Rev Hilary Ewing
Telephone: 01242 524889
Morning Service - 10.30 am
Evening Service - 6.00 pm
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Bethesda Methodist Church
Great Norwood Street
Cheltenham GL50 2AP
The church is situated in Great Norwood
Street -
about half a mile from the
Montpellier area of Cheltenham
and not far from Cheltenham Boys College. There is a large public car park just behind the church (see map).
Diary of regular weekly activities |
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| In 1828 a twenty-two year old
preacher, John Rattenbury (above), conducted an outdoor
service from the steps of a house in St Philip's
Street ) not far from the present building. |
Soon the growing congregation
hired a disused blacksmith's shop (above) with room for
about 100 people and fitted it out with benches, a pulpit and a place
for a small orchestra with bass, flute and clarinet. |
The present building cost
£1,390 and was opened in 1846 by the Rev. Robert Newton and
John Rattenbury who had now become a Wesleyan Methodist Minister. |
