Origins

Dukinfield has had a strong tradition of non-conformist worship, however until the 1820's Methodist worship in Dukinfield had been limited to weekly meetings in members homes, with Stamford St, in Ashton-under-lyne being the main church.

In the 1820's the growing population of Dukinfield and Ashton lead to Stamford St being "crowded to excess" and demands for premises in Dukinfield. Land was purchased at the corner of Hill St and Wellington St and a building built to serve as a preaching room and a Sunday school. The building opened on 1st November 1829.

Sketch of Wellington Street (Dukinfield Methodist Church) in the 1840's
By the end of 1830's the membership at Wellington St was 132 with 322 scholars. With an ever-growing congregation the decision was take to build a new chapel. The chapel was opened in December 1840 and was build in a Gothic style using stone. The chapel was deliberately built to be impressive, a foot longer than Stamford St chapel and seating 730 without a gallery. The chapel was given the name of "Bethesda" meaning "House of Mercy". Click here to see more
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