▁as ▁people ▁re located ▁to ▁sub urban ▁neighbourhood s ▁of ▁London . ▁Par ish ▁records ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁Library ▁show ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 2 ▁members ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁mostly ▁residents ▁of ▁places ▁outside ▁the ▁parish ▁boundaries . ▁Many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁made ▁their ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁were ▁" house keep ers ", ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁and ▁looked ▁after ▁commercial ▁buildings . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁membership ▁had ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 7 7 . ▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁Bl itz ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ' s ▁ ▁fier c est ▁air ▁ra ids ▁on ▁London , ▁a ▁fire b omb ▁struck ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁t ore ▁into ▁the ▁nave . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁neighbourhood ▁was ▁also ▁set ▁al ight — a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁W ren ▁churches ▁burn ed ▁that ▁night . ▁At ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁the ▁only ▁fitting ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁saved ▁was ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁fin ely ▁car ved ▁wooden ▁font , ▁recovered ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁post man ▁who ▁ran ▁inside ▁as ▁the ▁fl ames ▁ra ged . ▁The ▁roof ▁and ▁v ault ing ▁col lapsed ▁into ▁the ▁nave ; ▁the ▁tower ▁and ▁four ▁main ▁walls , ▁made ▁of ▁stone , ▁remained ▁standing ▁but ▁were ▁smoke - scar red ▁and ▁grav ely ▁weak ened . ▁A ▁photograph ▁taken ▁ ▁the