Society records of the Methodist Church, Gate Helmsley Wesleyan Chapel

Trustees' records, including minutes of meetings, 1955-1978, account books, 1863-1981, and bank book, 1951-1971; Methodist Society account book, 1973-1981; general financial records, including account book containing record of collections, 1965-1975, collection journal, 1914-1961, and financial papers, 1970-1981; church notices, 1972-1978; service book, n.d.; correspondence and circulars, mainly on Circuit matters, [1970s]; York and Area Holiday Club report, 1975; correspondence and papers of Reverends D. Baker, P. Morley and J. Woods, concerning joint Anglo-Methodist services, 1975-1976; papers concerning closure and sale of chapel, 1978-1981.

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built at Gate Helmsley in 1814. It was replaced by a new, larger chapel in 1864.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, Gate Helmsley became part of York, New Street Circuit (later renamed Clifton Circuit) in 1867 and was transferred to the new York, Centenary Circuit in 1888. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932, it remained part of the York, Centenary Circuit of what was now a single Methodist Connexion until its closure.
The chapel was closed c.1978 and subsequently sold.

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The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute prior to 1999. A further addition was made to the archive in 1999.

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built at Gate Helmsley in 1814. It was replaced by a new, larger chapel in 1864.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, Gate Helmsley became part of York, New Street Circuit (later renamed Clifton Circuit) in 1867 and was transferred to the new York, Centenary Circuit in 1888. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932, it remained part of the York, Centenary Circuit of what was now a single Methodist Connexion until its closure.
The chapel was closed c.1978 and subsequently sold.

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Created by S. A. Shearn, 09.11.16.

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Circuit records for the York Circuit, York, New Street and York, Centenary Circuits of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, and York, Centenary Circuit of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. The records of the York Circuit and York, New Street Circuit form a single archive (MRC/1), as do the records of both Centenary Circuits (MRC/3).

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