Hebron Church is an

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church in

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, near

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in England, was first founded in 1934 by Ernest Dyer. The church has a membership of around 30 with an average Sunday morning congregation of around 50. Evening services are smaller with an average of around 15 attendees. Hebron Church attracts members from the Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Anglican and Roman Catholic denominations. The church also has activities for children and young people such as the youth group "God's Gang" and a Friday night kid's club.

History

The church arose out of a Sunday school and youth club by Mr Dyer, who cycled weekly from the

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to run the clubs. Mr Dyer lived above the Church until his death in 1967. His sister continued living there until her subsequent death. The church was named “Hebron” because an aim was for it to be a “place of refuge”. During the 1930s and 1940s, Dr Vernon Charley, who developed the blackcurrant drink

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whilst at the

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, was the organist and an elder of the church. During the 1950s, Roger T. Forster, founder of

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was a regular preacher whilst doing

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with the RAF.

References

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External links

Church web site
Churches in Somerset Churches in North Somerset Evangelical churches in the United Kingdom