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This month we have a bumper issue of Chapel of the Month as Roger N Holden, a keen photographer and Chapels Society member, shares his thoughts about some of the charming and very varied chapels to be found in the Shetland … Continue reading →

John Ellis, Immediate Past Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, brings a little sunshine to August’s Chapel of the Month with a trip to Polynesia. “Go and make disciples of all nations” Moorea is all you could … Continue reading →

Every year the Chapels Society organises three visits for members. The visits take place in a range of locations across the country and every so often we return to London to explore some of the wealth of Nonconformist chapels in … Continue reading →

2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage – a pan-European initiative that aims to encourage more people to discover and engage with Europe’s cultural heritage and to reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European space. The slogan … Continue reading →

Nolton Haven Congregational Chapel For May’s Chapel of the Month feature we thought we might ring the changes and offer a little video… This is the story of major repair work to a small Welsh chapel that had been built in … Continue reading →

This month Moira Ackers shares with us the delightful Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel. This Chapel was recently featured in the Chapels Society Newsletter 63. The mention of its surviving outdoor baptistry started a bit of a debate about how many outdoor … Continue reading →

This month Jenny Freeman introduces us to the spectacular Armenian Apostolic Church of St Yeghiche, Kensington, London (formerly St Peter’s Church, Cranley Gardens) Grade II* The church was originally designed and built by the office of Sir Charles Freake (1814- … Continue reading →

The Parsonage Street Chapel, Macclesfield Late in 1806, the itinerant American evangelist, Lorenzo Dow, came to Macclesfield and preached the dedicatory sermon of a new Chapel, belonging to the Free Gospellers, or Revivalists. Initially this group seems to have seceded … Continue reading →

This month we are pleased to share a contribution from Council Member and Labour Historian, Professor Peter Ackers. Photos are by Moira Ackers. Christians Meeting House (1910), Humberstone Garden Suburb, Leicester (Churches of Christ) This meeting house was purpose-built for … Continue reading →