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Dedicated to the preservation of churches in use of architectural merit or historic importance in Kent (pre-1965 boundaries), and to help maintain in good order their fabric and fixtures of special importance.
If you would like to become a member of the Friends, to support our work and enjoy our church visits and winter lectures, please click here.
Parishes and Historical Societies may also join. Parishioners may then take part in our activities (parishes receiving FKC grants are required to become members).
| Saturday 7th May 2011: St. Martin, Ryarsh.
Our Chairman, Mary Gibbins, reported that grants totalling £124,000 have been made to 29 churches in the past year. Following the business part of the meeting, Clare Graham, the Area Leader of NADFAS Church Recorders, gave a fascinating talk about the work of Church Recorders and about St Martin’s Church. Members were then served a delicious tea in the Church Centre.
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Join our organized church visits in the summer and lectures in the winter. Click here for details and a booking form for winter lectures.
We visit two or three neighbouring churches on summer afternoons. We arrange local speakers to give us the history of each church and to point out interesting features, and we end with tea organized by the last parish. We meet at the first church listed and members provide their own transport. Please ask if you haven't got transport; we may be able to help.
Thursday 10 November 2011 at 2.30pm, Lenham Community Centre.
'Bec Abbey and its influence in England', a talk by The Very Reverend Dr John Simpson OBE, former Dean of Canterbury. Bec Abbey, Normandy, was founded by the Benedictines in 1034 and was an extremely important abbey and centre of intellectual life in the Middle Ages with strong connections with Canterbury Cathedral. It provided three Archbishops of Canterbury as well as owning several foundations and estates in England, including Tooting Bec. Closed after the Revolution, it re-opened in 1948 and has played a significant part in the modern ecumenical movement.
Wednesday 7 March 2012 at 2.30pm, Meopham Church Hall
'The Church in the Middle East Today', a talk by Reverend Richard Campbell Paget, vicar of Brenchley and Matfield. Mr Campbell Paget spent his sabbatical leave studying the Christian and Muslim religions in Syria and Turkey. He has in-depth knowledge of these countries of the Eastern Mediterranean which are facing an uncertain future as they go through great changes.
| The programme of visits for 2012 is currently being planned. Information will be available soon. |
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