Our gallery – a pictorial history of Risley I.M. Church – part 3

Contemporary views

The pictures in this section are more recent and show what the chapel is like today.

Our other gallery pages can be reached through the links below

Gallery 1
Gallery 2
This is the interior of the main chapel showing the view from the pulpit. The ‘banner’ on the wall between the two doors at the rear instructs whoever is in the pulpit to ‘Preach the word’.
A view of the pulpit and choir stalls
What looks like a painting is in fact the mage from our old church banner – depicting ‘The Good Shepherd’ A new banner has been in use since the 1980s.

The memorial plaque which records the names of the young men of the church who died in the two great wars. Some of the families mentioned here still have links with the church today.
The windows at the rear of the main chapel feature some original art nouveau stained glass.
A typical harvest festival display.
A harvest window display
Risley Independent Methodist Church, Fearnhead.
The 2021 Harvest display – Kathleen Tobiasen and Judie Leah look on.
Harvest donations in support of Warrington Foodbank and in the window, Flowers donated by the Men’s Fellowship
The ‘welcome’ stand in the porch
‘From the field to the shelf’ – by Helen and Hannah Kershaw
‘The Fruit of the Spirit’ by Jude Whyman.
A display by Shona Low
Harvest Loaf – from Judie Leah
Display by Alison Speakman
‘Thankful’ from Anne Tobiasen