Church History

The church at Bethesda Hall started in 1939, just before the Second World War. An evangelist named Tommy Richardson pitched a large tent on the site of the present hall. He had Gospel meetings for a few weeks. The Lord blessed his preaching and people were saved. The local Christians then decided to build a meeting place in Swinton rather than attend an existing church in nearby Pendlebury. The new building was constructed where the tent had been.

Bethesda Hall opened for the first time in April 1939. It has been renovated extensively on several occasions, and is still used as a meeting place for Christians today.