In October 2001, two of our members noted an advert in the Bury Free Press concerning the sale of the Fornham Road Free Church. We understood that, due to the increasing age and decreasing numbers of the membership, the Trustees had decided to sell the building.

It seemed Providential, to us, that this lovely house of worship was available for purchase, as our Church group had, for years, been meeting in the Guildhall and then in the St John Ambulance Hall, while searching for a suitable building to purchase.

So we contacted the estate agents and put in a bid of £35,000.00 for the church property.

On the 16th November, 2001, we heard that the sale had been agreed but it was 22nd March, 2002 before we got the keys.

On Sunday, 24th March, 2002, we had a praise and thanksgiving service in our own Church building, and have been meeting there every Sabbath since then, even during the renovations.

We realised that considerable work (although probably not how much) would be needed to make the outside of the building presentable, as it is a Grade 2 - Listed Building. We had to obtain special planning permission for the renovations.

Fenner Builders carried out the restoration and it was hoped that work would be completed early in 2005. After various delays the scaffolding came down in May 2005.