The current church building, easily visible as you drive into Hemel along the A414, was built in the late 1980’s and consecrated on the 13th November 1987.

This church building replaces one that had been built to serve the districts of Adeyfield, Leverstock Green and Bennetts End as part of the New Town of Hemel Hempstead in the early 1950’s. After the Second World War, the government designated Hemel Hempstead as the site of one of its proposed new towns designed to house the population displaced by the London Blitz, since slums and bomb sites were being cleared in London. Plans for the New Town were drawn up by the renowned architect and town planner, Geoffrey Jellicoe. Through the late 1940’s and early 1950’s the town expanded rapidly with housing and a new industrial area.

An organ was salvaged from the St Charles Borrameo’s church in Ogle St, London, and rebuilt by Vincent Woodstock of Redbourn in 1987. The stained glass window behind the altar was made by Brother Gilbert of Prink Nash Abbey, and installed in December 1990.

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Located in the centre of the Grovehill community, built as part of the expanded New Town Development in the 1970’s and the community hall, meeting rooms other community facilities all share the site.

The Church of the Resurrection is a shared church, shared with the Anglican / Free Church – they are a growing congregation which gathers for Mass at 9am on Sundays.

The architecture of the church is interesting with its sharply rising peak supporting an empty cross. Inside, the sense of community continues with the congregation seated on chairs arranged in a broad fan facing the altar and cross. Again, the cross is empty. The fact that the body of Jesus is not shown reminds the congregation of the name of the church, The Church of the Resurrection.

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