Christenings, Weddings & Funerals

Enquiries about Baptisms (Christening), or Thanksgiving services should be made through the Centre Office or directly to the clergy. We generally only deal with enquiries for people living in Temple Hill or The Bridge community of Dartford. If you live in other parts of Dartford we will be able to let you have the contact details of your local church. 

If you want a copy of a baptism certificate we only hold records from October 1999. For anything before that please go to Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (Civic Centre, Strood, Kent) You can access records on line. Click here. Go to  Dartford:St Edmunds on the list of parishes and then to the relevant volume, by date, and search the records for whatever you need.There are instructions on how to print out the pages.

If you want to enquire about a baptism or thanksgiving for the birth of a child service we run preparation session throughout the year.  Please contact the Centre Office for details of dates for 2010.

To book a place at one of these sessions contact either Margaret Drury or Margaret Gibson via the centre office on 01322 311201.

Click here for more information about baptism and confirmation in the Church of England

Christening leaflet

Weddings and Blessings

Whether you are planning to get married, looking to have a service following a civil registration ceremony, or maybe a ceremony marking a special anniversary - St Edmund's is keen to work with you to make your day as special as possible.

St Edmund's is licensed as a venue for marriages.

If you want a copy of a marriage certificate we only hold records from April 1979. For anything before that please go to Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (Civic Centre, Strood, Kent) You can access records on line. Click here. Go to  Dartford:St Edmunds on the list of parishes and then to the relevant volume, by date, and search the records for whatever you need.There are instructions on how to print out the pages.

Enquiries about publishing your Banns of Marriage, Weddings or Blessings should be made through the Centre Office. We generally only deal with enquiries for people living in Temple Hill or The Bridge community of Dartford. If you live in other parts of Dartford we will be able to let you have the contact details of your local church.

If you are planning a church wedding - click the logo to go to the Church of England site that will help you.

Click here for more information about marriage in the Church of England

If you want to enquire about banns of marriage, weddings, renewal of vows or a service of blessing after a civil registration please contact Centre Office on 01322 311201 and speak to our Church Wardens.

Wedding leaflet

Wedding fees 2011

Funerals

If you are looking to arrange a funeral, or exploring ways to remember a loved one, then information on this page should help you.

At St Edmund's there are a number or people within the Staff Team who are able to work with families at a time of bereavement. Please call the centre office for more details on 01322 311201.

Enquiries about Funerals or Memorial Services should be made  with the clergy. We generally only deal with enquiries for people living within Temple Hill or The Bridge community of Dartford. If you live in other parts of Dartford we will be able to let you have the contact details of your local church.

The St. Edmund's Church Memorial Garden is available for the interment of ashes. The garden was upgraded through the generous support of a grant through the KCC member for Temple Hill and the CoOperative Funeral Service. A small team of people help keep the garden looking as good as possible. If you want to help with this - get some exercise and improve your local environment - then get in touch.

At Easter we plant a small Easter garden in the Memorial Garden. This is  planted by children at the Easter activity event.

There is a memorial book in the chapel, and memorial chairs available that can be dedicated in memory of loved ones. 
A memorial plaque can be inscribed with the names of those interred in the garden.

Details about these through the Centre Office (01322 311201).

Service to Remember Loved Ones: Every year in November we hold a service to remember those who have died. Names are read out and there is a simple act of remembrance. Balloons are released in memory of each person that we remember. Further details from the Centre Office (01322 311201)  

Click here for more information about funerals in the Church of England

Remembering a loved one

Funeral fees 2011