As the village of Whitton grew due to the construction of Heathfield estate and surrounding developments, there was a need to reach out to this new community. Additionally, the existing St. Philip's church was too small to accommodate everyone. It was therefore decided that a new worshipping community would be established on the south side of the railway line.

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This saw the beginning of a new worshipping community of the Parish of St Augustine of Canterbury Whitton whose place of meeting was at the newly built Bishop Perrin Memorial School (built in memory of the Rt Revd William Wilcox Perrin, the late Bishop of Willesden in the Diocese of London). 

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Although Bishop Perrin school was not opened until February 1936, worship started “in December 1935, when the Bishop of London dedicated the chancel of the School Hall. Fr R H Gill who had come in arrived in time for laying the school’s foundation stone on 23rd July 1935, was the first Priest in Charge of St Augustine’s Church. He lived at the time 93 Montrose Avenue, which served as the Vicarage for many years. 

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In his first newsletter written towards the end of 1936 (and published in January 1937), Fr Gill spoke of a sense of gratitude for the "new family, a happy family". He observed that "we shall be happier when we are much larger, and we must each do our share in extending to others that fellowship, that happiness which we share." (St Augustine of Canterbury Church Magazine, January 1937).

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Plans were afoot to build the church at the present site but the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 halted the construction plans, not only because financial resources were mainly to serve the immediate needs, but also because many churches in London were being destroyed by falling bombs.

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The church was constructed after the war ended and it was officially opened by the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd and Rt Honourable Henry M Campbell, on 29th June 1958, with an attendance of more than 500 people. While the Diocese of London provided funding for the building, the parish was responsible for furnishing it. Several furnishings, including the Crucifix, were gifted from other churches, particularly those that were destroyed during the war, but the altar came from Barbados in the Caribbean.

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From inception to the present time, St Augustine’s has been at the centre of promoting the Kingdom of God by spreading the love of God in Jesus to the wider community and extending a warm welcome, fellowship and happiness to those who come or seek to be part of this Christian community of the followers of Jesus Christ.