Our History

Introduction

In 1882 a young curate based at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington called Wilson Carlile saw a Church that was disengaged with many people, and was out of touch. He wanted the church to do more to share faith through words and action by mobilizing ordinary people to share the good news of the gospel. Wilson Carlile set up Church Army to do just that.

The History of Church Army Find out more about the history of Church Army.
Picture Gallery View a picture gallery of images from the past 125 years of Church Army and download hi-res images for your use locally.
Download articles Download a number of articles for your parish magazine on the history of Church Army.