Church of the Servant King, Furzton
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Furzton
Furzton is a district in West Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and in the civil parish of Shenley Brook End. The man-made Furzton Lake is a balancing lake that covers approximately half of the district.-History:...
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
. The church forms part of the Watling Valley Ecumenical Partnership
Watling Valley Ecumenical Partnership
The Watling Valley Ecumenical Partnership is a Local Ecumenical Partnership in Milton Keynes, England which belongs to the Church of England, The Baptist Union, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church....
. The congregation of the church started meeting in a community house in the local area, led by a Church Army
Church Army
Church Army is an evangelistic Church of England organisation operating in many parts of the Anglican Communion.-History:Church Army was founded in England in 1882 by the Revd Wilson Carlile , who banded together in an orderly army of soldiers, officers, and a few working men and women, whom he and...
sister. As numbers grew, they moved first to the Meeting Place in South Furzton, then to Coldharbour School. The present church building was used from June 1992 onwards, with the official opening in September 1992. The building is shared with the Ridgeway Community Centre.