Churchill Methodist Church

Churchill Methodist Church
Wesleyan Methodist Memorial Church
Picture of Churchill Methodist Church in Front Street, Churchill, taken from the opposite side (south) of the road. The cemetery is shown surrounded by red railings.
Methodist church in Front Street, Churchill
Churchill Methodist Church is located in Somerset
Churchill Methodist Church
Churchill Methodist Church
51°20′04″N 2°48′01″W / 51.334339°N 2.800290°W / 51.334339; -2.800290
LocationChurchill, North Somerset
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationMethodist
Membership39 (2018)
WebsiteChurchill Methodist Church
History
Founder(s)Sidney Hill
Dedicated
  • 1 June 1879 (1879-June-01) (Whitsun): Schoolroom
  • 2 May 1881 (1881-May-02): Church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Foster and Wood of Bristol
Architectural typeMethodist church
StylePerpendicular Gothic
Administration
Circuit
Clergy
Minister(s)Reverend Meg Slingo
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameMethodist church, school room, coach house and attached walls
Designated19 January 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-01-19)
Reference no.1157925

Churchill Methodist Church, in the village of Churchill, North Somerset, is a Grade II listed Methodist church on the Somerset Mendip Methodist Circuit. Designed by Foster & Wood, Bristol, of Perpendicular Gothic style, the church opened on 2 May 1881. The schoolroom and coach house, of Elizabethan architecture, were erected before the new church, and opened on 1 June 1879 (Whitsun). Sidney Hill, a wealthy local businessman and benefactor, erected the church and schoolroom as a memorial to his wife.

The Reverend Meg Slingo is the incumbent minister for Churchill. The Anglican and Methodist churches work together in many areas, particularly activities that involve children and initiatives in the parish schools. The schoolroom is now used as a hall and is run by a charity. The hall has a newly refitted kitchen and smaller rooms making it useful for community activities.