Finkin Street Methodist Church
Grade II listed building in Grantham, Lincolnshire
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Finkin Street Chapel is a Grade II[1] listed building in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1840 and was the childhood church of Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2][3]
| Finkin Street Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
Front of the church | |
  Finkin Street Methodist Church Location within Lincolnshire | |
| 52.912606°N 0.641278°W | |
| SK 91468 35902 | |
| Location | Grantham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
The chapel has a lectern dedicated to Thatcher's father, Alfred Roberts, who was a local preacher there.[3]
In 2008, the congregation of the Central Methodist Church, Finkin Street joined with the congregation of St Peter's Hill United Reformed Church in Castlegate to form a local ecumenical partnership, ChristChurch Grantham. A decision was then taken in April 2011 to keep the Methodist premises on Finkin Street and sell the URC premises on Castlegate.[4] The congregation meeting weekly in the chapel is now known as ChristChurch.[5]