Welcome to St Martin's Church in Dorking

St Martin’s Church has a long history of witnessing to the Christian faith in Dorking – there have been several earlier buildings on the site of the present church, and Christian worship and nurture has been offered here for many hundreds of years. It has a central place in Dorking today, both in the lives of congregation members and in the life of the town. It is a living centre for work, prayer and worship in Dorking. Anyone visiting the church will see that it has been loved and cherished by generations past and present, and that today it is endeavouring to reach out to new generations with its programme of services and activities throughout the year.

At the heart of our church is the worship and praise of God. Our Christian faith is centred on a generous orthodoxy rooted in scripture and the Book of Common Prayer. The church community at St Martin’s is blessed with the present fine building that provides a beautiful environment in which we can celebrate the sacraments, study Holy Scripture, worship through beautiful music, and receive pastoral care – bringing God’s grace and the presence of Jesus Christ into the lives of the people  of this town and the many visitors that we welcome year on year.

The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the Lady Chapel, which is a quiet area set aside for prayer. There is space at St Martin’s to sit and be still, to pray and to contemplate, to read scripture or light a candle, as well as to become immersed in the beauty of the architecture. You will find a generous welcome here, reflecting the transformative love that God offers to us all in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I hope that you will find St Martin’s Dorking to be a place of prayer and that you will take from your visit a sense of God’s continuing presence in the world and in our daily lives.