St Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea

St Mary's Church
The church from the southeast
50°48′47″N 0°25′29″W / 50.8130°N 0.4246°W / 50.8130; -0.4246
Location	Sea Lane/Ilex Way, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 4UJ
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Website	https://goringbyseaparish.org
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	21 May 1976
Architect(s)	Decimus Burton
Style	Gothic Revival; original parts Transitional Norman
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Chichester
Archdeaconry	Chichester
Deanery	Rural Deanery of Worthing
Parish	Goring-by-Sea, St Mary
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev. George Butler

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the Goring-by-Sea area of the Borough of Worthing, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The late Norman parish church of the ancient village of Goring retains some architectural elements from that period, but Decimus Burton's comprehensive restoration of 1837 has given the church its present Gothic Revival exterior appearance. German artist Hans Feibusch, who worked extensively in the Diocese of Chichester, provided a mural in 1954: it is considered impressive, but caused controversy at the time. English Heritage has listed the church at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance.