Castle Street Methodist Church is a

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

church located on

Castle Street, Cambridge Castle Street is a street in the north of central Cambridge, England.Locale Castle ...

, England. Castle Street is one of thirteen churches in the Cambridge

Methodist Circuit The organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain is based on the principle of connexionalism. This means that British Methodism, from its inception under John Wesley (1703–1791), has always laid strong emphasis on mutual support, in ...

. It is a working church with a morning service each Sunday, and an evening service on all but the third Sunday in the month. There are 63 members and the minister is The Revd Alison Walker.

Building history

The first church on the site was converted from a cottage by

Primitive Methodists The Primitive Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination with the holiness movement. It began in England in the early 19th century, with the influence of American evangelist Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834). In the United States, the Primit ...

. The first purpose-built chapel constructed in 1823, then rebuilt in 1841 and in 1863. A completely new building, designed by

Augustus Frederic Scott Augustus Frederic Scott (1854–1936) a Norwich-based Architect who was born in 1854 in the Breckland village of Rockland St Peter, Norfolk.

was built in 1914 and gained

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern I ...

status in 2003. In 2010 it underwent a major refurbishment which included improved accessibility, sound system and a new organ console, though with the original 1929 Binns organ being retained.

Partnership

It is a member of the 'Church at Castle' ecumenical partnership with St Augustine's, St Giles' (Anglican), St Luke's (Anglican/URC) and St Peter's.

References

External links

Mystery Worshipper Report
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