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Brigg
weekly Church
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The start of Methodism in Broughton
Methodism appears to have started in Broughton
as house groups and depended upon local people, many of whom had heard
Wesley preach in the area or came in to Methodism by hearing one of
his preachers. To most it was important to their sense of spiritual
need and the desire to satisfy that need in group prayer and bible
study.
Under the provisions of an Act passed in the reign of George III anv group
of people wishing to worship other than the established church had to apply
to the Bishop for permission, Many dissenting certificates were issued for
the parish ot Broughton which are kept at Lincoln in the archives.
List of certificates: . ,
1798 in the house of George Gambel, signed by Samuel Hair, Richard Musson,
and John Shepard.
1800 in the house of William Barton, signed Isaac Brown (Minister), John Brimmington,
Mary Peat, Benjamin, Edward and Mary Kitchen, Richard Musson.
1807 in the house of John Shepherd, signed by George Deveril (Minister), Richard,
James and Edward Smith, George Crooks, Mary Johnson, Mary Kitchen, Elizabeth
Winn, Jean Parish.
1817 the house of John Smith.
1825 the house of William Hallgarth.
1832 the house of Robert Bratton (Castlethorpe).
1849 the Chapel was registered with the Bishop.
One of the outstanding name's during the
early days of Methodism in Broughton was Rev. Parkmson Milson.
Born
November 6th 1825, he was in the church choir and went for a short
time to Brigg grammar school. He worked on the Manby estate as a tree
feller and at an early age was influenced by one William Neal who had
opened his cottage for class meetings. Conversion came in 1843, next
he became for a period a lay preacher and then later a Minister.He
was also for one year president of the Primitive Methodist Conference,
he died in Hull on 17th November. 1892.
The first chapel in Broughton was the Primitive Methodist Chapel known as the
'Clowes' chapel. Broughton was first missioned in 1819 the first services held
on the village green and in the cottage of Mary Hallgarth, and after her death
the society went again into the open air until William and Ann Neal opened
their cottage. The chapel was opened on July 11th 1841, Clowes Hall was opened
in l938.
Membership was 109 in 1884, 82 in 1894, 47 in 1903, 47 in 1934 and rose to
55 by 1958. It closed on April 20th 1958 and amalgamated with the Wesleyan
Chapel Clowes Chapel was sold in May 1958 to Ted Leaning for £500 and was used
for a time as a garage and warehouse. It has now been demolished and the site
is now a bungalow.
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