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BETHEL INDEPENDENT (CONGREGATIONAL) CHURCH, BURY

Catalogue reference: CBL

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This record is about the BETHEL INDEPENDENT (CONGREGATIONAL) CHURCH, BURY dating from 1806-1965.

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Reference
CBL
Title
BETHEL INDEPENDENT (CONGREGATIONAL) CHURCH, BURY
Date
1806-1965
Related material

<p>Some trust deeds dated 1883 are held by Lancashire Record Office (ref. CuBu) and early baptism registers 1806-1837 deposited with the Registrar General are now held by the Public Record Office in London (ref. RG/4472 and 806)</p>

Held by
Bury Museum and Archives
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Bethel Independant (Congregational) Church, Bury, Lancashire</corpname>
Physical description
18 items/32 cu.dm.
Immediate source of acquisition

These records were deposited by Bury United Reformed Church in 1994

Administrative / biographical background

Bethel was formed in 1804 following disagreements at New Road Independent Church, when part of the congregation broke away and initially met in a schoolroom which was shared with local Baptists. The first pastor, Rev. J. Harrison, was appointed in 1806, and a new chapel and schoolroom were opened the following year in Henry Street. The chapel was extensively renovated and new schools built between 1882 and 1884. In January 1965 the church amalgamated with Castlecroft and New Road churches to form a united Bury Congregational Church, based in the former New Road premises. Records of the amalgamated church are listed with those of New Road (CNR).

Copies information

Microfilm copies of these latter are available at Bury Central Library.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7c23e62c-749b-4e2c-a1f1-a16b113a418c/

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BETHEL INDEPENDENT (CONGREGATIONAL) CHURCH, BURY