Ministers

A List of Our Ministers

From 1672 till today. For more church history see here.

Presbyterian, Independent [18th C.], and Congregational [19th C.]

1672-74 Daniel Poyntell MA
1674-84 Thomas Brand MA
1684-94 Samuel French

1694-1706 vacancy – Joseph Usborne (of Loddenden Manor) often supplied

1706- Robert Murray
1714-17 Edward Bearne
1718-21 Philip Bowdler
1721 James Woodside
1726 Pastor Patton
c1727 Obadiah Hughes
c1735 Robert Riddle
c1740 James Kettle
1740-95 Jacob Chapman
1795-1824 Thomas Clout
1824-27 Robert Kemp

1827 Interregnum

1828-29 Isaac Phillips

1830-40 No settled minister – Rev W Grigsby supplied

1855-80 Elisha Balley

1880 Interregnum

1881-1925 Thomas Thatcher
1926-29 Hugh McKay BA
1931-36 John F Houghton
1937-39 Pitt Bonarjee
1939-42 William Henry Wrigley
1942-52 Edward Harland Brine
1952-60 F J Paul

1960 Interregnum

1961-68 Margaret Howard (as Pastor)
1968-70 Margaret Howard (as Minister)

1970 Interregnum

United Reformed Church (post 1972)


1971-76 John K Gardiner

1976 Interregnum


1977-87 Brian L Eyles

1987 Interregnum


1990- Simon K Thomas

1996 Interregnum

1997-2015 Andrew C Mills

2015 Interregnum


2017- Andrew B Royal (jointly with Maidstone URC)