It was built and opened by Methodists in 1906 and for decades was easily Wigan’s biggest church, seating 2,000 people and was complete with a balcony and impressive church organ. This meant that ...

The reconfiguration in 2020, which entailed the grouping of 33 churches in a single benefice of seven parishes, Church Wigan, had caused “considerable upset and dissatisfaction”. The report recorded a ...