Salem Baptist Chapel

W AL TER WILLIAMS

In 1940 the membership and attendance at Salem Chapel was very good. The Reverend G. J. Watts became minister in 1935 until 1943 when he moved to another pastorate in Llanelli. The chapel was without a minister until the Reverend George Elias was inducted from Bangor College in 1948 but moved to St. Clears in 1956. The Chapel was once more without a minister. By now the membership had started to decrease and it was obvious that it would be necessary to join up with another chapel ifSalem was to have another minister. So Salem joined with Pisgah, Penybanc, and the Reverend Wyndham Rees thus became the minister. He commenced his ministerial duties in 1964 and is still the minister today. As a result of dwindling membership and shortage of ministers, it has again become necessary to join with a third chapel, that of
Bethesda in Tycroes. All the Sunday services are in Welsh but if requested an English service is provided.
Four members of Salem have joined the ministry - the Reverends William Jenkins, Omri Jenkins, James A. Thomas and Raymond Williams.

Llandybie Apostolic Church 	

iEbenezer Apostolic Church, Llandybie, was opened in 1922 after years of meeting in different locations around the village.
During the following years the Lord has richly blessed and the Church now has a thriving congregation of all ages. People not only attend from the village but travel from the surrounding districts. It is hoped in the future to build an extension to cope with the needs of the growing congregation.
The resident minister is Pastor E. Hammond who is also General Secretary of the Apostolic Church. There are four elders and three deacons who support his ministry. The average congregation on a Sunday morning and evening gospel service is sixty people.
Children attend Sunday School from the village and outlying areas. Prayer meeting is on Tuesday, 7 p.m., whilst the Ministry meeting is on Thursday, 7 p.m. The Wednesday Club caters for children over the age of six years from 6-7 p.m. when they enjoy one hour of games, quizzes and stories.
The Church believes that God is the head of the Church, that all need to repent of sins. We believe in the Virgin Birth, Christ's Resurrection and that Christ will return to earth.