Stewartby

United Church
1950
The Stewart Family were a deeply religious family, and it was long a dream of Sir Malcolm that their village should have a church. Before the new village was built there was a small methodist chapel for the hamlet of Wootton Pillinge, however as the village grew meetings were held in the Memorial Hall and in 1943 a new minister was appointed, the Rev. William Taylor to serve the church and the Brickworks. The need for a church resulted in the opening of a temporary building in Park Crescent in 1950 ,until a larger church could be built.
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The church in 1955 was added to with the erection of a long wooden hut (the annex) in which various clinics,parents and childrengroups, operatic society and the Gadsden Band could meet. In 1970 major alterations were made . Sir malcolm saw the church as the center of community life, both social and religious, bringing together all denominations. In 1981 a sharing agreement was signed between Anglican, Methodist, United Reformed and Roman Catholic Churches whereby "Churches Together" services would be held.

To this day the temporary church remains as the meeting place for the Stewartby congregation though plans are now in progress to enlarge and renew the existing church.

Though as older members have passed away and numbers have dropped the church remains a central part of village life. At present the annex facilities are used by: The Stewartby Youth Club, The Gadsden Band, The Stewartby Operatic Society, The Lambeth School of Dancing, Mums and Toddlers Group, Stewartby Pre-School Playgroup and is available for hire for Birthday parties.
1970
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Sunday Services -every Sunday Morning at 10.30am with creche and Sunday School.