Sudbury
Sudbury
is a small, ancient market town, which dates back to Saxon times. It is found
in the county of Suffolk, on the River Stour, 15 miles from Colchester and 60
miles from London. For centuries the weaving and silk industry has prospered
here and many great houses and churches have been built. It has been used for
television locations, most significantly for BBC's Lovejoy. Sudbury is
surrounded by attractive countryside often painted by Constable and
Gainsborough, and also by quintessentially English villages, such as Long
Melford.
Sudbury is centered around the Market Hill and North Street, with the town hall
close to their meeting place, and opposite St Peter's church. At the side of
the church is the (real) drinking trough where the 101 Dalmatians took a drink
when they crossed into Suffolk. In front of St Peter's church is the statue of
Thomas Gainsborough which overlooks the market place. For more information,
please look at the Chamber of
Commerce Sudbury website. History
of the Methodist Church in Sudbury
1863 - Foundation Stone laid for Primitive Methodist Chapel
in Gregory Street (now the Apostolic Church)
1800's - Wesleyan Society meet in North Street Hall
1897 - Land at the corner of York Road and Melford Road
purchased at auction on 7th December for £240
1901 - Foundation Stone laid for the Wesleyan Methodist
Church in Melford Road (now St. John's Methodist Church)
1902 - Wesleyan Methodist Church opened April 10th
1932 - Uniting of Primitive and Wesleyan Congregations to
worship at St. John's Methodist Church
1933 - Foundation stone laid for the new Sunday School Hall
at St. John's
1934 - St. John's new Sunday School Hall opened
1964 - The Sudbury Circuit amalgamated with that of Bury St.
Edmunds and became The Methodist Church Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury Circuit
(today known as The Methodist Church Bury St. Edmunds Circuit)
1993 - Extension of the Church Hall and the building of The
Link completed and re-named St. John's Community Centre
2002 - St. John's celebrated its first centenary and looks
forward to continuing its presence in Sudbury by working together with other
congregations in Sudbury and District to worship God and witness to Jesus
Christ within the community through effective use of people and property, time,
skills and money.
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