Welcome to St. Alban's Church - Celebrating 100 Years of Worship
Founded in 1889 as a chapel-of-ease in the Parish of Godshill to counterbalance the extreme evangelicalism that was prevalent in Ventnor during the late XIX century, St. Alban's Church proudly continues its traditional Anglo-Catholic worship through Song & Prayer just the same as in our mother-church of All Saints' - Godshill.
In offering what the best of Anglicanism has to offer, we place special emphases on bereavement and healing ministries with devotion to both Our Lady of Walshingham and Fátima.
In 2023 we celebrated our centenary, paying homage to 100 years of worship within our permanent stone church which was funded by the people of the Parish of Godshill within Lowtherville Upper Ventnor.
All are welcome to worship with us at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.
St. Alban The Martyr - Our Patron Saint
Saint Alban - England's First Martyr, known as 'Albanus' was born in Verulamium - Roman Britain (modern-day St. Albans) during the 3rd century AD.
According to the historian Bede, Alban served in the Roman army and was converted to Christianity by a fugitive priest whom he sheltered and with whom he exchanged clothes, so that he was martyred in the priest’s place in c. 209 AD.
The Feast of St. Alban is commemorated on 22nd June, although some in the Church of England celebrate his feast on 17th June apparently because of misreading of the Roman numerals XXII.
St. Alban's tomb was venerated shortly after his Martyrdom, and a church had been built on the site as early as 429. Later, the Abbey of St. Albans was founded there, and around it grew the town of St. Albans in Hertfordshire.
It is believed that our Pulpit at St. Alban's Church - Ventnor was crafted from the former beams of St. Alban's Cathedral in which we still use today.
Mission Statement
To worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, and to tell of His love to all the world.
Faith Statement
We hold to the traditional Catholic Faith as taught by the Church of England.
As such we hope for our ultimate reunion with the ancient Churches of the East and West.
We give to the Mother of our Lord, holding especially dear her appearances at Walsingham.
Thus we pray that England once again may become The Dowry of Mary.
We are a traditionalist Church of England Parish under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Richborough and the Patronage of the Guild of All Souls and a member of The Society of St Wilfred and St Hilda.
