Bethel Chapel New Building

Bethel made an application to the National Lotteries Charities Board for assistance with funding for the building work.

The National Lotteries Charities Board reviewed our application for a grant to help us replace the hut here at Bethel and they looked favourably at our bid and granted us the £300,211 needed to take down the old out-dated facility and replace it with a brick built, purpose designed building which is not only more practical on the inside, but also blends into the surroundings more pleasingly too.

We finally received the keys for the new building on Good Friday 2002, even though there were still a few outstanding bits and pieces of building work to be finished off, and started the process of moving in over the next few weeks. An Open Day was held on Saturday 14^th September to officially introduce it to all our friends and neighbours.

Nearly 10 years down the line, we’ve grown, expanded and diversified and the building and grounds have served us well and seen some changes to accommodate this.

The new building

The new building	View from the soft play area
Rainbow Room	Sunshine Room
Cross and dedication plaque	Looking at the Bethel history display

Many other individuals and organisations made donations and grants towards our new building too, and we would like to thank the following

Age Concern Allchurches Trust Anthony & Gwendoline Wylde Memorial Charity Aston Villa Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Baron Davenport's Charity Baylies Educational Foundation BBC Children in Need Beatrice Laing Trust Bewley Charitable Trust Birmingham Foundation Black Country Connexions Bournville Charitable Trust Burdens Charitable Foundation Chase Charity Church Urban Fund Cole Charitable Trust Dudley Early Years Partnership Dudley M B C Dudley Youth Grant E.H. Smith Charitable Trust

Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust Eric W Vincent Trust Fund Evesons Charitable Trust Fitton Trust Forest Hill Charitable Trust Garfield Weston Foundation Geoff Hill Charitable Trust Grimmit Trust Harry Payne Trust Heart FM Howard Charitable Trust Hugh Kenrick Charitable Trust Humphrey Whitbread Charitable Trust Jarman Charitable Trust Lloyds TSB Foundation Magdalen Hospital Trust Mary Webb Trust Michael Marsh Charitable Trust Oriel House P & M Lovell Charitable Trust Philip Collins

Prince Andrew Charitable Trust Rank Foundation Rotary Club Rowlands Trust Saintbury Trust Second Quothian Charitable Trust Sheldon Trust Singer Foundation Sir John Sumner's Trust Souter Foundation Stevens Trust Sydney Black Charitable Trust W.E.D. Charitable Trust W.O. Street Charitable Foundation William A Cadbury Charitable Trust Wilmcote Charitable Trust Wiltshire Farm Foods Woodlands Trust Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Trust

Thank you

We would like to thank everyone who has helped and supported us in our bid for funding

and in our on-going fundraising activities.

It wouldn’t have been possible without everyone’s backing, support and encouragement –

Thank You!