Leicester Unitarians Great Meeting - Leicester Unitarians Great Meeting

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Coronavirus
In line with government regulations we are re-opening Great Meeting both for services and for the letting out of our rooms. We held our first service in Chapel on 16th August and it was tremendous to meet up with each other again face to face (masked!)we are now alternating zoom services with socially distanced services in Chapel, please see Services page for dates. We are now alternating zoom services with socially distanced services in Chapel, please see Services page for dates. Following each zoom service our minister will post a weekly homily with prayers on our website (click here for the latest) Please see Services page for details on how to join these online services.Our meeting rooms are available for hire once again – please contact the lettings secretary who will take you through the necessary precautions for protection against Coronavirus.

Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel Leicester

We are a long-established congregation of, at present, thirty to forty individuals who share an enquiring outlook into non-dogmatic liberal religion.

The Chapel and its history

The Chapel was erected in 1708 as a “Meeting House of Protestant Dissenters” (read more) where with freedom from dogma we seek to affirm an open-ended faith in life, in humanity and in God.

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Leicester Unitarians Great Meeting interior view

The Minister, Rev. Dr. A. Stewart

Arthur Stewart was educated at St David’s College, Lampeter, where he completed his Ph.D. He trained for the ministry at Manchester College, Oxford, and has served congregations in Sheffield and the Cotswold Group before coming to Leicester in 1989.

Arthur was a tutor to the Ministry Students at Harris Manchester College, Oxford until 2018.

Great Meeting Chapel Roof Repair Fund
Our Grade II listed Great Meeting Chapel is under threat from a leaking roof and rusting gutters. Failure to act soon
could render the Chapel and its meeting rooms unusable. We are asking for help and support to protect this unique
city centre ‘gem’ and its fascinating history for future generations. Click here to learn more…

We thank the many people who have already started donating to the Roof Repair Fund. We are also very grateful for generous donations from The Gregson Trust of £3,000 and from East Midland Unitarians of £5,750.

Chapel Garden Events

Leicester Unitarians are hosting two groups in the Chapel garden during the Covid restrictions. ‘City of Sanctuary’ are holding a session for the distribution of essential items such as toiletries once per week for asylum seekers and refugees, and ‘After 18’ are holding small group, open air, social and activity meet-ups for their young clients three times per week.

We are pleased to have been of help to these organisations who have had difficulty finding a suitable space for their activities during the lockdown.

Photo shows ‘City of Sanctuary’ with the distribution table set up in front of the Garden Room.

Four seasons in the gardens near the Garden Room and school.
Photos taken in the springtime with bluebells, the summer sunshine, autumn with falling leaves and winter snow.