Taflen Wybodaeth Leol ( Local Information Sheet Rhuddlan, Cefn Meiriadiog, Uanelwy/St Asaph, Waengoleugoed Sadwrn/Saturday Hydref/October 13, 2012

Ebeneser Presbyterian Church ,Rhudd!an The Methodists established themselves in Rhuddlan about 1770 when Robert Jones, Rhoslan opened a school at the Banquet House, which still stands in what is now Princes Road. As in many places the early preachers did not receive a warm welcome. William Griffith from near Mold, the first to preach, had stones thrown at him and he was assaulted .Later another was thrown over the bridge with the intention of drowning him but somehow his life was saved In those early years meetings were held in various houses until about 1802 when they met in a old barn which had been made suitable for preaching. Eventually there was a desire to build a chapel and the first was built in 1819., which was enlarged in 1869. The entrance gable and the stuccoing on one side are of that date. There is rubble walling elsewhere possibly of 1819. The ceiling with beams forming four panels, each with a central roundel The adjacent hall was built in 1908. In 1920 an old house next door was purchased to protect the view of the chapel and a caretaker's house was built.

Cefn Meiriadog The first written reference to the Methodists in Cefn Meiriadog is in 1796 when the Association granted £20 towards building 'a house for preaching' making it one of the first chapels in the area, Abergele was 1791 Hywel Harris came to Denbighshire in 1741 and came as close to Cefn Meiriadog as Henllan and Llanfair Talhaearn and Gruffydd Jones had a school in the neighbouring parish of Uannefydd but there was no spiritual rising in Cefn Meiriadog As in other places games were held on the Sunday and as in Rhuddlan, Rhyl etc someone came to preach against them. John Davies, Nantglyn was assaulted. Others came afterwards and soon a Sunday School was opened atTyddyn Uchaf. On the 2 May 1796 a deed was signed for the land , and the chapel opened without debt because of the generosity of the members In 1862 a larger chapel was built with the name Tabernacle but the name is not used. A Schoolroom was built in 1897 which has recently been modernised. Peniel Wesleyan Chapel Uanelwy/St Asaph Welsh Wesleyan Methodism dates its existence from August 1800 when the Methodist Conference appointed two missionaries, John Hughes and Owen Davies to establish the Welsh Mission. But just as there were Reformers before the Capel Bethlehem Llanelwy, Eglwys Besbyteraidd Cymru

Capel Anibynnol Waengoleugoed, Y Waen Hen Gapel Besbyteraidd Ebenezer, Llanelwy Rhaglen y Dydd / Programme for the day

10.30 Ymgynnull yn Ebeneser, Yr Eglwys Bresbyteraidd, Stryd y Senedd, Rhuddlan am de/coffi Assemble at Ebeneser Presbyterian Church, Parliament Street, Rhuddlan for tea/ coffee

11.00 Croeso gan y Cadeirydd ac i ddilyn Araith gan Y Parch John Owen, Rhuthun 'Emrys ap Iwan - Y Dyn' Welcome by the Chairman followed by a talk by the Rev. John Owen, Ruthun 'Emrys ap Iwan - The Man'

11.45 Braslun o hanes y Capel/Brief history of the Chapel

12.15 Ymweld a Capel Presbyteriaidd Cefn Meiriadog, braslun o hanes y Capel a cinio Visit Cefn Meiriadog Presbyterian Chapel, a brief history of the chapel and lunch

2.00 Gyrru i Lanelwy, ymweld a chapel Peniel, y Methodistiaid Wesleaidd. wedyn cerdded trw/r Gemig i weld safleodd rhai hen gapeli cyn cyrraedd Bethlehem, y Capel Presbyteraidd Drive to St Asaph, visit Peniel, the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, then walk through the Gemig to see sites of some former chapels before arriving at the Presbyterian Chapel Bethlehem. I ddilyn bydd cyfle i weld y Cofeb i Gyfieithwyr y Beibli'r Gymraeg tu all i'r Eglwys Gaderiol

There will be an opportunity to see the monument to the Translators of the Bible into Welsh at the Cathedral 3.30 Ymweld a chapel Annibynnol Waengoleugoed, braslun o hanes y Capel a te. Visit Waengoleugoed Independent Chapel, a brief history of the Chapel followed by tea

Oherwydd natur y diwrnod does dim map Because of the nature of the day there is no map

Capel Ebeneser Chapel Satnav LL18 5AW Maes parcio bach gerllaw neu ar y stryd. Nearby small car park or on street

O'r A55, allanfa Llanelwy dilynwch yr arwyddion i Rhuddlan mae Parliament St yr ail stryd ar y dde From the St Asaph exit of the A55 follow signs for Rhuddlan. Parliament St is the second street on the right. fl Ar y Tren ? - mae gorsaf bysus tu allan i'r orsaf. Cymerwch bws X51 i Rhuddlan mae'r stop ar ol y mini roundabout By train ? - The bus station is immediately outside the railway station. Take X51 bus to Rhuddlan. Stop after the mini roundabout Trefnir cludiantymlaen yn Rhuddlan. Onward transport will be arranged at Rhuddlan

Bydd manylion llawni geir am y daith i gael yn Rhuddlan Full directions for car drivers will be given at Rhuddlan Capel Peniel Yr Eglwys Fethodistaidd, Llanelwy Capel Ebenezer Rhuddlan, Eglwys Besbyteraidd Cymru

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Capel Cefn Meiriadog, Eglwys Besbyteraidd Cymru Reformation so were there Welsh Methodist Societies formed as early as 1780 both in Ruthin and Denbigh. The first pioneers were Edward Jones, Bathafarn Farm, Denbigh Evan Roberts Denbigh and Rishard Harrison of Northop. John Hughes preached twice in September 1800 in St Asaph to large congregations and within a few weeks a Society was formed with about 35 members. In 1801 Owen Davies took a room in Tan y Bylchau as a meeting place for the new society. In 1813 mr David Parry came to farm at Plas Coch, and afterwards at Faenol Fawr and as a teacher and local preacher he became a tower of strength to the cause. In 1814 a site for a chapel was procured from Mrs Parry's father. In 1862 a new chapel was erected, and the society gathered strength. The present chapel datesfrom 1908.

Ebenezer and Bethlehem Presbyterian Chapels We walk over the bridge over the Elwy which has five shallow arches and was built in 1770 by Joseph Turner, as we turn towards The Gemig we see the Parish Church. Die Penderyn is buried in the churchyard In the early years because of opposition which came from the Cathedral the Methodists of St Asaph did not have the confidence to meet there so they went to Cefn Meiriadog to worship By 1796 they had gained sufficient faith to hold their first Prayer Meeting in a house in Pen Rhewl and in the same year the first sermon was preached under the bridge over the Elwy, again because of opposition from the Cathedral.The first Sunday School was opened about 1800 and in 1807 the first Ebenezer Chapel was opened in Gemig Street. A further chapel was built there in 1843. It has a two storey longitudinal front of two bays, a domestic looking doorway with a fanlight and recessed columns. By the 1960's the condition of the building was deteriorating A member of Bethlehem independent Chapel heard of this and he and the Trustees offered to present Bethlehem Chapel and all it's contents to the members of Ebeneser. The transactions were signed in April 1968 and the first service was held in November 1968 . The interior has been modernised with new fittings and furniture

The Translators' Memorial In the churchyard of the Cathedral the Translators' memorial commemorates the tercentenary of Bishop William Morgan's Welsh Bible of 1588. It is by Middleton & Prothero of Cheltenham

Waengoleugoed Independent Chapel. John Jones of Waen farm passed Mrs Roberts, Y Rosa and she asked him if he knew of somewhere they could start worshipping. He offered his barn and that was the start of the Independent cause in Waengoleugoed. In 1815 he gave them a piece of land to enable them to erect a chapel. Mr Jones was not a member but he gave them valuable support. The cause became thriving and it was decided that a new chapel was needed . Land was bought from the Llanerch Estate and the new chapel was opened in 1892. The old chapel was sold and converted into a house. At the start the Independent cause at St Asaph was considered to be a branch of Waengoleugoed and that started in may 1816