Bagshot has only been an independent Parish since 1874, and has had this Church building since 1884. This year we are celebrating our Church's centenary, and we are organizing many events to mark this important occasion such as a Flower and Craft Festival, a special Fete in nearby Bagshot Park, several Concerts, and a visit from the Bishop of Guildford. Christianity is, however, much more than one hundred years old in Bagshot and Christians have worshipped here for centuries. It is believed that there was a Chapel where the King's Arms public house now stands in the centre of the village, but this was destroyed by fire in the 16th Century. It was not until 1819 that a new Chapel was built in School Lane on the site of the present cemetery.
Contemporary pictures show it as a simple, rectangular building.
In 1880 it was decided to build a new Parish Church, and the Duke of Connaught who had moved to Bagshot Park that year with his new wife, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, gave the land fom his own estate. The foundation stone was laid by the Duke in 1883 and the building was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester on April 25th, 1884. The architect was Mr Alec Cheers. The appearance of the Church is substantially the same today both inside and outside. The Chapel in School Lane had by then been pulled down, but it is thought that material from it was used in the building of the new Church.