This was the Centenary of the founding of the Zoar Methodist Church
in 1835,
(not the new Zoar building in 1906 which will reach its centenary
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References to the Tennant and Hale families
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- Mrs J T Tennant (formerly Emily Hale) was baptised on the opening
day of the previous church on the 4th December 1854 (before J
T tennant was born).
- Fifty years later, Mr J T Tennant preached on the last day
of the old church on 1st April 1906.
- Mrs J T Tennant and her daughter, Edith Mary Tennant, then
both laid foundation
stones, as did several Hales, at the building of the current church
on the 14th May 1906.
- Mrs J T Tennant later presented the baptism font to the church
on the 4th January 1927.
She was also President of the "Women's Own".
- Mr J T tennant, JP, was a lay preacher, and Senior Suprintendent
of the Sunday School for over 50 years.
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Silver trowel presented to Edith Mary Tennant
at the stone laying for Zoar Chapel, Gornal Wood - 14th May 1906 |
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| (see Zoar Church) |
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Copy of the Souvenir of Centenary Celebrations 1835-1935
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| (copy kindly provided by Ralph Chase, Zoar Methodist Church, Gornalwood) |
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| (copy of Zoar Methodist Church centenary programme sent to me by
Ralph Chase) |
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John Thomas Tennant and Emily Tennant (nee Hale)
who were connected with Zoar Church for fifty years. |
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| Zoar Methodist Church, Gornalwood |
| (photograph 2003) |
