 2012 a grant of £500,000.00 was secured in order to re-furbish the hall. The newly refurbished hall has been renamed 'The Horden Centennial Centre' and is a valuable resource for the local community. For more information on the centennial centre visit the blog site: www.hordencentennialcentre.blogspot.com
The Horden Centennial Centre is available to hire for a wide variety of functions including wedding and christening parties, funeral wakes, social events and so on, for more information visit the website of the centre. http://www.hordencentennialcentre.co.uk/
The Horden Centennial Centre is available to hire for a wide variety of functions including wedding and christening parties, funeral wakes, social events and so on, for more information visit the website of the centre. http://www.hordencentennialcentre.co.uk/
VICARS OF ST MARY'S
C. J. Thurlow
1913-21
C. E. Brigstocke 1921-23
A. S. G. Griffin 1923-24
J. A. Cass 1924-44
W.H.Walton 1944-64
T. L. Matthews 1964-72
A. Bowser 1972-2002
K. Smith 2003 - 2016