This church was originally built as a Church Hall for the upper part of Golden Grove parish, opened by Bishop John Owen in 1912. Soon after services began to be held in the church hall and after a while the building was consecrated in order for Holy Communion to be taken there, and was licenced as a venue for weddings in 1959.
Despite the fact the building is of simple brick with little external adornment inside is a beautiful surprise; the pulpit, choir stalls and vicar's stall are beautifully carved ancient artifacts obtained from a church in North Wales (St Ann's Church, Mynydd Llandygam, Bethesda, Caernarfon). The most amazing feature is the table which is adorned with unique and exquisite paintings of angels. These were restored to their former position after they had mysteriously disappeared for 40 years!
Unfortunately the church is not left open at the present time, but the key is available from the curate (contact details displayed on site) should you wish to look inside the church.
The members of the church welcome you to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the churchyard but ask that you do not allow your geodogs to foul the graveyard to preserve the enjoyment of others.
NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SEARCH AMONG THE GRAVESTONES - THE CACHE IS NOT THERE.
This cache is placed in association with God's Hi-Five Youth Church on behalf of the members of Carmel church with the full knowledge and permission of the vicar and the BCC.
If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here
http://churchmicro.co.uk/
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html
The cache itself is located close to the entrance of the churchyard, is a micro with a pin provided but no pen, and the clue is in the subtitle!