Lillington Free Church

The Congregationalists were given the responsibility of Lillington and quickly purchased a site of 1,550 square yards on Cubbington Road for £150.

Foundations stones were laid on 27 June 1953 and the church was officially opened for worship on 30 January 1954 with a service led by its first minister the Reverend D.Gibbons.

Whilst the presence of an old gravel pit initially hampered work the first service at the new church took place on 3 September 1966.

[5] By the early 1970s the 1954 hall, which was being used by the sunday school, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides amongst other things, was again too small for purpose.

The first Sunday service was held in the new church on 20 January 2019, with the official opening taking place on 9 March that year.

It comfortably holds 80 people and includes a foyer, toilets, main hall with stage, vestry, an office for the reverend, and a creche/committee room.

Lillington Free Church's new building opened on 9 March 2019
The now demolished 1954 hall in 2011
The now demolished 1966 church in 2008