Steward: Karen Ward 01759 380457

At the turn of the C19 there were two Methodist chapels in Leavening. A Wesleyan and a Primitive. The only only surviving physical evidence of the latter is a set of iron railings on Mains street. As the chapel has been sold to developers, the Methodist Hall is now used for services as well as the Wednesday UG4 group for children. This receives any children, not just Methodists, who want a Christian education.
For over a number of years there has been an increase in the interaction between the two places of worship. There are regular shared services. More practically, there are ongoing talks about the sharing a building. Both the Chapel and The Venerable Bede are ageing and are proving expensive to maintain. The Shared Building Agreement requires that the Methodists to sell the chapel and use the funds to extend and repair the church. The chapel has been sold for conversion into a dwelling. The Methodists now have the funds and it is up to the Anglicans to submit suitable plans for the church restorations to satisfy the Methodists and release the money.