The Church of the open mind. We welcome people who wish to worship with
freedom, reason and tolerance. We do not all hold the same beliefs and we agree to differ.
Each person is encouraged to develop his or her own faith.
Services
Sunday Services at 6 p.m. (2nd Sunday of the month at 11 a.m.)
Weddings and baptisms by arrangement
Worship is varied with some congregational participation. Special services are arranged for the church's calendar year, as well as concentrating on social concerns and drawing attention to such issues as unemployment, homelessness, the arms race and world population.
Our church
From the 1840s onward, workers flooded into the town of Aberdare to work in the coalmines and over 100 places of worship were built to cater for people from West Wales and the West of England mainly.
The church building was erected in 1860. At the time, it was the third Unitarian church in the area and the first to use the English language. Now the congregations are combined in one church building and meet for worship on a weekly basis.
In 1995 the building was renovated and adapted at a cost of £85,000 and now acts as a centre of activities for the local community.
Location
The church stands at the top end of Monk Street, on the road which leads from the town centre towards Maerdy. A recent history describes the church as "a city set on a hill".
Activities
There is an active branch of the Unitarian Women's League, involved in educational and practical work on behalf of the congregation. Recently, the congregation has been involved in collecting "Teddies for Tragedies" and has shipped some 4000 teddies for children in hospital in Croatia, Nicaragua, Bosnia and Romania. There is also an active Social Committee which arranges events for enjoyment, as well as concerts and a Sunday Lunch Group.
Highland Place Church has an active congregation and is a member of the South East Wales Unitarian District with its own programme of events. It is also a full member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
Our Minister
Minister Rev. Eric Jones B.A., 14 Clifton Street, Aberdare
Contact us
SE Wales District email contact
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