- United Reformed Church
About us
Arrivals in the 1950's and 60's
In the late 1950’s and 1960’s we were pleased to have folk from the Caribbean who had moved into the area join us. Members who joined the church at that time talk about feeling unwelcome at some of the other churches in the town.
It is interesting to read in the minutes of the church meeting of the time, of the strong feelings of the members in their wish to support their black brothers and sisters.
Lea Road church is in the Wolverhampton South-West constituency and had Enoch Powell as their MP when he made his infamous ‘Rivers of blood’ speech in April 1968. The church started to speak out against racism and discrimination, writing to local and national papers and challenging Enoch Powell personally on the damage they feared his ’rivers of blood’ speech would cause.
Arrivals in the 1990's - 2000's
Penn Fields has become home to asylum seeker and refugee families from a number of countries.
Lea Road church has actively supported these groups from many different countries, through providing space for them to meet on a regular basis for social occasions, practical help and training courses.
Arrivals in the 1970's - 1980's
Over this period Asian families began to settle in the area, some joining the church. More recently, in 2002 the Church gave a home to the Asian Calvary Church whose members now hold their services in the church on Sunday afternoons.
