Welcome to a Church Micro cache for Alkrington and Providence URC on Manchester New Road, Middleton.
I cannot locate much history on the church, but you can see an old image of the church below I found on the internet.
The history of the URC
The creation of the United Reformed Church in 1972 formally merged the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. One Member of Parliament at the time described this merger as: “one of the most historic measures in the history of the Christian churches in this country.”
The URC is committed to working closely with Churches of all traditions, in prayer and social action, and many of our local churches are now united with local churches from other traditions (Baptist, Church of England, or Methodist to name a few).
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