Society records of the Methodist Church, Copmanthorpe Wesleyan Chapel

Trustees' meeting minute books, 1875-1900, 1902-1977, and correspondence and papers, 1969-1977; Methodist Society minutes, 1961-1965, with Leaders' meeting minutes, 1962-1980; Church Council meeting minutes, 1981-1986; correspondence of the property and finance committee, 1984; Thursday Guild minute book, 1962-1980; Women's Fellowship annual reports, 1960-1981; Sunday School teachers' meeting minutes, 1963-1987; correspondence, reports and bills concerning the extension of the church, 1969-1981; collection journal, 1952-1964; church notice book, 1982-1984, and weekly notice sheets, 1982-1997; commemorative book for leaving minister and his wife, 1990s.
Unlisted material.

A Methodist mission was active in Copmanthorpe from 1787 but it was not until 1821 that a building in the village was leased to the Methodist Society for use as a Wesleyan Chapel. It was later restored and enlarged in 1883. In 1879 the Wesleyan church purchased the Methodist Free Church in the village and converted it into a Sunday School.
In 1958 the Society built a new church on Main Street to replace the earlier structure, and a new extension was added to accommodate the growing congregation in 1981.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, it 1867 the chapel became part of the new York, Wesley Circuit. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932 it remained part of the new and enlarged York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion. In 1981 it became part of York, South Circuit and since 2012 it has been part of a single York Circuit.
As of 2016 the chapel is still in use.

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The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute prior to 2000. Further additions were made to the archive in 2000, 2013 and 2014.

A Methodist mission was active in Copmanthorpe from 1787 but it was not until 1821 that a building in the village was leased to the Methodist Society for use as a Wesleyan Chapel. It was later restored and enlarged in 1883. In 1879 the Wesleyan church purchased the Methodist Free Church in the village and converted it into a Sunday School.
In 1958 the Society built a new church on Main Street to replace the earlier structure, and a new extension was added to accommodate the growing congregation in 1981.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, it 1867 the chapel became part of the new York, Wesley Circuit. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932 it remained part of the new and enlarged York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion. In 1981 it became part of York, South Circuit and since 2012 it has been part of a single York Circuit.
As of 2016 the chapel is still in use.

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Created by S. A. Shearn, 08.11.16.

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Circuit records for the York Circuit and York, Wesley Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, and of the York, Wesley and York, South Circuit of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. The records of York Circuit form part of the Circuit Records of the Methodist Connexion, York (New Street) Circuit (MRC/1). The records for both York, Wesley Circuits form a single archive: Circuit records of the Methodist Connexion, York, Wesley Circuit (MRC/2).

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