Enfield CircuitThe London District |
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History of Ordnance Road
Methodist Church |
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Ordnance Road Methodist Chruch stands on land purchased in 1865, with an iron chapel constructed there in 1879. A more permanent chapel and school were built in 1904. The present church was built in 1957. Over three quarters of the building costs came from a war damage scheme through which the land of churches destroyed during the blitz was sold and the money used to build new churches where they were needed. The new church became the last Methodist church to be built in the cruciform style. After thirty
years, natural age and decay caught up with the church building and it had to
be demolished. Part of the land was sold to the Christian Housing Association
with the money used to convert the church. The front of the building remained
the church area, and the back became a hall for community work. |
The building was re-dedicated in January 1994 and a new vestry built
in 2000 to commemorate the millennium. In addition to Sunday services, there
is a Sunday school (Junior Church), mid-week fellowship, monthly Sunday
afternoon tea/fellowship, a Monday luncheon club, and a Wednesday coffee
morning. We host a Parent and Toddler Group, a Tumble Tots group and a
council-run playgroup/library scheme. Beavers, Cubs and Scouts meet weekly.
During the year, church members and groups that use the church hall join for
outings, summer fêtes and Christmas bazaars. Several families from the nearby Island village have joined Ordnance, making us an even more multi-ethnic congregation. We hope that the outreach work of our deacon will bring many other people to find faith, peace, love and friendship that we, and those before us, have found at Ordnance. |
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