Summary
Finkin Street Chapel is a Grade II[1][2] 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.[3][4]
| Finkin Street Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
 Front of the church | |
  Finkin Street Methodist Church | |
| 52°54′45″N 0°38′29″W / 52.912606°N 0.641278°W | |
| Location | Grantham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
The chapel has a lectern dedicated to Thatcher's father, Alfred Roberts, who was a local preacher there.[4]
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.[5] The congregation meeting weekly in the chapel is now known as ChristChurch.[6]
References edit
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1062522)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Wesleyan Methodist Church (Grade II) (1062522)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Margaret Thatcher: her unswerving faith shaped by her father, Sunday Telegraph, 14 April 2013
- ^ a b "Special service for Margaret Thatcher's family at Grantham Methodist church". Grantham Journal. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ ""Friends of ChristChurch, Grantham"". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "About Us". ChristChurch Grantham. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
External links edit
- Grantham, Christ Church Finkin Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Lincolnshire – My Wesleyan Methodists
- ChristChurch, Grantham website