Ministry to be carried on

66-YEAR-OLD CHURCH CLOSES DOWN 

SHAW-ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, which was founded in 1889, has closed down.

Shaw-road church. The final services were held on Sunday, when the preachers were the minister, the Rev. S. K. Chesworth, in the morning, and the Rev. R. L. Wildridge, a former minister, in the evening.

The building which had been used as a Sunday school was built shortly after 1891 and the present church was opened in 1909.

In the early 1920s the land on which it was built began to subside, and in 1928 immediate restoration was necessary. Last year large pieces of plaster fell from the ceiling, and for several weeks services were held in the schoolroom.

An examination showed that to repairthe building and make the foundations safe would be a formidable task, and it was decided to close the church.

TO BE CARRIED ON

Now the ministry will be carried on at Rawcliffe-street Methodist Church. A brief history of the church's beginnings and ministry was compiled by Mr. Chesworth, and each person attending Sunday's services was presented with a copy.