A MALVERN couple have been called to serve as missionaries at the first-ever Mormon chapel near the Malvern Hills.
Gadfield Elm Chapel, just south of Pendock, was originally built by the United Brethren in 1836, but they donated it to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when their entire membership converted in the 1840s. The church became the first Mormon chapel and now attracts some 4,000 visitors a year.
David and Anthea Head, of Cowleigh Road, who are both retired, have been called by church authorities to work as Church Service Missionaries at the chapel.
They have been members of the church for 41 years and are proud of the English heritage Gadfield Elm Chapel represents to what is sometimes mistaken for an American church. They will serve for 18 months. For visiting times for the chapel and other information phone 01452 840576.
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