The Gornal Bible Fellowship orginally started under the banner of Youth for Christ as a Saturday night Bible Rally.
Lake Street Methodist Church has always been its location although not organised by the Church itself, a small committee arranged the preachers and soloists.
In the early days Frank and Dorothy Littlewood were the secrateries and thankfully Dorothy has kept the diary records from way back in 1961,
Here is that information, you may like to reminise over past days and note some of the preachers who have ministered on Wintery Saturday night in Central Gornal.
This page will grow as time allows...
1961/62
November 4th
Dr Verna Wright M.D, M.B, Ch.B, MRCP with The Salvation Army Band.
December 2nd Mr Ken Terhoven with Christ for All Choir
January 6th SHADOW OF THE BOOMERAGE a Billy Graham Film
February 3rd Mr Alan Pratt with The Pype Hayes Instrumentalist Group
March 3rd Mr John Hunter Capenwray Hall Bible College with
Madeline Jones [Sorprano, Gornal]
April 7th Mr Howel Jones B.A with Michael Harper,[Gospel Accordionist]
1962/63
October 6th Mr Howel Jones B.A with Vicky
November 3rd Miss M Morrison with Tom Henley
December 1st Mr David Shepherd with Edgar Harmon
January 5th Mr Arthur Dean with Mr Tyler
February 2nd Rev. Bill Batham with his own singers
March 2nd Mr Stuart Mustow with S.A Band
April 6th Pastor Cowdrey with The Gornal Sextet
1963/64
October 5th Rev. J Clarke with S.Smith Quartet
November 2nd Yeuan Jones with Wesley & Janet Ward
December 7th Ian Thomas with Vic Darby
January 4th Don Summers with The Coventry Sextet
February 1st John Hunter with Mrs Mair Jones-Perkins
March 7th Gordon Spittlehouse with S.A Band
April 4th Lawrence Roddis with The Gornal Sextet
1964/65
October 3rd Lawrence Roddis with Edgar Harman
November 7th David Shepherd with his own music
December 5th Mr Blackburn M.P with Doreen & Perry Smith
January 2nd Rev A. Edwards with S.A Band
February 6th Mr K Beardsmore with Gospel Messengers Quartet
March 6th Dr Porter with Team
April 3rd Dr A. Skevington-Wood with Bill Tyler
1965/66
October 2nd Lawrence Roddis with Mair Jones-Perkins
November 6th Rev. Caldwell Peers with Ribbon of Faith
December 4th Rev. Walter Brentnall with Edgar Harmon
January 1st George McCracken with Gospel Messengers Quartet
February 5th John Hunter with Sam Smith
March 5th Pastor Chamberlain with The Evangelaires
1966/67
October 1st Rev. L Barnard with The Stewarts
November 5th Campaign Special Reunion Rally
December 3rd Rev. James Wood with Team
January 7th Don Summers with Jim Clemson
February 4th Stuart Briscoe with The Pathfinders
March 4th Rev. Alan Stephens with Mair Jones-Perkins
April 1st Dr Verna Wright with The Evangelaires