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St. Peter & St. Paul

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We are sorry to announce that the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul is now closed. 

No further service will be held here.

As the Cimla conurbation grew, in the early 1960s it was decide that a church should be built to minister to the people of the area. The National Oil Refinery, Llandarcy, donated a redundant wooden office building and it was decided to erect this by volunteer labour, using foundations, paths and drains put in by contractors. The Reverend J F Williams was Benefice Rector at the time asked Ken Davies F.R.I.C.S to lead a team of volunteers. In late Spring of 1964 the building was re-erected, with a turnout of about 50 volunteers. This team earned the headline in the next week's NEATH GUARDIAN newspaper 'Church goes up in a day’. Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated band of volunteers, the building was finished, as planned, in the Autumn of 1964 and was duly consecrated.

 

Encouraged by the success of the venture it was decided to build a permanent Church joined to the original building, which would continue to function as a Church Hall but would also have sliding and folding doors to enable the Hall to provide extra capacity at Festivals. The distinctive octaganal church was consecrated and opened on 18th May 1970.

 

In the 1980's major update of the original 1964 building were made, including enclosing the original wooden walls with brickwork, replacing the untidy roof supports by concealed steel girders and installing central heating.

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