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The new church

When the architect of the present church, Adrian Gilbert Scott, came to view the site he stood by the sea and exclaimed, ‘No architect could wish for a more romantic or inspiring site on which the build a church.’

It is built south to north and is the only church on the south coast where, on leaving, the view is straight out to sea.

In a strategic position and with its unique features, the present Grade 2 listed building has survived several trials.  After a landslip in the 1990s it even faced the risk of closure. The crisis times however brought a new awareness that the church is essentially the people rather than the building.