A Short History
of Trinity
Methodism came to
Biggleswade in 1794 when a
man named Freeman moved to
the town. He asked Miss
Elizabeth Harvey of Hinxworth
(a friend of John Wesley)
to send a preacher to
Biggleswade. She did so and
a Society was formed which met
first in a room over a
shop in the High Street
and then in a large barn.
In November 1795
the first chapel was in
use at Cowfairlands (now
Fairlands) but was outgrown by
the congregation and in 1834
a new chapel and schoolroom
was built on the present
site with a Minister's house
behind. The school-room was
extended in 1878. 1874 saw
the opening of a
Primitive Methodist chapel just a
few yards along Shortmead St.
(now a Motor Factor). In 1902,
the Minister's house at the
rear of the Wesleyan chapel
was replaced by a second schoolroom
with rooms above.
When Methodism was
reunited into one denomination
in 1932, the congregation
of the Primitive chapel
was united with that of
the Wesleyan chapel and Trinity
Methodist Church was bom.
In 1997 the
worship area was completely
refurbished and we are
now starting work to renovate
the rest of the premises
to make it more useable
for the community of Biggleswade.
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