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The Wesleyan Methodist Church opened a chapel in Staithes in 1824. The current building was constructed in 1866. In 1932, the Wesleyan Methodists became part of the new Methodist Church of Great Britain, which also inherited the Primitive Methodist Chapel in the village. The two congregations remained separate until 1970, when in a compromise arrangement, it was agreed to worship at the two buildings on alternate Sundays. However, in 1975, the arrangement was abandoned and both chapels opened each Sunday.
The former Primitive Methodist chapel closed in 1981, but only a minority of worshippers transferred to the former Wesleyan chapel. By 2005, it had only 10 regular worshippers, and the Sunday school had closed. The chapel itself closed in 2010 and was converted into holiday accommodation.
The church is on three floors. The chapel is on the ground floor, with a first floor balcony with raked seating, supported on cast iron beams. On the lower ground floor is the former schoolroom and various smaller rooms including a former kitchen.
References
- ^ Bruce, Steve (2011). Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191612183.
- ^ "SALE OF METHODIST TRUST PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF STAITHES METHODIST CHURCH MANAGING TRUSTEES". Bell Snoxell Associates Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- Hastings, Adrian (2001). A History of English Christianity, 1920-2000. SCM Press. ISBN 9780334028246.
- ^ McCleary, Rachel (2011). The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199781287.