Seacroft Methodist Church
Seacroft Methodist Church has been present in the Seacroft Community since 1874, and is sited close to where John Wesley preached in the open air on the village green. The first Wesleyan Chapel in Seacroft was built in 1751 and a part of the original walls do help to form the structure of the present-day Seacroft Methodist Church. The Chapel was rebuilt in 1821, and enlarged in 1840 and 1874. Charles Wesley came to Seacroft in October 1756, followed by his brother John Wesley on 25th July 1761. Since 1960 the church has been surrounded by a very large housing estate and has succeeded in providing a Christian presence in the community along with its Anglican neighbours.
A new extension was built in 1980, and this has recently been refurbished to enable South Seacroft Friends and Neighbours to share the premises. SSFN complement the objectives of the Methodist Church in providing support and care for elderly people in Seacroft
A new extension was built in 1980, and this has recently been refurbished to enable South Seacroft Friends and Neighbours to share the premises. SSFN complement the objectives of the Methodist Church in providing support and care for elderly people in Seacroft
The old Chapel building is now the new full-time base for East Leeds FM and the first-ever arts venue in East Leeds. East Leeds FM was created back in 2003 as a pilot project run by Heads Together Productions with students from John Smeaton High School. It has grown and developed since then and is the first-ever dedicated arts centre in East Leeds—Chapel FM based at the revived Seacroft Methodist Chapel.
Covering two floors, the centre includes three studios for creative performance, recording, training and writing, audience seating and a range of other facilities for the local community. The building has been beautifully restored and modernised, utilising exceptional examples of modern stained glass art.