History
From the 1840s onward, workers flooded into the town of Aberdare to
work in the coalmines. Over 100 places of worship were built to cater
for people mainly from West Wales and the West of England.
The Church building was erected in 1860. At the time, it was the third
Unitarian Church in the area and the first to use the English language.
The Cambrian Miner's Lamp Factory was built in Graig Street nearby and
the owners, Thomas & Williams, were instrumental in the
building of the Church. Now the congregations are combined in one
Church building and meet for worship on a weekly basis.
In 1995 the building was renovated and adapted at a cost of
£85,000 and now acts as a centre of activities for the local
community.