Christ Church (Goldenhill), Stoke on Trent

Located on Rodgers Street at the junction with Shannon Drive in Stoke-on-Trent—was a small non-conformist evangelical chapel with roots dating back to the early 1870s. It was established around 1873, following what local historians describe as an “evangelical split” from the Anglican parish of St John the Evangelist in Goldenhill. Members who preferred a more evangelical style of worship broke away and formed their own congregation.

By 1874, the group had constructed its first building on Rodgers Street. Early accounts indicate this structure was a simple corrugated-iron “tin church”, a common and economical building style for non-conformist chapels during that period. As Goldenhill grew through industrial expansion, the chapel became a modest but important centre of local religious life.

In 1944, the original tin church was replaced with a new building. The later structure—still standing in recent years—was built in timber-frame with in-fill panels and a pitched roof. Alongside the church hall, a detached school room was added, also timber-built and used for community and educational purposes. The building featured a small porch, a balcony level, side-aisle windows, and a raised altar area with vestry and organ spaces.

By the 21st century the congregation had dwindled, and the church was no longer in active religious use. In 2024, the property, including the church and school room on approximately 0.42 acres, was placed for auction, reflecting its transition from a working chapel to a historic but unused community building. Though often confused with the much larger Anglican Christ Church in Tunstall, the Rodgers Street chapel held its own distinctive place in Goldenhill’s local history.