Moriah Aman, Cwmaman was a Welsh Independent
(Congregationalist) chapel in Fforchaman Road,
Cwmaman
Cwmaman () is a former coal mining village near Aberdare, South Wales. The name is Welsh for "Aman Valley"; the river Aman (a small tributary of the River Cynon) flows through the village. There are several hills nearby, such as Pen Foel Aman ...
,
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff () and Ely valleys, ...
, Wales.
Foundation and early history
The cause at Moriah Aman was established in 1853 on the initiative of the Rev. John Davies, minister of
Saron, Aberaman
Saron was a Wales, Welsh Independent (Congregational church, Congregationalist) chapel in Davies Street, Aberaman, Wales, formed as an initiative of the David Price, (Welsh Independent minister), David Price of Siloa, Aberdare, soon after the deve ...
.
It was originally a
Sunday School
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A Sunday school, sometimes known as a Sabbath school, is an educational institution, usually Christianity, Christian in character and intended for children or neophytes.
Sunday school classes usually precede a Sunday church service and are u ...
with prayer meetings being held later in local houses.
The first chapel was opened on 2 October 1855 with 27 members being transferred from the mother church at Saron.
Later history
A new chapel opened in 1893 had searing for 650 people with the gallery accommodating 250.
Membership was 435 in 1905.
In 1908, the members of Moriah Aman supported the actions of the church at Bethlehem,
Abercwmboi
Abercwmboi is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Location
Abercwmboi is a village in the Cynon Valley.
The village lies on the B4275 Cardiff Road - the old main route to Cardiff before the A4059 road was built - betw ...
in expelling members who supported the New Theology ideas of
R.J. Campbell.
Moriah Aman eventually closed in 1988. In 1995 the building was refurbished as a
Pentecostal church
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...
.
References
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External links
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Entry at Coflein
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Chapels in Rhondda Cynon Taf