Stock Green Baptist Chapel was founded in 1846. As a building, the chapel is not much bigger than a farm kitchen, and is believed to be the smallest chapel in Worcestershire. Inside and out the chapel is simple and unspoilt. In 1984 it closed down for a few months. Following its re-opening the affairs of the chapel were managed by an ad-hoc committee and some repairs and improvements were carried out. By the end of 1987 the Worcestershire Baptist Association suggested the time was right for Stock Green to adopt a formal constitution and that the chapel be regularised as a church within the Baptist Union. Services are held twice monthly. The Anniversary Service and strawberry tea held each June commemorates the 1984 re-opening of the chapel. The harvest festival of fruit and vegetables is ever popular and is held in September with the produce being auctioned afterwards at the Harvest Supper, a lighthearted and boisterous village affair.
Now to the cache....
The headline co-ordinates take you to a plaque at the foot of a tree in the tiny graveyard. The tree was planted on the AB - C - DE; to commemorate the FGHth anniversary JKLM - NPQR
The final stage is to be found at:
N52 N(P-R).L(Q-D)(K-E) W002 H(N+A).(M-G)(J-F)(B+J)
Can be done as a cache and dash but please park considerately and do not block field entrances or driveways.
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