We are an Anglican Church within the Church of England located in the
St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich diocese and we are part of the
Ipswich Deanery group of churches.
All Hallows church is a unique red-brick building designed by the architect Munro Cautley. People have said that it looks very much like a Power Station and in fact one of our previous priests would retort “it is a power station, full of the power of the Holy Spirit”.
The church’s foundation stone was laid on 8 May 1938 and the consecration of the church by the Bishop was held on Friday 26 May 1939 along with the dedication of the font and cover which was gifted by members of the Mother’s Union across the diocese in memory of Lady Alastair Graham. Lord Alastair Graham was reportedly mainly responsible for raising funds for the building project.
The church was built in the new council housing estate to replace what is now the church hall, as the centre of Anglican worship for the parish and it has been granted Grade II listed status. Of special interest is the inlaid walnut marquetry in the chancel, choir stalls and twin ambo (perhaps better known as the reading desk and pulpit) which are in art deco style. We also have a bronze maquette depicting St Paul at the moment of his conversion which was made by Bruce Denny who worshipped with us as a child. People often speak of feeling the presence of God in this beautiful, yet simple, building.
A fuller description of the church can be found here, and here is a video of Roy Tricker telling about the atmosphere of the church.
At All Hallows we are passionate about our Christian responsibility to look after God’s world, and saddened when we hear about the damage caused by climate change and global warming. We want to play our part in making a difference! See what we are planning here.
