Church Times

Welsh Cwm Rhondda chapel bought by community to preserve ‘precious thread’ with ancestors

Welsh Cwm Rhondda chapel bought by community to preserve ‘precious thread’ with ancestors

Thursday, July 31, 2025
CAMPAIGNERS have succeeded in raising enough money to buy the Welsh chapel in Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, in which Cwm Rhondda — acknowledged to be one of the most popular hymn tunes — was first heard in 1907. The West Baptist Union chapel, built in ...