It was a great day of celebration on Saturday at our ‘mother church’ of St Mary’s in West Malling as Richard Bell and Lisa Austin were married.
Lisa is one of the Girls’ Brigade leaders attached to St Gabriel’s and it’s been a privilege to get to know them both through Lisa’s involvement in the Girls Brigade and the church. Lisa and Richard are photographed here with some of the other Girls Brigade officers who were present on the day.
With St Gabriel’s lacking a church building in its own right, St Mary’s played host to the ceremony on Saturday as the happy couple tied the knot in front of family and friends.
Rev David Green, one of our Ministers, presided at the service and spoke from 1 John 4 about the importance of allowing marriage to be a foundation on which their love continues to grow and evolve.
Any couple who live on Kings Hill or worship with us at St Gabriel’s have a right to be married in one of their local parish churches. Since Kings Hill doesn’t have a church building of its own, both St Lawrence Mereworth and St Mary’s West Malling both regularly play host to weddings involving Kings Hill couples. If you’re interested in getting married, there’s more information available on both churches’ websites.