Our chapel has been part of the community for almost 160 years and its steeped In history and tradition. However the story of faith in this community dates back to the seventeenth century and to the work of the ministers who defied the Acts of Uniformity, gave up their livings and pursued an itinerant ministry braving great dangers, but forming congregations that met in remote locations for secrecy. Parallel to this the barn along the road at Alport is mentioned in William Bagshaw's time as being 'a well known centre of dissent'. Hutchinson, who visited the Woodlands in 1809, says of Alport, where the lovefeast is held : 'It consists of two farm houses by the side of a rivulet, and at the foot of some high craggy rocks called Alport Castle. The Methodist preachers regularly attend this place every Sunday, where they collect a small congregation from the scattered houses in the Woodlands.'
We offer four seasonal celebrations a year now including Winter (Advent) Spring (Mothering Sunday), Summer (Songs of Praise) and Autumn (Harvest)
