As with so many churches, numbers continued to fluctuate at Pett, falling very low by the mid-1980s when the chapel’s future seemed almost certain to be closure.

Since then, membership has continued to rise and fall, with an overall positive trend. While several village chapels (and even larger town churches) have closed over the last few years, Pett continues to offer a place of welcome and sanctuary and, hopefully a beacon of hope and joy within the community.

Since the early days, Pett Methodist has been a church with a missionary vision, and that hasn’t changed. In 2023, we will celebrate the chapel’s 175^th anniversary. We are not celebrating the fact that the building has held together for so many years, but the vision of those who built it, and the faith of those who have worshipped, and continue to worship there over the years.

We hope you have found the history of our church interesting. To learn more about Pett Methodist Church and what we are getting up to in the 21^st Century, please take a look at the rest of our website.