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David Rooksby, 2008 | ||||
Rushden Mission Church
The Early Years |
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In 1896 the young church moved to new premises in
On the 7th May 1900 the decision was taken to purchase land in
The records show that the building was designed to accommodate 450 people, and by 1902 five hundred scholars attended the Sunday School. The building in which we meet today was intended to be used as the school room, the church was to have been built later, on the land that we now use as a car park. In 1919 the last building-related debts were cleared. After prayerful consideration it was decided to appoint a full-time Pastor and leave the building of the church until a later date. In 1925 the Rev E E Brommage was appointed Pastor of the church, and continued until 1944.
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