{"id":4014,"date":"2025-09-15T13:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4014"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:13:04","slug":"trinity-church-heritage-open-days-and-ride-stride-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/news\/trinity-church-heritage-open-days-and-ride-stride-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity Church \u2013 Heritage Open Days and Ride &amp; Stride 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091305.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091305.jpg 492w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091305-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the weekend of 13\u201314 September 2025, Trinity Church opened for both Ride and Stride and Heritage Open Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091304.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091304.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025091304-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ride and Stride is a sponsored event where people walk, cycle, or ride between churches, raising money for the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust. Heritage Open Days is a nationwide celebration of history and architecture \u2014 this year\u2019s theme was Architecture, giving us the excuse to share the story of our 1875 Trinity building on the 150th anniversary year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1876-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1876-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1876-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1876.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Glimpse into 1875<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Trinity opened on Friday 28th May 1875 with morning prayers, a packed service led by Rev. William Morley Punshon, President of the Wesleyan Conference, and lunch at the council chamber for 200 people. Rev. Punshon praised the new building as a true house of worship, built in the Gothic style loved by Victorians and not a water tight tank as had been the case ofearlier buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church felt solid and grand, with pews for 600 people, gas lighting, and excellent sightlines \u2014 every seat was filled on opening day. The architect was W H Woodman from Reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The East Window<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-Trinity-Church-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1906, more than 30 years later, a stained-glass east window was added in memory of the church&#8217;s benefactors John Creemer and Elizabeth Clarke, gifted by their children. The window, by Hardman &amp; Company, copies figures from New College, Oxford, representing Mercy, Faith, Charity, Hope, and Justice, with a small panel above showing the Shekinah, a symbol of God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renewal and Adaptation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5-1024x967.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5-1536x1450.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1975-5.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trinity has been reshaped several times to meet the needs of its congregation and community. In 1975, under Revd Walter Suffield, the pews were replaced with chairs, the organ was moved, and new heating, lighting, and flooring were installed. In 1997, Trinity 120 brought a Welcome Area, balcony, kitchen, ramp, and toilet, making the building more welcoming and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">150 Years of Worship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Heritage Open Days allowed us to share this story with visitors. Trinity remains a place of worship and community, faithful to its 19th-century roots yet open to the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the weekend of 13\u201314 September 2025, Trinity Church opened for both Ride and Stride and Heritage Open Days. 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