METHODIST, THURGARTON
There has been a Methodist presence in Thurgarton since 1833 when a wooden building was erected on a piece of rented land at 16s 0d (80p) per year. In 1923, land was purchased on Bleasby Road for £27 on which to build a more permanent structure. By 1927 there were sufficient funds to start building the Church and a stone laying ceremony was held on the 19th May. The building work was carried out by Mr Lewin of Netherfield and cost £1134 to complete. It was dedicated on 8th Sept 1927 with 300 people in attendance.
There was a Sunday School at the Methodist Church for many years. There were 50 children on its roll in 1977 but by 1990 this had dwindled away due to a lack of young people in the village.
The pews were removed and comfortable chairs installed making the building a more flexible worship centre for the Christian and secular needs of Thurgarton and is recognised as a village asset under the Localism Act of 2011.
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