Brynmawr and Abertillery Methodist Circuit Records

Records of the Brynmawr and Abertillery Methodist Circuits, 1880-1971, including Brynmawrt Youth Council minute book, 1947-1958; Abertillery Circuit records, 1963-1971; Aberbeeg Methodist Chapel records, 1912-1979; Abertillery, Tillery Street Chapel records 1954-1976; Blaenau Gwent Chapel, 1912-1954; Blaina, Gladstone Street Chapel records, 1931-1963; Brymawr, Orchard Street Chapel records, 1924-1970; Brynmawr, Alma Street Chapel records, 1933-1971.

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 Brynmawr and Abertillery circuits were 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. Abertillery Circuit was created out of Brynmawr Circuit in 1963.

Arranged into the following: Circuit records; Church records.

No restrictions

Deposited by Rev. B. R. Griffiths, 1982.

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: Gwent Record Office, Catalogue of Methodist Records (Brynmawr and Abertillery Circuits).

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 Abertillery Methodist Circuit are Gwent Record Office, D2816 and D3097.