Timeline of Significant Events in the History of Wollaton Road Methodist Church

1853

The Beeston Primitive Methodist Society buys a small Baptist Church on Butcher Lane (now Wollaton Road) for £170.

1882

The old chapel is demolished and the foundation stones laid for the present Wollaton Road Methodist Church.

1932

The various Methodist denominations come together as part of the Methodist Union.

1939

Influential evangelical preacher the Rev Tom Jones becomes pastor of Wollaton Road Methodist Church.

1970

The church is comprehensively modernised with most of the structural work undertaken by a volunteer group, comprising church members.

1971

A new electronic organ, made by David Wright and Cyril Baumber, replaces the old pipe organ.

1982

Wollaton Road Church celebrates its centenary.

1999

Refurbishment of the church kitchen, toilets and schoolroom.

2001

The church launches its own website – thanks to the enterprising effort of Brian Wright and others. In the first 19 days, it achieves well over 3000 hits.

2001

A new digital electronic church organ is installed in November, 2001 and an inaugural concert given by a group of distinguished Nottingham organists in March, 2002.

2003

New church driveway dedicated.

2006

The church buys computer equipment to enable some service content to be projected on to a screen for the first time.

2007

The church celebrates its 125th anniversary.

2014

Wollaton Road becomes part of Beeston Methodist Church (BMC).

2016

The final morning service is held at Wollaton Road on March 20, 2016.

Beeston Methodist Church starts worshipping together from Easter Sunday, 2016.

2019

May 18/19

Thanksgiving weekend with special activities and a final act of worship.