Fiona Bruce MP visits newly refurbished Brethren Church in Wheelock
The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church at Wheelock recently held a Community Open Day offering lunch to members of the local community to celebrate the opening of their new church at Wheelock and their recently renovated church building.
Having purchased the land and building in 2012 the PBCC church members have themselves restored renovated and converted the building taking over 6 months to make it a suitable place of worship. Talks were held with the planning committee, conservation officer and local community t come up with a suitable scheme which preserves the historic value of the over 100 years old building in its natural surroundings. The exterior of the building has been left intact but the interior substantially converted into a modern, light and airy meeting room.
Nelson Hutchins, member of the PBCC, commented “It was a brilliant project to be part of with deadlines to meet which really helped the motivation and drive to get it done on time.”
With the work now finished the PBCC opened the site to the public for the first time since completion and among those present at the open lunch was Fiona Bruce MP for Congleton who provided an extremely supportive atmosphere during her 60 minute visit.
She stated that the lunch was “delicious, and the most interesting part of the day was the company – a mixture of members of the Brethren congregation and people from the local community. The church members were warm, friendly and welcoming, and it was a most enjoyable event.”
Nelson Hutchins added “It was noticeable that during the event a real sense of community was established – a time for caring, sharing and learning. PBCC community members aged 8 to 80 made local residents feel welcome and younger members assisted the elderly serving food.”
