The
following is a list of the former incumbents of
Todmorden Unitarian Church and Associated Information.
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Todmorden Unitarian Church
in Honey Hole Road, was first opened on
Wednesday, April 7th 1869, - a congregation of
about 800 people attended to hear the opening
speech of visiting speaker Reverend William
Gaskell - the following Sunday (April 11th)
Reverend Lindsey Taplin
M.A. (1856-80) - held a Christening of young
children. They were baptised with water from the
river Jordan (this had been brought back from
the Far East by William James of Birstal). A
total of 29 children were baptised on the day...
Rev. William Gaskell
The first
wedding ceremony to be held at the church
(6th March 1873) was between Joseph
Sutcliffe (bell ringer, from Cobden) and Miss
Anne Holt also of Cobden.
Mrs John Fielding
presented the couple with a Family Bible as well
as a copy of Martineau's "Hymns for the
Christian Church and Home" also the Service
Book used at the church.
The church closed
in 1987 although services continued in The Lodge
until 1992 when they were disbanded.
Services were
resumed over a year ago (2008) and now the
church is open officially for weddings and so
on...
