Cambridge Rd Wesleyan Methodist, Churchtown

The church does not have a graveyard.

^Our records show that this church is closed. Click the arrow on the line above to find links to search for web sites of current churches of the same denomination, or try the Nearby Churches link above.

It was founded in 1804. It is now closed, but we do not know the date of closure.

Bland in his "Annals of Southport" says that the "Sugar Hillock" Chapel was opened in the autumn of 1816 by Rev. Thos. Hill of the Preston Circuit. It was the first Weslyan place of worship in the parish. Previously the Weslyans had been using 2 cottages behind Botanic Road from 1904 which they initially shared with the "Independents" (Congregationalists) before they built their own church in 1806/07.

He says the Weslyan Reformers obtained possession of it in 1852 and continued to use it until the erection of the United Methodist Free Church, High Park.

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.

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It was located at SD3631218687 (Lat/Lon 53.660773, -2.965243). You can see this on maps provided by:

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