Present Secretary - Eurfyl Lewis
Baptist Choir with Rev W.S.Thomas and John Davies
Calfaria Chapel
Information and pictures on this chapel is also available at http://ffynnonwenlogin.blogspot.com/2009/04/cilymaenllwyd-genuki-information.html
Within a radius of two miles of the present building men and women had met at various homesteads during a period of about 50 years before a building was contemplated. Of these Lan and Ralltfach seem to have been the most prominent.
To form a new church at Login members from Rhydwilym, Cwmfelin Mynach and Ffynnon combined, but the person mainly responsible was Rev'd D.Woolcock of Cwmfelin.
The first meeting house was built in 1828, almost at the junction of several roads and overlooking the Taf valley. The church was not fully formed until 1834 and it then had 50 members.
Four years later it was host to the Cymanfa of the Carmarthenshire & Cardiganshire Baptist Association and the deacons were:- John Thomas, Benjamin Thomas, Walter Rogers and John Rogers.
The original building was far from large and after a short time bigger premises were needed. The new larger building was opened on 23/24th August 1877 under the ministry of D.S.Davies.
In 1887 almost every family within miles around accepted guests when a large meeting took place of the Carms & Cardiganshire Baptist Assoc. Two months later many adults and children travelled to Cardigan to attend Temperance Meetings - travelling on an excursion train.
Two able men of the cause after 1890 are described as Simon Lewis Maesyffynnon and J.G.Lewis of Login Shop.
Information and pictures on this chapel is also available at http://ffynnonwenlogin.blogspot.com/2009/04/cilymaenllwyd-genuki-information.html
Within a radius of two miles of the present building men and women had met at various homesteads during a period of about 50 years before a building was contemplated. Of these Lan and Ralltfach seem to have been the most prominent.
To form a new church at Login members from Rhydwilym, Cwmfelin Mynach and Ffynnon combined, but the person mainly responsible was Rev'd D.Woolcock of Cwmfelin.
The first meeting house was built in 1828, almost at the junction of several roads and overlooking the Taf valley. The church was not fully formed until 1834 and it then had 50 members.
Four years later it was host to the Cymanfa of the Carmarthenshire & Cardiganshire Baptist Association and the deacons were:- John Thomas, Benjamin Thomas, Walter Rogers and John Rogers.
The original building was far from large and after a short time bigger premises were needed. The new larger building was opened on 23/24th August 1877 under the ministry of D.S.Davies.
In 1887 almost every family within miles around accepted guests when a large meeting took place of the Carms & Cardiganshire Baptist Assoc. Two months later many adults and children travelled to Cardigan to attend Temperance Meetings - travelling on an excursion train.
Two able men of the cause after 1890 are described as Simon Lewis Maesyffynnon and J.G.Lewis of Login Shop.
Taken from Efailwen to Whitland -Vol1
From a Welsh book published in 2008 on the History of Calfaria - celebrating form 1828-2008:-
'Eglwys y Bedyddwyr Calfaria, Login, 1828-2008'
I have extracted the following (more being added):-
Sketch of first Chapel
Calfaria Chapel - Then and Now
The Coloured Window
The Pulpit and Gallery
Aerial view of Calfaria Chapel and Chapel House
(the small building on the very left the other side of the road was a stable)
Chapel House - with Baptism Pool in front (with a wooden cover)
The Baptism Pool - it can be seen in front of Chapel House above
The Cardi Bach train at Login Station
Ministers
D Woolcock 1828-35
Thomas Jones 1828-33
John Llewellyn 1828-33
David Evans 1833-38
James Walters 1840-59
David Davies 1861-67
D.S.Davies 1871-1917
William Samuel Thomas 1921-34
O.Wilfred Evans 1935-42
T.Jones Evans 1943-57
Vincent Evans 1958-1970
T.Elwyn Williams 1972-79
Tecwyn Rhys Ifan 1988-2001 (son of minister Vincent Evans, above)
Eirian Wyn Lewis 2003-present
A celebration concert was held on May 24th at Calfaria to commemorate its 175 year history with:
Corlan, Tecwyn Ifan, Perlau Taf, Daffydd Jones Evans and Beti a Sian.
(Eurfyl Lewis kindly gave me the Calfaria book. If I have inadvertently breached anyone's copyright with the photographs featured above please let me know and they will be removed, or additional credit given as necessary.)
The following picture of Rev'd Davies from 1885 comes from the Peoples Collection Wales
Creator John Thomas, 1838-1905, Owner NLW, Date1885. (Don't think I have infringed copyright by putting this here but will remove if I have.)
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