Hall Street Methodist Church Llanelli

Hall Street

Hall Street is a landmark church with a very significant history. It is a Grade 11 listed building, "designed as an elaborate Gothic chapel by an architect said to have led the Wesleyan church into the path of the Gothic Revival" (P.Holden, present Architect leading the proposed redevelopment).
The first phase of construction was completed in 1856 and was designed by James Wilson, architect of Bath. The second phase (1870) of Transepts and Alter apse are attributed to James Wilson but may have been carried out by his son, also an architect who married into the 'Buckley' Family. Rev. James Buckley combined his clerical calling with the founding of the famous Buckley Breweries.
The tower and spire were designed by local architect W. Griffiths, and were completed in 1896.

Within the nave, Wilson has created a wonderful baronial hall
framed by ranks of braced scissor trusses supported on moulded timber brackets.

The church is used for weekly services, including funerals and is in demand for weddings and baptisms. There is a prayer group that meets monthly, a weekly fellowship meeting and other ad hoc events. Sunday services have a breadth of worship style.

There is a hall at the side of the church, which is used constantly throughout the week for meetings and community activities, including art classes, quilting classes, belly dancing, drumming, silk painting, mens working party,alternative tourist outlet etc. The church is fortunate in having an excellent childrens' and youth leadership team -there is a Sunday Club, CHAT group for teenagers, and a Junior and Senior Youth Club. All are welcome.
Combining the need to preserve this wonderful church, to bring it up to the Disability Act requirements, and to build on our community work, we have employed an Architect who has prepared plans for redevelopment.
This is an exciting phase in the church's history and we pray that the journey, though a complicated one, will be successful. Much will depend of course on funding; the church has been very hard at work fundraising, but additional grant aid will be required for our ambitious scheme.

You will find Hall Street Methodist church to be friendly and welcoming. Do come and see us.

SERVICES:

Sunday Morning Worship 10.30am (with Sunday Club for children) at Hall St

Evening Worship 6pm at Victoria Rd Church

ACTIVITIES:

LADIES FELLOWSHIP - every Tuesday evening from 7.15pm

FAITH & FELLOWSHIP - every other Thursday at 7.30pm

POWERHOUSE - 1st Monday of every month 7-8pm

CHAT GROUP - Youth House Group meets fortnightly on Sunday evenings 7.15pm

YOUTH GROUP - Fridays through school term. Juniors age 5-10 from 6-7.15pm and Seniors age 11-16 from 7.30-9pm

SUNDAY CLUB - informal Sunday worship for children of all ages

Also MUSIC GROUP and WORKING PARTY

Several groups make use of our facilities, including art groups, St Elli Quilters, Buddist Meditation Group and Silk Painters.

For more information about our Churches in Llanelli and the activities that take place there please contact the Minister Revd Pauline Barnett.

VICTORIA ROAD CHURCH, LLANELLI

This small church in the ‘Seaside’ area of Llanelli began with a group of Christians meeting near North Dock. The building was probably put up sometime in the 1870’s. Seaside is very much its own community and the church has retained that character – though always sharing links with the larger Llanelli Methodist church in Hall Street. In 1989/90 extensive renovations to the building were carried out enabling it to become an open-plan church with chairs and carpeting rather than pews. This has enabled a variety of uses, particularly programmes involving children.

It is now hoped that the church building may be used for more community activities when not required for church programmes.

Current projects involve seeking funding for alterations to the back premises in line with DDA requirements, improving the kitchen facilities at the same time.

When these facilities become available it will enable fuller co-operation with Glan y Mor Communities First Project through their ‘Health and Wellbeing’ Action Group. In this connection the church is looking into setting up a ‘Hard of Hearing’ Group.’

The name of the church relates to a road which no longer exists, and it should be noted that the church address is Bryn Road. The building is easily located right on the Seaside Roundabout, part of the Coastal Route that by-passes the town.

SERVICES:

Sunday Evening Service at 6 pm.

ACTIVITIES:

GROUP BIBLE STUDY AND DISCUSSION
Alpha Course (commencing April 27th 2005) Wednesdays 6.30 - 8.00

‘Faith and Fellowship Group’, Usually fortnightly. Coffee from 7.30 - Bible study discussion and prayer 8.00 - 9.30. (Contact Alison Wheeler 01554 778763 for programme dates)

CHILDREN
Boys’ Brigade (boys and girls) Thursdays in term time
5.30 - 6.30 ‘Anchors’
5.30 - 7.00 Juniors
(Contact Rev. P. Barnett 01554 772474 for programme dates)

Llanelli & Carmarthen Circuit - Hall Street & Victoria Rd, Llanelli

Hall Street

SERVICES:

Sunday Morning Worship 10.30am (with Sunday Club for children) at Hall St

Evening Worship 6pm at Victoria Rd Church

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