Rakewood Rd Wesleyan Methodist, Rakewood

It was founded before 1890. It is now closed, but we do not know the date of closure.

The original Sunday School at Rakewood is on Schofield Hall Road, it has a commemoration stone above the front door dated 1821, it was donated to the community by John Bertie Noris Entwistle. When it became too small for the community the larger Church was built on Rakewood Road.

The Wesleyan Methodist church was formed in the 18th century from religous societies founded by John Wesley and his preachers. It suffered many secessions, but was the largest Nonconformist denomination in the 19th century. In 1932 the Wesleyan Methodists joined with the Primitive Methodists and the United Methodists to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

This site provides historical information about churches, other places of worship and cemeteries. It has no connection with the churches etc. themselves.

It was located at SD9431114451 (Lat/Lon 53.62656, -2.087493). You can see this on maps provided by:

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