New £5.7m youth and community centre opens in Woking
Church marks the end of a project more than a decade in the making
A church in Woking has opened a new youth and community centre after more than a decade of prayer, planning and fundraising.
Christ Church Woking opened the centre following the rededication of its church building by the Acting Bishop of Guildford, Rt Revd Paul Davies.
The congregation marked the completion of its Gateway Building Project with a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Friday 9th October.
The service was attended by congregation members past and present, and representatives of key partners in the project.
They included Cllr Tim Hall MBE, Chair of Surrey County Council, and Cllr Rob Leach, Mayor of Woking.
Will Forster, MP for Woking, and Bishop Paul also attended.
The £5.7 million project has added the Youth and Community Centre, upgraded the building's infrastructure and created a new glass frontage.
The work has provided more space for worship and for youth and community events.
It has also expanded and refurbished The Church Café and Sanctuary Bookshop.
The building has been opened up to connect more closely with the town, and its systems have been modernised for the 21st century.