Ebenezer Chapel - Upper Cwmtwrch, Powys, Wales. - Continental Reformed and Congregational Church Sites on Waymarking.com

The Date cartouche reads:
EBENEZER - Capel yr Annibynwyr - Adeiladwyd - 1893.

Translates to
EBENEZER - Independent Chapel - Built - 1893


"On 24 March 1892 a committee meeting was held at the Temperance Hall to consider the question of rebuilding the Chapel. To meet the cost, £225 10s was collected that same evening - a considerable sum in those days. Later it was decided to keep the Temperance Hall as a Vestry and build a new chapel.
On Mabon's day, 7th December 1892, work started on the laying of the foundation of Ebenezer Chapel. The building contractors were Mr William Daniel Morgan of Cwmtwrch and Mr John Williams of Ystalyfera and the architect, Mr Alwyn Powell of Gurnos.
The contract price was £1,482.

The first service was held in the new chapel on 27 June 1894, the Rev John Rees, Cwmllynfell officiating. He held the joint pastorate of Cwmllynfell Chapel and Ebenezer until his retirement in 1908." Read more: (visit link)

"The Temperance Hall, in Upper Cwmtwrch was erected in 1860. Originally as a school room it came into being when membersof the nearby Cwmllynfell Independent Congregational Chapel decided a new venue was needed to meet local demand. In 1893 it also became the vestry for the newly-built Ebenezer chapel opposite." Text Source: (visit link)

Reformed or Congregational Denomination: Independent Congregational Denomination Associated Website: [Web Link] Status: Active House of Worship Address: Heol Gwys , Upper Cwmtwrch, Ystradgynlais, Powys, South Wales. Date of Construction or Event Occurrence: 03/06/1893 Architect: Mr Alwyn Powell of Gurnos.

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