Christ Church URC history (part 7): Rev Leonard Towers

In 1947 Rev Leonard Towers became minister and moved into a manse in Waverley Road, the previous manse having been let as a nurses' home. His wife Alice started the Friendship Club, initially for young mothers for whom a crèche was also provided. In 1947 the present monthly newsletter was started. In 1948 Leonard Towers was influential in setting up Little Church for younger children attending the morning service. The Christian Family was a particular theme of this ministry. In 1960 Little Church was united with the afternoon Sunday School to form the Junior Church and Will Hummerstone became its first Warden. For many years children and their teachers took part in the annual Scripture Examination organised by the Sunday School Union. Following the death of Ebeneezer Rees, Leonard Towers was made minister emeritus.


Christ Church as seen in 1959. The Lecture Hall, formerly Chase Side Chapel, which was demolished four years later, is just out of the picture to the left. On the right is the Church Hall built in 1939.

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