Future of landmark 220-year-old Doncaster town centre church in question as worship ends

The future of a landmark 220-year-old church in Doncaster town centre is in question after it was announced that worship is to end.
Hall Gate United Reformed Church in Doncaster.Hall Gate United Reformed Church in Doncaster.
Hall Gate United Reformed Church in Doncaster.

The United Reformed Church on Hall Gate has seen continuous worship on the site since 1798.

However, the congregation has said they will no longer be using the Grade II listed building.

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In a brief statement, Hall Gate United Reformed Church secretary Val Morrison said: “The congregation at Hall Gate United Reformed Church has made the decision to cease worshipping at the building on Hall Gate.

"We remain a congregation of the United Reformed Church.”

The current chapel dates from 1804, but was enlarged and considerably altered in 1874.

It is perhaps most recognisable for its adjoining coffee lounge and community centre as well as its distinctive ‘gas-light’ style lamp-post at its entrance.

Weekly services are normally held every Sunday at 11am and the church is one of two United Reformed Churches in Doncaster, its sister church being in Intake.

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A statement on the church’s website reads: “We are a joint pastorate with our sister United Reformed Church in Intake. Although we are two autonomous congregations, we seek to work more closely together.”

We have contacted the Yorkshire Synod for the United Reformed Church in Leeds for further details.

The United Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian church in the UK with approximately 46,500 members in 1,383 congregations with 608 active ministers, including 13 church related community workers.

The church resulted from the 1972 union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales.

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