The chapel

Our chapel is a stunning Grade-II listed building, designed by George Pace (one of the leading ecclesiastical architects of his day) and built in 1958-61. According to the website British Listed Buildings, the chapel is:

“one of Pace's best churches, deceptive in its simplicity and design, using local materials `to appear to grow out of the dale', as Pace intended. It is also liturgically advanced for its date in England, with its free-standing altar placed in front of the side wall.”

Only a few twentieth-century buildings within the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been listed, which makes our chapel doubly special, and the unusual, steeply pitched roof is visible from the other side of the dale.

Prayer, worship & concerts

The chapel offers a lovely space for prayer, worship and concerts and can comfortably seat about 150 people. More importantly, it has been described by guests as a ‘thin place’, where heaven and earth appear to interconnect.

Equipment

There is a sound system with mixing desk, mics for singers and speakers, and channels for instruments. There is also a high-quality data projector, powerful enough to be used even on very bright days.

Retreat & reflect

Scargill's tranquil estate, soaking in spirituality and warm welcome make this a great place to get away from it all and retreat and reflect.

Prayer points

The following is a list of prayer points which are currently important to us. These will change from time to time. We’d be very grateful if you would remember these concerns in your prayers:

For our community to increase their hope for the future through the power of God, and that this will be a place where God can play.
That we will be able to repay the loan from Lee Abbey in full and on time
That each of our guests will experience the reality of God in a special way
For God's blessing on our relationships with local communities
That those who love and support Scargill will be richly blessed.

Our tradition

We are an ecumenical organisation, made up of Christians of many different traditions.