Church Micro 2811 - Chelmsford Bethel Chapel Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 2811 - Chelmsford Bethel Chapel
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The original idea for Bethel Chapel was conceived by a local woman – Mrs. Rose Whybrow - in 1924, when she started a Sunday School in her own house. Later in 1924 fortnightly Gospel Services commenced in a local farmhouse, with the first service taken by The Rev. J Jones of Chelmsford Baptist Church. Even at this early stage, Rose had visions of “a little building wherein we could meet”. The fortnightly services continued into 1925, when Rose was told that the farmhouse would be unavailable during the winter of 1925-1926. Undeterred by this setback, Rose approached various local landowners, to try and obtain a piece of land on which to build a permanent Chapel. Her efforts met with no success, until on 9th October 1925 she finally wrote to the one local farmer whom she had previously shrunk from applying to – Mr. LLewellyn Marriage. After a long and anxious wait, word was received on 1st January 1926, that a piece of land, at the junction of Chignal Road and Mashbury Road, would be lent rent-free by Mr. Marriage, for the erection of a church building. The first donation towards the building of the Chapel was received on the 3rd Sunday in January 1926 – the sum of £1, and by October 1926 the amount donated had risen to £183 6s 8½d – enough to erect the building. Bethel Chapel was opened on Wednesday 27th October 1926 by Miss H. M. Ridley, and the service of dedication was conducted by The Rev. R. C. Griffin. Special buses ran from Chelmsford Bus Station for the occasion. Further donations amounting to £15 were received on the day, enough to buy chairs for the chapel. Other gifts brought a reading desk, a Bible, 60 hymn books with BETHEL printed on them, three framed pictures, a clock, and a bridge to enable worshippers to cross the nearby stream ! The building – affectionately known to all locals as “The Tin Chapel” – still stands today. “If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication." There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list” http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=b9597df5-b3c8-42ff-bab7-96a965e7f026 **Congratulations to HelennBrian for their FTF**
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