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The building fund grew very slowly during the First World War years. In 1920 a donation from Councillor Dawson was acknowledged and in April 1924 a bazaar was held in George Street Methodist Church school room, seeking to raise £1,100, £100 for the installation of electric light, and the redecoration of the school room, the remainder to swell the building fund.
In December 1925, an Olde English Fayre was held at Hamilton Street, which raised £50 towards the £2,000 the trustees hoped would be raised to allow the foundation stones to be laid on Easter Monday 1926. This did not take place until September 1927 when a newspaper article gave an account of the cost (between £5,500 and £6,000) and a description of the proposed building.<gallery mode="packed" perrow="3" widths="
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</gallery>List of names on the foundation stones▼
▲List of names on the foundation stones
The Church was opened on the 4th July 1928, when the door was unlocked by Mrs. Henry Speed. A service of dedication followed led by Rev. H. J. Pickett, Principal of Hartley College, Manchester. The Church's Minster at the time was the Rev. Albert Cole. Following tea in the school room and community singing of Methodist hymns, a public meeting was held presided over by the Mayor of Chester, Mr. Edwin Green. A description of the finished church appears in the following newspaper article. Interestingly the rostrum came from the Wesleyan Church in John Street. Apparently, the roof construction was of a rather unusual character, composed of steel principals encased to represent woodwork.
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