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Welsh Baptist chapel, Aberkenfig

• A Welsh Baptist Chapel in Aberkenfig noted in 1895: minister Rev. Richard John    (8)

Carey English Baptist Chapel, Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig / Tondu

• Carey English Baptist Chapel, Bridgend Road, Aberknfig; Tondu, Newcastle Higher SS89288393;   by 1998, it was no longer a chapel (1)
• 1875  minister Rev William Jones (6)
• (English) Tondu - Rev. M. Morgan       1880  (7)
• 1895 minister Rev. William Williams Richards (8)
• Carey English Baptist, Aberkenfig       400 sittings           Rev  George Raymond Cole    1910  (10)

Hope Baptist Chapel, (English) Queen Street, Bridgend

• Hope Baptist Chapel, (English) Queen Street, Bridgend SS90497973; built in 1850 (1)
• Baptist (English) Chapel, Bridgend. Rev. T. Cole   1858/9   (3)
• 1865  ( Dunraven-place) minister Rev, Thomas Cole (4);  also 1868 (5);   also 1875 (6);
• Baptist (English) Bridgend - Rev. Thos. Cole   1880 (7)
• 1895  minister Rev. John Silvio Jones (8)

Welsh Baptist Chapel (Ruhamah) West Road, Bridgend

• Welsh Baptist Chapel (Ruhamah) West Road, Bridgend SS90167999; built 1808   (1)

Hope English Baptist Chapel, Station Hill; Derwen Road, Bridgend

• Hope English Baptist Chapel, Station Hill; Derwen Road, Bridgend    SS90677992;  built in 1850, modified, altered or rebuilt 1908; still active in 1998 (1)
• Hope Baptist, Station Approach       690 sittings         Rev Thomas Davies    1910   (10)

Ruhamah Welsh Baptist Chapel, Wyndham Street, Bridgend

• Ruhamah Welsh Baptist Chapel, Wyndham Street, Bridgend, SS90527984; built in 1808, modified, altered or rebuilt 1825 and 1891; active in 1998 (1)
• 1808, March 6; Baptist; a house called Rhuama; David Richard and David Evans, Ministers, Bartholomus and Morgan Thomas, deacons, John Waltars, William Edward    (9)
• Baptist (Welsh) Chapel, Bridgend. Rev. Owen Michael   1858/9   (3)
• 1865  (Newcastle) minister Rev E..William Jenkins;  also 1868 (5)
• 1875 minister Rev Daniel Davies (6)
• Baptist (Welsh) Newcastle - Rev. Geo. James   1880  (7)    and in 1895 (8)
• Ruamah Welsh Baptist, Wyndham St      500 sittings     1910  (10)
• Glamorgan FHS - the publications lists etc

Christchurch Baptist Chapel (Emmanuel Christchurch), Morfa Street, Bridgend

• Christchurch Baptist Chapel (Emmanuel Christchurch), Morfa Street, Bridgend   SS90758008; active 1999 (1)
• Morfa St Baptist         Rev David Samuel Jones    1910   (10)

English Baptist Pen-y-fai

• 1865 (Pen-evay) minister Rev. Rees Davies (4) also 1868 (5) also 1875 (6)
• Baptist (English) Ynysawdre - Ministers various   1880  (7)

Welsh Baptist, Pen-y-fai

• Welsh Baptist, Pen-y-fai     1910  (10)
• Penevay Baptist, Penevay village                        Erected in  1718                        Morgan Thomas, Deacon, Miller, Aberkenfig            1851 (12)
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• There is a book by Griffith, John Thomas. Hanes Eglwys Fedyddiedig Penyfai (1650-1889). Caerfyrddin : Wm. Evans a'i Fab Seren Cymru, 1916. 48p      (11)  
• And another; Smyrna Baptist Chapel, Penyfai [Glamorgan]: celebrating 300 years of worship. The Chapel, 2006   

Jerusalem Welsh Baptist, Tondu

• Jerusalem Welsh Baptist, Tondu     400 sittings    Rev Richard John   1910  (10)
• Jerusalem Baptist chapel, Maesteg Rd, Tondu       SS89258407   Demolished pre 1997     (1)

Mount Sion Baptist, Tondu

• Mount Sion Baptist, Tondu      Erected in 1848     Thomas William, Deacon, Fuller, Pontcoytrahen   1851  (12) [Listed under Llangynwyd parish]

Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel, Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig

• Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel, Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig, Newcastle Higher    SS88228370 ;  active in 1998 (1)
• Independent, Newcastle         Rev. George James   1880  (7)  
• 1895 minister Rev. Edward Davies (8)
• Ebenezer Welsh Congregational, Aberkenfig     500 sittings       Rev Edwd Davies   1910  (10)

Tabernacle Hall Independent Chapel, Elder Street, Bridgend

• Tabernacle Hall Independent Chapel, Elder Street, Bridgend, SS90637980; built in 1805-7  (1)

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• "Tabernacle Independent Chapel, Bridgend, registers of births and baptisms, 1801-1891; and registers of burials, 1861-1874."
  "..........erected in 1805-1807. It was affiliated with Independent congegrations at Bethel chapel, Peterston-super-montem, Gilead chapel, Coity, and Brynymenyn chapel, St Bride's Minor"

Tabernacle Welsh Independent Chapel, Adare Street, Bridgend

• Tabernacle Welsh Independent Chapel, Adare Street, Bridgend, SS90617983; built in 1810, altered 1828 and 1850; by 1997 demolished (1)
• Independent Chapel . . . . Rev. Rees Gwesyn Jones   1858/9  (3)
• 1865  minister Rev. John Bowen Jones BA also 1868 (5)
• 1875 no minister (6)
• Independent, Adare st, Bridgend  1880    (7)
• 1895  minister Rev. William Oscar Owen (8)
• Tabernacle Welsh Independent, Adare St     500 sittings  1910  (10)
• Glamorgan FHS - the publications lists etc
• There is a book by J. Cyril Bowen: Hanes eglwys y Tabernacl, Penybont-ar-Ogwr, 1662-1950: cyhoeddwyd ar ddathliad canmlwyddiant y capel presennol, Hydref 22-29, 1950. The history of Tabernacle church, Bridgend, 1662-1950: published on the centenary of the present chapel, October 22-29, 1950, (Tonypandy, 1950), 93tt.  Independent Chapels of Wales: History Books and Pamphlets by Huw Walters.
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Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• "Tabernacle Welsh Congregational Church, Bridgend traces its origins back to 1662. The present chapel was established in 1850. In 1950, a centenary history was published"

English Independent Chapel (United Reformed Church), Wyndham Street, Bridgend

• English Independent Chapel (United Reformed Church), Wyndham Street, Bridgend, SS90617992;  built in 1883(?); active 1998.
• 1875  minister Rev. J P Jones (6)   (6)
• Independent (English), Wyndham st. - Rev. J. P. Jones   1880  (7)
• English Congregational, Wyndham St    647 sittings      Rev William Evans  1910  (10)
• There is a book by John G. Jenkins, Edgar Diamond: English Congregational church, Bridgend, diamond jubilee, 1873-1933, (Cardiff, 1933), 44pp.  Independent Chapels of Wales: History Books and Pamphlets by Huw Walters.
• There is a book by Benson Roberts: The United Reformed church, formerly the English Congregational church, Bridgend: a centenary survey, 1873-1973, (Maesteg, 1973), 52pp  (Independent Chapels of Wales: History Books and Pamphlets by Huw Walters on NLW site).

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• " ...........established in 1873"
  "Records of the English Congregational Church, Bridgend, 1920-1959, consists of: annual reports and statements of accounts, 1920, 1921, 1924-1959."

Pen evay Welsh  Independent

• Pen evay        Rev. Rees Davies   1880  (7)

Trinity CM Chapel Aberkenfig

• Trinity CM Chapel Aberkenfig; 1865 mentioned (4)
• 1875  minister Rev. Watkin Williams (6)
• CM in Aberkenfig  1880  (7)
• Trinity CM, Aberkenfig                         David Lewis, Manager, Blacksmith, Aberkenfig             1851 (12)

English Wesleyan Chapel, Aberkenfig / Tondu

• 1865 English Wesleyan Chapel, Aberkenfig (4)
• Wesleyan, Aberkenfig   1880  (7)
• 1895  ministers Revs. John Mackintosh & James P Taylor (8)
• English Wesleyan Methodist, Aberkenfig      1910  (10)
• Wesleyan Methodist, Maesteg Rd, Tondu/Aberkenfig     SS89248417     Built in c.1868, still in use in 1998     (1)

See also Tondu Rd, Bridgend below

Bethesda CM, Oldcastle, Bridgend

• See under Hermon below

North Street English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bridgend

• North Street English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bridgend              SS90367992;          built 1875  (1)
• 1875  minister Rev. Seth Dixon (6)
• Wesleyan, North st - Ministers various   1880  (7)
• 1895  ministers Revs. John Mackintosh & James P Taylor (8)
• Wesleyan Methodist English, North St              700 sittings       1910  (10)

Unitarian Chapel (Elim Pentecostal Church), Park Street, Bridgend

• Unitarian Chapel (Elim Pentecostal Church), Park Street, Bridgend, SS90337986;  built in 1717, altered 1795; active in 1997  (1)
• Unitarian Chapel, Bridgend . . Rev. J. E. Jones    1858/9  (3)
• Unitarian, Bridgend - Ministers various    1880  (7)
• 1895 minister Rev. William Parry (8)
• Unitarian, Newcastle parish    250 sittings        Rev David Rees  1910  (10)

Nolton Street Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bridgend

• Nolton Street Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bridgend, SS90637969; built in 1878   (1)
• Calvinist (English), Nolton st., Bridgend        Rev. J. Francis Jones  1880   (7)

Hermon Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Nolton Street, Bridgend

• Hermon Calvinistic Methodist Chapel (Bethesda, Oldcastle, Bridgend.), Nolton Street, Bridgend, SS90687951; built in 1799, altered 1825, 1862; active in 1998 (1)
• Calvinistic Chapel, Bridgend.    Rev. John James     1858/9  (3)
• 1865 minister Rev. John James (4) also 1868 (5)
• 1875 minister Rev. Watkin Williams (6)
• Bethesda CM chapel, Oldcastle, Bridgend   (Lower Coyty Hamlet)              Erected before 1800        Walter Hibbert, Bridgend    1851  (12) 

• Hermon Penybont Welsh CM chapel           Nolton Street, Penybont, Penybont CF31 3AA - still open in 2006

English Wesleyan Methodist, Tondu Rd, Bridgend

• 1843, May 20; Wesleyan Methodist; a new chapel; Philip Price of Bridgend, gentleman   (9)
• Bridgend English Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Tondu Rd, Bridgend   SS90347991   Built in 1842-3    Still in use in 1999   (1)
• 1858 Wesleyan Methodist, Bridgend      Rev Thomas Osborn, minister. (3)
• 1865 minister Rev. Edward Brian.  (4)
• Wesleyan, Tondu      ?         1880 (7)
• Wesleyan Methodist (Bridgend Circuit)        Rev Edward Rueben Gibbens supt     1910  (10)
• English Wesleyan Methodist, Bridgend          Erected in 1842        Philip Price, Steward, Bridgend       1851 (12)
• Glamorgan FHS - the publications lists etc

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• "Tondu Methodist church was established about 1844"
  "Marriage registers, 1951-1976; trustees' minutes book, 1941-1975; manse trust minutes book, 1953-1975"

Welsh Methodist, Bridgend

• 1858 in Bridgend - Welsh Methodist with unspecified ministers (3)
• 1865 minister Rev. Samuel H Wardley (4) also 1868 (5)
• Welsh Methodist, Newcastle - Ministers various   1880  (7)

Calvinistic Methodist, Newcastle parish

• 1806, September 2; Calvinist; a barn-house in the holding of Thomas Austin, farmer; Thomas Edward, Griffith Thomas, Jenkin Griffith, Rees David, Edward David, Thomas Martin (9)

Aberkenfig Spiritualist Church, Pandy Park, Evanstown, Tondu

• Aberkenfig Spiritualist Church, Pandy Park, Evanstown, Tondu      SS89608367   (1)

Masonic Temple, Adare Street, Bridgend

• Masonic Temple, Adare Street, Bridgend, SS90607984; built in 1891 (1)

Mission Room, Dunraven Street, Bridgend

• Mission Room, Dunraven Street, Bridgend, Chapel Newcastle Higher, SS89248349  (1)

Mortuary Chapel, Newtown, Bridgend

• Mortuary Chapel, Newtown, Bridgend, SS90538083  (1)

Nazareth Apostolic Church, Newcastle Hill, Bridgend

• Nazareth Apostolic Church, Newcastle Hill, Bridgend, SS90227997; built in c.1860; may have changed use (1)

Newcastle Mission (Mission Hall), Coity Road, Newtown, Bridgend

• Newcastle Mission (Mission Hall), Coity Road, Newtown, Bridgend, SS90668056   (1)

Roman Catholic Chapel, Bridgend

• Roman Catholic Chapel . . Rev. Henry Sutton, priest   1858/9  (3)
• Roman Catholic - Canon Robert J. Green, priest       1880  (7)

Undenominational, Ivy House School, Newcastle Hill

• 1895 minister Rev. John Philip Jones (8)
• Undenominational, Ivy House School, Newcastle Hill        1910  (10)