Coniston Methodist Church celebrates the 150th anniversary of its chapel building on 1 June 2025. Just eight people formed the society at that time but what faith and energy they displayed in creating a building so much in use so many years later! As we celebrate their achievements and all that has gone on since then, we remember words from the Bible, in the Letter to the Hebrews, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and for ever.”

Many, many people have kept that flame of faith burning bright here and our mission remains the same, to share the love of God with the people of our resident community and those who visit.

The Chapel will be open daily 10am-4pm, other than on Sunday 1 June when we shall hold a special service at 11am, to which all are more than welcome; that service will be led by Rev Jo Rand from Grange and will include sharing in Holy Communion. On 8 June we shall have a second anniversary service led by our minister, Rev Grace Cauldwell to which we again extend a warm invitation to all, to gain a flavour of what has inspired villagers through the years and how we want to continue that involvement in the coming years. Our celebrations will then continue in a variety of forms over the following weeks and months.

On Thursday 5 June Barrow Male Voice Choir will put on a special Celebration Concert, starting at 7.30pm, admission free but donations welcome.

We shall be involving our schools and sharing our joy with them, with special assemblies and a piece of artwork that we hope will be well visible to the whole village at the time!

Do take the time to visit the Chapel while the Tapestry Exhibition is there, both to see that work and to share in our celebrations, and make a diary note of the other events; we look forward to seeing you.