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Who we are

The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust was founded in 1872 to create a memorial to those Christian ministers who were forced out of their positions in the Church of England following the Act of Uniformity in 1662. The fund established by the Trust was used to create the Congregational Library and encourage and assist Biblical studies. Since 1872 the Library has occupied a number of sites in London and is now lodged with Dr Williams’s Library in Gordon Square, London, who manage the Congregational Library collections on behalf of the Trust.

Welcome to our website. We hope you’ll find it useful, inspiring and informative. If you have any questions, please contact us.

News

New Congregational Librarian

The Council of Management can announce the appointment of Dr Hugh Maguire as Director of  Dr Williams’s Library and Librarian of the Congregational Library to succeed Dr David Wykes on his retirement. Dr Maguire is an art historian by training, with a PhD in nineteenth-century theatre architecture. He worked as an academic before becoming the […]

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First ever online Congregational Lecture

The first ever online Congregational Lecture was delivered by Professor Jane Shaw of Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, on Thursday 28th January. The early 20th century saw a revival of interest in mysticism, and an accompanying growth of retreats and prayer groups. The lecture considered the impact of nonconformists on the revival of mysicism, […]

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Congregational Librarian to retire

Dr David Wykes will retire from his position as Congregational Librarian on 25 March 2021. At a recent Library sub-committee meeting of the Trust, Revd Chris Damp, Trust and Library sub-committee Chairman, expressed the Trust’s gratitude to Dr Wykes for his guidance in helping the Congregational Library grow to its current position. Much had changed […]

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Upcoming Events

  • 13 September 2021
    • Portrait Exhibition13th - 25th September 2021 Bunyan Meeting, Mill St, Bedford MK40 3EU Map
  • 11 November 2021
    • Annual Lecture 2021The 2021 Annual Lecture will take place on Thursday 11th November 2021. Rev Dr John Campbell will give the lecture entitled A Creative Inheritance - applying a nonconformist gifting in Biblical Interpretation today. John Campbell is minister of High Cross United Reformed Church in Tottenham and Urban Churches Minister with the United Reformed Church's Urban Churches Support Group across London. He is a former Principal of Northern College in Manchester. John is the author of Songs to Shake Us Up - 200 new hymn texts to existing tunes intended to help the Bible come alive for today's urban believers. Venue to be confirmed

About Us

The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited
Limited by guarantee
Registered Company Number: 01389165
Registered Charity Number: 260601
Email: clerk.cmht@gmail.com

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