Fullers Hill Church Westerham

Fullers Hill Church is an independent evangelical church, originally known as Westerham Congregational Church. The church started out in the early 1800’s as a group of Christians who met in homes or in the open air to pray and read the Bible, outside of the strictures of the more formal Church of England. In 1839 they were granted permission to build the church in Fullers Hill and a congregation has met there weekly ever since.

The Victorian façade hides a recently renovated interior which lends itself to informal worship and the use of multi-media facilities. A baptistery was installed in 1988, and in recent years the church has added to its Congregational heritage by employing full time pastors who are of the Baptist tradition. This reflects the non-denominational ethos of the church.

The church hall (added in the early 20th century) is still referred to as ‘The Schoolroom’ by those who remember it being used to provide extra facilities to the local primary school. It was used in wartime as a feeding station for passing troops, and down the years has provided facilities for children’s and youth activities, and for other organisations meeting the needs of local people both young and old.