Newport and Stow Hill Methodist Circuits Records

Records of the Newport and Stow Hill Methodist Circuits, 1839-c.1942, including Newport Circuit administrative records, 1907-c.1920; Home mission fund bank book, 1897-1919; Stow Hill Circuit records, including Magor Wesleyan Church building fund books, 1908-1917; Newport Wesleyan Chapel, Stow Hill records, 1842-c.1942; Pillgwenlly Wesleyan Methodist Chapel records, 1839-1878; Shaftesbury Street Wesleyan Society steward's account books, 1903-1920.

Wesleyanism, or Wesleyan Methodism, is the doctrine of the Methodist Church established by John Wesley (1703-1790) who preached in Wales between 1739 and 1790. Wesleyan Methodism in Wales served both English- and Welsh-speaking communities, with parallel organisations (individual chapels linked to form Circuits, which were part of Districts). The Newport and Stow Hill Circuits are part of the South Wales District. Wesleyan Methodists are known as Methodists in England and the common use of Methodist in Wales relates to the Calvinistic Methodists.

Arranged into the following: Newport (Wesleyan) Methodist Circuit; Stow Hill Circuit.

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Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: Gwent Record Office, Newport (Wesleyan) Methodist Circuit, catalogue.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Gwent Record Office.

Usual copyright regulations apply.

All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.

Accruals are not expected

Further records of the Newport Wesleyan Methodist Circuit are Gwent Record Office, D1241 and D3806 and further records of Stow Hill Methodist Circuit, Gwent Record Office, D3350/21-24 and D3765.1-3.