Church’s grand re-opening
An Alfreton church re-opens this weekend after a two-year closure for a £1.1 million rebuilding project.
An opening ceremony takes place at the Watchorn Church, on Derby Road, at 1.15pm on Saturday October 20, followed by a church service at 2pm.
Afterwards everyone will be invited to share in refreshments and look around the new building and at 7pm there will be a time of worship and prayer.
The church, Sunday school and manse were gifted to the Primitive Methodist Church by Alfreton-born Robert Watchorn to commemorate his mother, Alicia Watchorn. The Sunday school was replaced and the church was renovated.
The Rev John Peters said the 83-year-old building had been too costly to run.
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