Bwlchygroes Ind chapel (Llangunllo parish)

This chapel stands about 5 miles northwest of the village of Llandyssul,and in the parish of Llangunllo, but near the main road leaning from Llandyssul to Newquay, which forms the boundary here between 
Llandyssul and Llangunllo. When the Rev.Samuel Griffiths was ordained as minister of Horeb, he went to live in a place called the 'Llethr' near Bwlchygroes,and established a Sunday school in the district. The 
school grew so that Llewelyn Parry of Gernos decided to give land and timber towards building a schoolhouse. There they held prayer meetings and sermons as well as a school. In 1833, they began to talk 
of raising a chapel there. Mr T.L.Parry, the son of Llewelyn Parry told Mr Griffiths that they had to have a place of worship in the neighbourhood. Mr Griffiths replies that the people were too poor to take on 
such a burden,and the gentleman said ,"We must assist them to get the work done."
At this time,Mr Griffiths went to London for three months, and there was so much haste for the chapel that work started on the building during his absence. Mr Griffiths announced that the work had been 
given out to a craftsman under the supervision of Mr Rees Rees, who gave his services free of charge. Mr Parry gave £20 towards the building, and Rees Rees collected the contributions of the people as the building came under a roof and a pulpit and benches were placed inside. All this was done without going into debt.
They decided to hold an opening service,and at the request of Mr Parry, some Calvinistic Methodist ministers were invited as well as Independent ministers to preach on the occasion. Mr Parry also had a 
dinner prepared at his mansion for the ministers,and something unusual happened with regard to this.
On the morning of the opening,there were three sermons, the last being preached by Mr John Evans of Llwynfortun. When Mr Evans got up to read his text, a message came from the mansion informing them 
that the dinner was ready. Mr Parry wanted the service stopped for them to go to dinner, but they would not agree until Mr Evans had delivered his sermon. This angered the gentleman and he left the 
chapel, but stood by the door until the sermon was over. He then escorted the ministers to the mansion, and they received every welcome from him. Soon after the opening, a church was incorporated, formed 
of some members of 'Horeb. Since then it has grown enormously,and in 1880 a new chapel was raised. 
The stone in the wall facing the main road is inscribed as follows:

"BW LCHYGROES ,
Adeiladwyd 1833,
Ail-adeiladwyd 1880."

There is a stone in the hedge of the graveyard with "1856" carved on it, denoting the date that the hedge was set up around the graveyard.

Two ministers were raised in the church:

(1) The Rev.Evan Lloyd, Llandudoch, Pembrokeshire
(2) Mr D G,Lewis, at present in Carmarthen college.