Bethesda MedallionRev. David Leese, a Methodist minister from Doncaster, sent us photos of this medallion. The reverse (above) reads Bethesda Sunday Schools: Established 1802, Building erected 1819, Enlarged 1836, Jubilee 1852. The front (below) states Methodist New Connexion Established 1797. The double portrait features John Wesley, founder of Methodism, and Alexander Kilham, founder of the Methodist New Connexion. Both Wesley and Kilham were born in Epworth, North Lincolnshire.
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Sunday School CertificateMrs Iris Haley (née Houghton) was baptised at Bethesda on 24 March 1918. Her parents had been married at Bethesda on 18 June 1912. Pictured above is the certificate her mother, a Sunday School teacher, was given shortly before her marriage. The snap below shows the Houghton family on holiday in the 1920s. |
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If you are one of the many people with a memory of Bethesda or knowledge about what it was like or what went on there when it was at the heart of a living community, or if you know someone who is such a person, please get in touch. We would like to build our fledgling collection of photos and memories. We would also like to build a sound archive, so recordings of people talking about Bethesda could also be useful.
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