Much of the Stoneleigh area was open fields prior to the early 1930s when most of the area was developed. It is now largely populated by housing. In the 17th century, the area where Stoneleigh now lies was part of the Great Park of Nonsuch Palace.
In 1731 the Nonsuch estate was sold off and the Great Park, by then known as Worcester Park was divided up and turned into farmland.
Between the world wars, demand for houses on commuter routes into London meant the area grew rapidly. Stoneleigh Railway Station was opened in 1932 and the estates of Stoneleigh, Auriol and Ewell Court were developed around it during the remainder of the 1930s.
The origins of the Church go back to 1934, when Christians who were moving into Stoneleigh as part of the development of surburbia saw the need to meet together.
They worshipped first in a sports pavilion in Richlands Avenue, and then in the school in Chadacre Road (now Nonsuch Primary School). The original church hall was built in 1935 and on 4th January 1936 Stoneleigh Baptist Church was formally constituted under the guidance of Rev. Aubrey Moore, the Minister of Cheam Baptist Church. Part of the declaration made by the original 36 members reads as follows:
"... A company of men and women who have individually experienced the new and spiritual birth, receiving Christ as our Saviour, and thereby having become children of God, we here and now dedicate ourselves to Him. We declare ourselves to be a Church of Jesus Christ ..."
One of the hopes of the original members was realised in 1962 when the main Church building was opened, enabling the original building to be used as a Church Hall.
A further major redevelopment was begun in the summer of 1997 and was completed in 1998. This involved the demolition and rebuilding of all but the main church building, which itself was adapted to meet anticipated future needs including flexible seating and partition arrangements.
The vision of the present members is that, in fulfilling their responsibilities for providing new facilities for the future, the buildings will provide a centre for outreach and witness to the community in the years to come.
Pastors of the Church
Horace Warde 1936-1942
David W Jelleyman 1942-1947
Leslie Stephenson 1949-1951
Peter J H Brewer 1951-1958
Malcolm D Soanes 1959-1965
Peter J Nash 1967-1978
J Stanley Firth 1981-1984
Peter E A Birchinall 1986-1998
Graham Dawson 2001
The coordinates will take you to a spot where there is an inscription that reads "In Loving Memory of 'Sonny' Rogers (ABCD - ABBE). God's Power Is Made Perfect In weakness (1 COR. 12 V 9)"
The cache can be found at: N51 21.(A*5)(C+1)(B-E-1) W000 14.(B-5)(A*4)(A+C)
Please replace the cache in the exact place that you find it.
Don't add spoiler pictures or information regarding the cache within your logs.
The cache has a log book but no pen so please bring your own writing implement with you.
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
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