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Calfaria Chapel, Penygroes

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who worshipped at other chapels in the vicinity and miners who had migrated to the areas to work at the Emlyn and Caerbryn collieries. They originally met in each other's homes and then in a small ramshackle building, later known as the
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Herbert remained minister for forty years. He was succeeded by Handel Turner (1942–46), E. Bryn Jones (1947–56), Elwyn Williams (1957–63), Wynn Vittle (1964–73) and Carl Williams (1975–82). The current minister (2020) is Aled Maskell.
57:(Old Band Shed). The small congregation grew rapidly, and a minister, the Rev Job Herbert, was installed two years before the chapel was built. 109: 148: 23: 38:. Services at Calfaria were conducted in the Welsh language until recently but are now bilingual. 8: 35: 142: 124: 111: 31: 27: 47: 100:Llawlyfr Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru, Rhydaman a'r Cylch 82:Llawlyfr Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru, Rhydaman a'r Cylch 140: 76: 74: 52: 16:Chapel in Penygroes, Carmarthenshire, Wales 71: 141: 22:is a Baptist chapel in the village of 13: 14: 160: 84:(in Welsh). 1981. pp. 22–23. 46:Calfaria was founded in 1896 by 1: 64: 7: 10: 165: 149:Chapels in Carmarthenshire 92: 41: 53: 26:in the community of 121: /  125:51.6947°N 3.8973°W 102:(in Welsh). 1981. 156: 136: 135: 133: 132: 131: 130:51.6947; -3.8973 126: 122: 119: 118: 117: 114: 103: 86: 85: 78: 56: 164: 163: 159: 158: 157: 155: 154: 153: 139: 138: 129: 127: 123: 120: 115: 112: 110: 108: 107: 98: 95: 90: 89: 80: 79: 72: 67: 54:Hen Sied y Band 44: 36:Carmarthenshire 17: 12: 11: 5: 162: 152: 151: 105: 104: 94: 91: 88: 87: 69: 68: 66: 63: 43: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 161: 150: 147: 146: 144: 137: 134: 101: 97: 96: 83: 77: 75: 70: 62: 58: 55: 49: 39: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 106: 99: 81: 59: 45: 19: 18: 128: / 113:51°41′41″N 65:References 116:3°53′50″W 32:Ammanford 28:Llandybie 24:Penygroes 143:Category 48:Baptists 20:Calfaria 93:Sources 42:History 30:, near 145:: 73:^ 34:,

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Penygroes
Llandybie
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
Baptists


51°41′41″N 3°53′50″W / 51.6947°N 3.8973°W / 51.6947; -3.8973
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Chapels in Carmarthenshire

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