Ventnor Holy Trinity

This Parish is registered with the Parish Giving Scheme which allows you to give to this Parish securely and safely online. Please click 'Regular Giving' to set up a monthly, quarterly, or annual Direct Debit or ‘One-Off Gift’ to make a single gift using your Debit, Credit Card or Apple/Google Pay wallet.

Welcome to the Holy Trinity Ventnor Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) Page. Thank you for considering donating to the church. All monetary gifts go to running the church and our Christian ministry. Your gift, whatever the size, will contribute to our church mission within the community of Ventnor. Giving through the PGS is the most efficient way to donate to Holy Trinity. Your gift can receive gift aid from the HMRC within days. There is also a facility to allow you to have an automatic anti-inflation increase in line with the cost of living (RPI) should you chose to do so.

Although money received in any way is very welcome, in honesty, as the church treasurer, I can confirm that giving through the PGS saves me a lot of work!

Thanks again for considering setting up a regular donation.

Mark Bell
Hon. Treasurer.

Welcome to Holy Trinity Church.

We are a friendly church following a high Anglican tradition, with a strong emphasis on music. We have an active choir and an excellent social group who keep us well supplied with cakes!

The church is open every day for private prayer, and a small booklet describing the church in more detail is available for purchase at the back of the church.

Please contact Revd Tom Burden (Vicar) on 07385 698390 for more information.

History of the church:

The foundation for the church was laid on 12 April 1860 and the building was consecrated on 2 August 1862. This graceful Victorian Gothic church with its slender spire was designed by the architect Charles Edmund Giles, of Taunton, and built of local stone. The spire, which is one of the tallest on the Island, has a covering of cedar-wood shingles. Together with the fine weathervane on the top, the spire is a notable landmark at the east end of the town. The church is lit by beautiful Victorian stained glass, from the workshops of the celebrated craftsmen Clayton and Bell. It has a fine organ, originally built by the firm of Foster and Andrews in 1866, and which has been upgraded over the years.

The church was founded during a period when the influence of the Oxford Movement or 'Tractarianism' was promoting the rise of Anglo-Catholicism, and that tradition has been maintained, including the importance of music in the services in which it is supported by a robed choir.

In addition to the main Nave and Chancel, there are two side aisles: part of the south aisle forms the Lady Chapel; and a small chapel is formed by part of the north aisle and is known as the Trinity Chapel. Principal services are conducted from the Nave Altar, although a High Altar and sanctuary still exist at the east end of the Chancel, and is used for smaller services which are held in the Chancel.