The Barn Church, Kew

The Barn Church, Kew
St. Philip and All Saints[1]
The Barn Church, Kew
Location	Atwood Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 4HF
Country	England, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Website	barnchurchkew.uk
History
Founded	1929
Dedication	St Philip
Dedicated	4 February 1929
Consecrated	1 May 1928
Associated people	Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley; David Frayne; Dr Cyril Garbett; Mrs Philip Hoare; Cecily and Uvedale Lambert
Architecture
Architect(s)	Edward Swan
Years built	1928
Specifications
Materials	brick, timber
Administration
Division	Wandsworth Archdeanery
Subdivision	Richmond and Barnes Deanery
Diocese	SOUTHWARK
Parish	Kew, St Philip & All Saints[2]
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Dr Melanie Harrington
Laity
Parish administrator	Marie Mitton

The Barn Church, Kew, formally known as St Philip and All Saints, is the first barn church to be consecrated in England.^[3] The building, which is not listed, is on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Marksbury Avenue, in an area previously known as North Sheen and now in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was constructed in 1929 from a 17th (or possibly 16th) century barn from Oxted in Surrey.^[4] The west end was converted in 2002 into a large parish room with a gallery above looking down the length of the building. The sanctuary was refurbished and remodelled in 1998.

St Philip and All Saints is part of a joint parish with St Luke's Church, Kew, under the same vicar, Rev Dr Melanie Harrington, who took up the role in June 2021.^[5] It is a member of the Anglican Communion and Church of England and, locally, is part of Churches Together in Kew.^[6] The parish is almost entirely residential and many of the residents work in central London.