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CHRISTIANITY
Number practising: 162,590
Percentage of borough residents: 53
ISLAM
Number practising: 24,746
Percentage of borough residents: 8.1
Where to fnd it: The London Mosque, 16
Gressenhall Road, SW18 5QL.
Daily Fajr: 60-75 minutes or 60-90 minutes
(depending on the time of sunrise), Dhuhr:
60 minutes after midday.
HINDUISM
Number practising: 6,496
Percentage of borough residents: 2.1
Where to fnd it: Hindu Society Centre,
664 Garratt Lane, SW17 0NP. Saturdays 6pm
onwards, Sundays 4-6pm.
BUDDHISM
Number practising: 2,574
Percentage of borough residents: 0.8
Where to fnd it: The Buddhapadipa Temple,
14 Calonne Road, Wimbledon, SW19 5HJ.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9pm, Saturdays and
Sundays 4-6pm.
JUDAISM
Number practising: 1,617
Percentage of borough residents: 0.5
Where to fnd it: Wimbledon and District
Synagogue, 1 Queensmere Road, off Wimbledon
Parkside, SW19 5QD. Fridays 7pm (rst Friday
8pm), Saturdays 10.30am.
SIKHISM
Number practising: 832
Percentage of borough residents: 0.3
Where to fnd it: Khalsa Centre, Tooting
Gurdwara, 95 Upper Tooting Road, SW17
7TW. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and
Sundays 6.30am - 8pm, Wednesdays 6.30am -
9.30pm, Saturdays 6.30am -10pm.
T
he plan to bring a new kind
of church to Putney had been
around for a while, Ben explains.
We wanted to present a very clear,
user-friendly version of the Christian faith
with a relaxed more social approach to the
Church. I have always admired preachers
who talk with The Bible in one hand, and
a newspaper in the other, keeping the
scriptures relevant to modern society, so
we wanted to nd a home for our new
church in a place that would be in keeping
with all those principles. Putney, with its
cosmopolitan arts culture, seemed ideal.
Several venue suggestions had been
made, but none of them inspired me, Ben
continues. I wanted to wait for something
really special. The Kings College
Boathouse is a fantastic location; fresh,
modern and cool, which is exactly what we
wanted for our new church.
Early next month, the Little
Boathouse home to the smaller Sunday
afternoon congregation is being
refurbished. Were excited to update this
space to match the ethos of our church,
says Ben. Were planning a comfortable
and relaxed lounge vibe, with modern
dcor, Ben elaborates.
But this isnt the only exciting
development on the horizon. This month,
The Boathouse Church introduces its new
Summer School, which will host three talks
on the important elements of Christianity.
Minister Ben Shaw and his congregation have brought their
forward-thinking approach to the Christian faith to Putney with
the unusual yet inspiring Boathouse Church
A new way of
THINKING
Well start each evening
with a barbecue and
drinks on the terrace.
Each evening will be
a social, as well as an
educational, experience,
with an hours lecture
followed by time for
questions and debate. n
Sunday services at the
Little Boathouse at the
Putney Evangelical Church
building on Sefton Street,
SW15 1NA will be at 11am
as of mid-September,
or at the main Boathouse from 6.30pm.
The Summer School will take place on
Wednesday 6, 13 and 20 August from
7.30pm at the Kings College Boathouse, The
Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB. For more
information, or to contact the church, email:
ben@theboathousechurch.co.uk
(theboathousechurch.co.uk)
RELIGION IN THE BOROUGH
WORDS / Jennifer Mason
NO RELIGION
NOT STATED
OTHER
*information based on 2011 Census data from the
Wandsworth borough. Figures have been rounded up to the
nearest decimal point
We looked at the 2011 most recent Census to
see what and where other kinds of worship are
taking place in the Putney area
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