History
Non-conformity in Ickenham dates from 1831, when William Brickett and his wife invited some friends to join them in Sunday evening prayers at their cottage in Glebe Lane. The Bricketts had been worshipers at Providence Congregational Church, Uxbridge, and were encouraged by its Deacons to begin services in Ickenham. The Bricketts' cottage proved too small for the numbers who wished to attend. Clearly, a chapel was needed.
With the concurrence of the Lord of the Manor, three Providence Deacons were made tennants of a piece of waste ground belonging to Ickenham Manor. The chapel was built at a cost of £160. It was a small, plain brick building, covered in cement mortar to hide structural flaws, with pointed "Gothick" windows. It opened on November 3rd, 1835, when the Reverend John Hunt of Brixton preached the first sermon. Over the years, the increasing congregation, particularly Sunday School pupils, made additions necessary. In 1861 a schoolroom annexe was built and in 1921 a much larger wooden hall rose at the rear of the chapel.
In 1919, Ickenham finally became fully independent from Providence Church, Uxbridge, but it was not until 1927 that the church had a full-time Deacon. With the rapid growth of Ickenham in the late 1920s, the little chapel in the High Road had become over-crowded. From September, 1930, the village hall was hired for services. Oddly enough, the chapel had never been licensed for marriages. Not till November, 1930, when it was no longer used for services, was a wedding solemnised there.
A new church was now badly needed. A site was bought in the Rectory Field, Swakeleys Road. The new building was opened and dedicated on October 7th, 1936, and has been in continuous use ever since, except on a few occasions during the last War, when fear of air-raids led to morning services being held in the cellars of the Old Rectory. In 1953, a new hall with seating for 2001 was opened, and has proved a great asset for concerts and meetings.
Taken from 'The Story of Ickenham' by Morris W. Hughes 1983
| E. A. Willis | 1927-1932 |
| William C. Franklin | 1932-1934 |
| J. R. Ackroyd | 1941-1944 |
| E. J. James | 1944-1952 |
| G. F. Barrow | 1952-1962 |
| Donald Howell | 1962-1972 |
| R. Boulter | 1972-1978 |
| O. Alan Cassingham | 1978-1999 |
| J. Richard Landon | 2001-2003 |
| Bernie Collins | 2007- |
1 Current Health and Safety Regulations reduces this number to 170