Yapton Free Church

Yapton Free Church
Yapton Evangelical Free Church
The church (left) and attached schoolroom (right) from the northwest
Yapton Free Church is located in West Sussex
Yapton Free Church
Yapton Free Church
50°49′15″N 0°36′56″W / 50.820912°N 0.615601°W / 50.820912; -0.615601
LocationMain Road, Yapton, West Sussex BN18 0EA
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationEvangelical
Previous denominationCongregational
Websiteyaptonfreechurch.net
History
StatusChurch
Founded1861 (in present building)
Founder(s)Henry Bateman
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated20 September 1984
Years built1861
Clergy
Pastor(s)Hugo van Driel[1]

Yapton Free Church[1] (also known as Yapton Evangelical Free Church)[2] is an Evangelical church in the village of Yapton in West Sussex, England. The "pretty flint building" dates from 1861, when it was built for a group of Congregational worshippers who had been active in the area for several years. Growth in membership during the 20th century meant that by the 1990s some services and activities were held in larger premises elsewhere, but the chapel remains registered as a place of worship. The church is denominationally independent but is associated with a worldwide cross-denomination network of churches called Partners in Harvest. The church building has been listed at Grade II by Historic England for its architectural and historical importance.

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Yapton Free Church. 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 14693; Name: Yapton Evangelical Free Church; Address: Yapton Street, Yapton; Denomination: Congregationalists. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/30)