Below is a summary of the main significant events in the history of Christianity in Tonbridge.  Have a look at the Kent Timeline for a similar list of events across Kent.

A more detailed history of the churches and Christian life in Tonbridge is available across four pages:

1.  The Early Years
2.  The 18th & 19th Centuries
3.  A Time for Church-building (1865-1900)
4.  The 20th Century

1100s	Norman Church built in Tonbridge on the site of a Saxon Church.
1124	Tonbridge Priory founded.
1525	Tonbridge Priory closed.
1751	Congregational Church founded in Tonbridge.
1829	First Methodist Church built in East Street.
1844	St. John's Church, Hildenborough built.
1845	Strict Baptist Church formed.
1852	St. Stephen's Church built.
1853	New parish of St. Stephen's created.
1857	Consecration of Tonbridge Cemetery in Shipbourne Road. Ebenezer Chapel built.
1866	Baptist members of the Congregational Church leave to form a new congregation.
1867	Zion Baptist Chapel built.
1868	Baptist Church formed.
1870s	Fish Hall Mission (now named "St. Andrew's") established in Hadlow Road.
1872	Baptist Church built in the High Street. New Methodist Church built in East Street.
1874	Christ Church Free Church of England founded.
1875	St. Saviour's Church built. Construction of new Congregational Church building in High Street starts.
1877	Major restoration and building at St. Peter & St. Paul's starts for two years.
1880s	Salvation Army begins to hold meetings at the Corn Exchange.
1890	St. Eanswythe's Chapel founded.
1894	Roman Catholic Church built in Waterloo Road.
1895	Police Court Mission opens in Lansdowne Road.
1898	Salvation Army Citadel built in Lyons Crescent.
1901	Christ Church Free Church of England closes.
1904	Corpus Christi Church built in Lyons Crescent to replace the temporary building in Waterloo Road.
1912	Mission Church built in Douglas Road.
1920	Mission Church in Douglas Road becomes known as an Independent Church.
1929	Pentecostal Church opens in Avebury Avenue.
1934	Gospel Hall built in Avebury Avenue.
1954	The Independent Church in Douglas Road is renamed "Evangelical Free Church".
1956	Cage Green Church (now named "St. Philip's") opened.
1965	Methodist Church built in Higham Lane.
1968	Severe flooding affects Tonbridge, including the Baptist Church in the High Street.
1970	Cage Green Church rebuilt. Baptist Church in the High Street closes but services continue in other buildings.
1972	Congregational Church becomes 'Christ Church United Reformed Church'.
1973	Tonbridge Baptist Church's new building in Darenth Avenue completed.
1978	Christ Church United Reformed Church rebuilt on the same site in the High Street.
1984	Last service held in the Salvation Army Citadel.
1990	Last service held in the Methodist Church in East Street.
1992	St. Stephen's church plant 'The Beacon' opens at St. Stephen's Primary School. St. John's, Hildenborough opens a church plant at Stocks Green School.
1993	Methodist Church in Higham Lane considerably enlarged. Christians Caring founded.
1994	Children's Workshop and Ember Trust founded.
1995	First Roman Catholic priest ordained in Tonbridge since the Reformation (Rev. Darren Smith). Christians Caring becomes a registered charity.
1996	St. Andrew's Church begins holding monthly family services at Woodlands School.
1998	Church on the Way founded. TOUCH 2000 committee established in preparation for the churches' millennium celebrations.
2002	Major extension and refurbishment of Tonbridge Baptist Church completed.
2003	Completion of 'The River Centre' – Church on the Way's new home. Tonbridge and Hildenborough church leaders sign a Covenant of Unity. Start of 'Fused' – monthly united youth services held at Christ Church.
2004	St. Philip's launches their One in a Million fund-raising appeal for The Caleb Project. St Eanswythe's demolished for reconstruction – congregation continues to meet at St John's Ambulance Brigade Hall

Of course the story doesn't stop here.  For some thoughts on the future as well as a few examples of the plans of some of the churches, see the Looking to the Future section.