Oasis Christian Centre is a Grade II listed[1] Pentecostal church in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
| Oasis Christian Centre, Long Eaton | |
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 Oasis Christian Centre, Long Eaton | |
  Oasis Christian Centre, Long Eaton Location within Derbyshire | |
| 52°54′2.9″N 1°16′40.2″W / 52.900806°N 1.277833°W | |
| Location | Long Eaton, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Pentecostal |
| Previous denomination | Primitive Methodist |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Bethel Primitive Methodist Church, Long Eaton |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | George Baines and R. Palmer Baines |
| Completed | 22 March 1906 |
| Construction cost | £3,020 (equivalent to £410,300 in 2023)[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 persons |
History
editThe Methodist congregation started out in a building in Hartley Road. Once a site was obtained in Derby Road a temporary church was designed by Ernest Reginald Ridgway. The memorial stones were laid on 9 July 1898[3] and it opened as a Primitive Methodist chapel on 1 October 1898.[4]
Once the congregation had raised sufficient funds, a new church was designed by the architect George Baines FRIBA and R. Palmer Baines of London. This was built at a cost of £3,020 (equivalent to £410,310 in 2023) and opened on 22 March 1906.[5] The contractor was John Bull, builder, of Long Eaton.
It was sold in 1980 and reopened as the Elim Pentecostal Church.[6] The Long Eaton Elim congregation moved here from their previous building in Bonsal Street, Long Eaton. In 1988 this became the Oasis Christian Centre.
Organ
editThe church had a 2 manual 18 stop pipe organ by Albert Keates of Sheffield.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Elim Pentecostal Church and Railings (1087971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "New Primitive Methodist Chapel for Long Eaton". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 16 July 1898. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Primitive Methodist Church in Long Eaton". Belper and Alfreton Chronicle. England. 7 October 1898. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Long Eaton Primitive Methodist Church and School". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 23 March 1906. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Service marks church opening". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 11 December 1980. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [N13652]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 30 July 2023.