The Village

Chittlehampton is a small village of about 1000 people just off the B3227 about 4 miles from South Molton travelling towards Umberleigh. As well as the Methodist Church there is the Parish Church of St Hieritha, a Primary School, Village shop with a Post Office and a Pub.

The Methodist Church is situated at the bottom of the square opposite the Parish Church in the centre of the village.

The Methodist Church

Sunday Worship Weekly at 11.00 a.m.

A monthly Messy Church is run from September to June on the third Wednesday of each month. Please contact the Minister for information on this.

A Coffee Morning takes place on the first Saturday every month, from 10.30 a.m. until noon, supporting both chapel funds and charities.

We offer you a very warm welcome to any, or all, of the above.

Important Update

In October 2020 Chittlehampton Methodist Chapel was awarded a grant of just over £20,000 from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, This will help considerably with plans to carry out urgent repair work to the Listed Building and, at the same time provide Internet provision and other facilities in the building. Plans for the proposed work are now at an advanced stage. For further information about this grant and its intended uses, please click here.

Chittlehampton Methodist Church receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund • Almost 450 heritage organisations in England, including Chittlehampton Methodist Church have been awarded cash from the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage • Grants of up to £1 million will deliver a lifeline for the heritage sector in England with further support to follow and larger grants for capital projects awarded through the Heritage Stimulus Fund • First major tranche of funding from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund Chittlehampton Methodist Church is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 445 organisations will share £103 million, including Chittlehampton Methodist Church to help restart vital reconstruction work and maintenance on cherished heritage sites, keeping venues open and supporting those working in the sector. An amount of £20300 including VAT is expected and will be used towards the next 6 months’ overhead costs of our Chapel, Cottage and Hall/Kitchen facilities. Additionally it is enabling us to provide adequate PPE, sanitising equipment and other protective and signage material to fully inform our visitors of our procedures whilst Covid-19 remains a threat. We are also going to be able to undertake some remedial work on a problem wall of one of our Listed Buildings. Mobile phone reception is virtually non existent so we hope to bring a Broadband Connection to our Premises and set up a website so that our local community can be kept fully informed of what is happening in both the Chapel and the Hall. Two weeks prior to Lock down we had negotiated a loan with the wider Methodist Circuit to allow us to refurbish the interior of our Grade 2 cottage and with this Grant we shall be able to complete this project and prepare to let it to someone in need. Last year we adopted a Mission Statement and had an in depth study as to how we could serve our Community better. The last chunk of money will permit us to investigate and commence work on our long-term plans to remain viable for years to come. This vital funding is from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage and the Heritage Stimulus Fund – funded by Government and administered at arms length by Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Both funds are part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund which is designed to secure the future of Britain’s museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues with emergency grants and loans. 433 organisations will receive a share of £67 million from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage to help with costs for operating, reopening and recovery. This includes famous heritage sites across the country, from Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire to Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, Blyth Tall Ship to the Severn Valley Railway, the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincolnshire to the Piecehall in Halifax. The funds will save sites that are a source of pride for communities across the country.