Chorlton Evangelical Church

Chorlton Evangelical Church started in 1930 as the Chorlton Christian Fellowship. A local Christian, Arthur Lodge, did not feel that he could worship at any of the local churches because they did not respect the Bible, so he began holding meetings in his own front room at 9 York Road. God blessed this work, and several who attended these meetings came to believe in Jesus Christ. Soon the front room could hold no more. A row of shops was being built in Beech Road and Arthur Lodge acquired the tenancy of a tiny hall over a shop on the corner of Wilton Road. The shop is still there but is now the 'Soap Opera' launderette.