Finkin Street Chapel is a
Grade II
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 Irel ...
listed building in
Grantham,
Lincolnshire. The
Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1840 and was the childhood church of
Margaret Thatcher, former
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The chapel has a lectern dedicated to Thatcher's father,
Alfred Roberts, who was a
local preacher
A Methodist local preacher, also known as a licensed preacher, is a layperson who has been accredited by the Methodist Church to lead worship and preach on a frequent basis. With separation from the Church of England by the end of the 18th century ...
there.
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In 2008, the congregation of the Central Methodist Church, Finkin Street joined with the congregation of St Peter's Hill United Reformed Church in Castlegate to form a local ecumenical partnership, ChristChurch Grantham. A decision was then taken in April 2011 to keep the Methodist premises on Finkin Street and sell the URC premises on Castlegate. The congregation meeting weekly in the chapel is now known as ChristChurch.]
References
External links
Grantham, Christ Church Finkin Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Lincolnshire
– My Wesleyan Methodists
ChristChurch, Grantham website
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Methodist churches in Lincolnshire
Buildings and structures in Grantham
19th-century Methodist church buildings
Churches completed in 1840
19th-century churches in the United Kingdom
Grade II listed churches in Lincolnshire