Lambeth North Deanery
Brixton, St Matthew with St Jude
Parish Contacts
Rev Stephen
Sichel
(Priest-in-Charge)
St Matthews Vicarage
5 St
Matthew's Road
London SW2 1ND
E-mail: revstephen@stmatthewsbrixton.org
Parish website: www.stmatthewsbrixton.org
Sunday Services
Details of all Sunday and weekday services and activities may be obtained from the parish contacts
Information
Patron: Archbishop of Canterbury & Church Society Trust jointly
Population (2001
census): 12,122
Urban Priority Area: Yes
Deanery: Lambeth North
Archdeaconry: Lambeth
Episcopal Area: Kingston
Diocesan Record Office: London Metropolitan Archives
Details of Church
Built: 1822
Architect: C F Porden
Listing:
grade 2*
St Matthew's Church is an enormous Victorian building in the centre of Brixton at the heart of a conservation area. It is another of the 'Waterloo' churches.
During the 1970's and 1980's the interior was significantly but insensitively re-ordered to provide a range of community facilities. The building was significantly refurbished in 1993-4 to provide new resources for the area. Amongst all the other facilities, it continues to house the Anglican Church of St Matthew's, continuing the tradition of Christian worship on the site .
The old church of East Brixton, St Jude was made redundant in 1980 and has been converted into a furniture warehouse.