Our History

1916: The location of the first Well Woman Clinic in Southend.

1950: Golden Jubilee attended by 250 people.

1985: Trinity was threatened with closure following the discovery of dry rot (a cost of £30,000 to repair). Even though half the congregation left and all the Church council and leaders resigned, the money was raised and the church saved.

1998: Following many years of fund raising which included opening on of the first charity shops in the town, Trinity was refurbished at a cost of £360,000.

1898: A church on the site at Argyll Road was first dreamed about by 4 gentleman on a train, commuting from Fenchurch Street.

1902: Argyll Road Methodist Church was opened at a cost of £4400.

1924: The Westcliff Institute Building was opened at a cost of £6000.

1939-45: Thousands of service men were catered for during the war and were entertained by the likes of Peggy Mount and Frankie Howard. A total of 2,250,000 meals were served!

1968: Dismantling of choir seats – the organ was repositioned and a new pulpit and wooden screen installed.

1973: Beedell Avenue Methodist Church and West Road Methodist Church (now a mosque) joined with Argyll Road Methodist Church to form Trinity Methodist Church.

1998: The first Christmas meals for the homeless were served.

1999: Trinity Family Centre was opened with £100 left over from the youth club.

2004: Ladies Zimbabwe Fellowship started.

The Present: Today we have a vibrant church family from all over the world, who call Trinity Methodist Church Home.