Rivington Chapel Trust
Rivington Chapel Trust
Saturday 10 September 11:00 to 16:00 The Chapel will be open to visitors. It’s also our Late Summer Fair, and there will be stalls selling home made produce, bric-a-brac and a tombola. |
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The Rivington Chapel Trust
As is the case with many of our Chapels, the average age of the Rivington Chapel Trustees is increasing. Following hard work by the current trustees, the Chapel building and grounds are in a decent state of repair. However, before we all get too old, we want to recruit some new trustees to help ensure that they stay that way.
The setup at Rivington Chapel is a little different to many other Chapels. The trust is completely separate from the congregation. The trust is responsible for maintaining the building for the use of ‘such a congregation and assembly of Protestants only as shall be dissenting from the Church of England’. The congregation has been Unitarian since the mid-1800s. Inevitably, many of the current trustees are also members of the congregation, but a trustee does not need to be.
The Chapel was built in 1703 and is a Grade II* listed building. Further details of the Chapel and its Congregation can be found at www.rivingtonchapel.org.uk.
Meetings of the trust are normally held twice a year in March and September. The trust is a registered charity.
More detailed information about the trust, and what being a trustee entails can be obtained by contacting the secretary Peter Bearon – email trustsec@rivingtonchapel.org.uk or phone 01942 816569.