Former Christ Church, Painswick

Image: © Jaggery Taken: 23 Mar 2014

Viewed across Gloucester Street in March 2014. The Gloucester Citizen reported that Christ Church held its final service in September 2010. Retired teacher Maureen Kinnear, the church's secretary, said the decision to shut had been taken with regret. "Members no longer feel able to maintain the church as a worshipping community," she said."It was agreed that the last service would be a service of thanksgiving for more than 300 years of worship, witness and service in Painswick Baptist Church, Painswick Congregational Church and latterly Christ Church, Baptist – United Reformed Church." Miss Kinnear said there were usually about 15 or so people at regular Sunday morning services. "It is mainly that we are all getting older and we wanted to close before we dwindled to nothing." The church, one of the historic Nonconformist Meeting Houses in Gloucestershire, was founded in the turbulent mid-17th century. There has been a church on this site since 1656. This Grade II listed building dates from 1803, substantially altered in 1892.

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