Press Releases 5th September 2022
150th anniversary celebrations for Brymbo Church
150th anniversary celebrations for Brymbo Church
Following the death of Her Majesty, the Songs of Praise Concert with Brymbo Male Voice Choir will now take place on Sunday 25 September at 6.30pm at St Mary’s Church.
A church in Brymbo near Wrexham is to mark its 150th anniversary with a special Songs of Praise Concert.
Brymbo Male Voice Choir will lead the singing at St Mary’s Church on Sunday 25 September at a concert to mark the anniversary. The Choir itself was re-started in the late 1950s with former Church Choir members, although its origins stretch back over 100 years.
To mark the anniversary, an exhibition of photos and memorabilia took place at the church on 10/11 September. Plus, there will be a chance to buy specially commissioned celebratory mugs and tea-towels.
The churchwarden of St Mary’s Church, Bernard Davies, has been in post since the 1980s and has been a church member since childhood. Bernard has made a short film recounting his memories of the church. In it he says: “I’ve been a warden here since 1985. There have been 20 vicars in the last 150 years, and since I was a little lad, I’ve known 12 of them.
“I didn’t want to come to church but I was made to come to church, like we all were but I think it’s stood me in good stead. My mother and father were ardent church-goers, and all my relations are buried here, including my late wife.”
In 2000, the Brymbo Male Voice Choir installed a special stained-glass window at St Mary’s to mark the millennium. Under instruction from the window-maker, members of the choir fitted the special window which tells the story of Brymbo and its connections with the steelworks.
The Vicar of Brymbo, the Revd Paulette Gower, said: “We’re looking forward to celebrating this milestone in the history of the village of Brymbo. I’m hoping people will come along to the exhibition and share their memories of the church and the important role it’s played in their lives over the decades.”
You can watch Bernard’s film at https://youtu.be/ItdL08zrhi4
St Mary’s Church in Brymbo is part of the Alyn Mission Area, a collection of twelve churches to the west and north of Wrexham City. It is part of the Diocese of St Asaph, one of the six dioceses making up the Church in Wales, an autonomous Province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
