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Museum of Methodism

And now for some good news: the Museum of Methodism in London was awarded  a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £93,000 in 2013 to restore and exhibit material relating to the global growth of Methodism. The museum’s new interpretation shows … Continue reading

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Blaze at Llanelli URC

From the Llanelli Star on 14 August 2015: “FIVE youths have been arrested following last night’s fire at an old Llanelli Church. Llanelli Park United Reform Church on Murray Street was all but destroyed by the blaze that kept 40 fire fighters tied … Continue reading

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Bicentenary of the Bible Christian Methodists

Two new CDs have been released to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Bible Christian Methodists (1815 to 2015). By Roger Thorne and James Petherick: CHAPEL! A Celebration of the Bible Christians in Devon. (Contains an introduction and hundreds of photographs of almost all … Continue reading

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Online database of C20 churches and chapels

The C20 Society has published a new online database of C20th churches and chapels in the UK with the aid of a grant from Historic England. C20 places of worship are incredibly varied and interesting, ranging from the traditional Gothic … Continue reading

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World’s oldest Methodist chapel receives £2.5m grant

The New Room in Bristol, the oldest Methodist chapel in the world, has been awarded a grant of £2.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The historic 276 year-old Grade I listed building, known as the cradle of Methodism, was … Continue reading

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News from Methodist Heritage

The Spring 2015 edition of Methodist Heritage News is now out and has articles on the new Bible Society heritage centre at St Beuno’s Church in Wales, researching historical records for the Osmotherley Methodist Chapel and updates on the Old … Continue reading

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HCT Launches Photographic Competition

The Historic Chapels Trust (HCT) are on the look out for high quality photos of their churches, chapels and meeting houses to use in publicity, fundraising and on the website.  If you are a keen photographer you could win £250 … Continue reading

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Methodist Heritage

The Autumn 2014 edition of the excellent Methodist heritage newsletter has now been published. The latest edition of Methodist Heritage News includes articles on the transformation of the garden at Wesley Memorial Church in Epworth, cataloguing an archive of the … Continue reading

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For Liberty Against Tyranny

Date: 10th – 15th November Location: Regent’s Park College, Pusey St, Oxford, OX1 2LB The Angus Library and Archive is the leading collection of Baptist history and heritage. Their next exhibition will commemorate the centenary of the First World War. … Continue reading

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New Welsh Chapels website

Addoldai Cymru (Welsh Religious Buildings Trust) is a charity set up to take into ownership a selection of redundant chapels that are historically and/or architecturally significant to the story of chapel building and Nonconformity in Wales and that are valuable … Continue reading

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