The Church has been a center for worship for over 150 years and in 2000 celebrated 75 years of existence as a dedicated Church .
In 1856 a piece of land was conveyed, for the sum of £50, from the Guardians of the poor of the Maidstone Union to the Reverend George Davey of the parish of St. Peter, Maidstone. This was to provide a site for a school for 'poor persons to be taught in the principles of the Established Church'. The original building, in local ragstone, tile roof and brick chimmneys, now forms the Church Hall, kitchen and Vestry. The present Church was added in later extensions. From the earliest days services were held in the school on Sundays. When the new West Borough Schools opened in 1907, the building became the Heath Mission where Sunday services and social activities were held under the leadership of Mr Stephen Ashby, a local butcher and Lay Reader. In 1925 The new developments in Barming Heath, including the Cherry Orchard estate, resulted in the Mission becoming a Church, dedicated to St Andrew. At that time the altar was at the Tonbridge Road end of the Church. in 1958 The Church was re oriented and the altar moved to its present position.
The Cache:
Cache can be found at:
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Cache is a magnetic 35mm film container