Market St Congregational, Dalton-in-Furness

The church does not have a graveyard.

It was founded in 1867.

The year 1868 was one of remarkable activity and development amongst the dissenters, the Congregationalists, whose preaching services in the town were first conducted in the old Grammar School, Beck Side, erected their building consisting of chapel and schoolroom-in a central position. on Beech Hill.

The following table is submitted for reference. The return of members of society is the number enrolled on the books of the different churches in May, 1882 :

Name of church	Number of enrolled Church Members	Sitting Accommodation of the Chapel.
Wesleyan Methodists	225	650
Congregational Church	174	300
Primitive Methodists	110	252
Bible Christians	92	500
Baptists	91	340
Welsh Calvinists	34	180

from Mannex's directory of Furness & Cartmel, 1882

In 1972 the Congregational church joined with the English Presbyterian church to become the United Reformed Church.

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