When on Midsummer Day 1915,

Hartland Methodists officially opened their new church, the schools closed all day and the shops were shut in the afternoon. The celebrations included a luncheon which was attended by 400 people – although this was wartime.

When the jubilee is celebrated next Thursday June 24th, there will again be a luncheon and the number expected is 200. Guests invited include Sir Dennis and Lady Stucley and the Vicar of Hartland, the Rev Andrew Jones, a gesture which would, no doubt, have amazed those Bible Christians who, 149 years ago, began their work in Hartland and conducted services in the kitchen of Ford Farm.

June 1965