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Cilgwyn Chapel has roots in one of the oldest nonconformist congregations in Wales.  Early Presbyterians were meeting at nearby Cilgwyn Isaf farm as early as 1654. They built their first chapel at Cilgwyn Uchaf in 1689. From 1709 until 1760 were under the leadership of the Rev. Phylip Pugh, Blaenpennal, a Presbyterian minister who influenced the young Daniel Rowlands, Llangeitho.  In 1840, Cilgwyn chapel was moved stone by stone to its present site in Llangybi. By the 1950s the chapel was out of use and fell into dereliction. It was saved during the 1980s when members of the local community turned it into a hall for the use of young people of the Urdd Gobaith Cymru. It is today used by the village school. Trysor 2011.

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This lovely (and up-to-date) photo means a lot to me.. but it is incorrectly labelled. The good people of the past must be turning in their graves to have their place of worship described as Calvinistic Methodist... which it was definitely not ! That broke away and formed a new group not far away, once CM, now called Presbyterian. Capel Cilgwyn and the Cilgwyn cause passed through various phases, including Arminian/Unitarian theories, and is said to have been more or less Wesleyan Methodist in the end. The chapel is now refurbished and is hoping to have a fresh life as a centre for the young and young at heart in the community. Before state education began there is also evidence of a small school here as well, during the winter months. Jen Cairns
Trysor's profile picture
Oops - sorry - hopefully they won't turn any more... have edited it and it should soon be changed to Presbyterian. Just a mistake typing the title in - we did it with a number of Presbyterian, CM and Unitarian chapels we'd been studying and somehow mistyped the denomination for Cilgwyn. The description we added makes it clear it was a Presbyterian chapel of course. But thanks for pointing it out Jen. Diolch.

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