Churchill Methodist Church | |
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Wesleyan Methodist Memorial Church | |
51°20′04″N 2°48′01″W / 51.334339°N 2.800290°W | |
Location | Churchill, North Somerset |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Methodist |
Membership | 39 (2018) |
Website | Churchill Methodist Church |
History | |
Founder(s) | Sidney Hill |
Dedicated |
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Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Foster and Wood of Bristol |
Architectural type | Methodist church |
Style | Perpendicular Gothic |
Administration | |
Circuit |
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Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Reverend Meg Slingo |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Methodist church, school room, coach house and attached walls |
Designated | 19 January 1987 |
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.