Our History

As the town of Hunstanton grew during the 19th century so did the number of nonconformists. The Le Strange family who were Anglicans owned all the land. Property agreements prohibited the holding of nonconformist services on any ground above the high water mark.

The church first gathered at low tide on the beach between 1850-1870 before permission was granted for our chapel to be built where the church meets today.

After Union Chapel was built. It was stated then that " .. it shall always be available for the services of all evangelical nonconformists."

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Ministers at Union Church

Richard Athol Cliff      1889 – 1892

W.Colin Bryan             1893 – 1899

Richard Athol Cliff      1899 – 1911

James Amos                1911 – 1916

Arthur A. Bourne        1917 – 1925

Arthur W.  Wright       1926 – 1930

Stanley R. Green         1932 – 1940

Clifford H. MacQuire  1943 – 1946

George O. Cornish      1947 – 1952

Dennis W. Cornelius  1953 – 1958

Gerald P. Ferroussat   1959 – 1966

Michael J. Melvin        1969 – 1973

L. John Ballard            1974 – 1979

Alan Lloyd Davies        1979 – 1983

Alun H. Thomas          1985 – 1991

Jonathan H. Calvert    1992 – 2002

David Hulse                2002 – 2012

Sam Abramian            2014 - 2020

Our constitution stipulates that Union will be at least two denominational and will support the work of two free church denominations.

It was in 1890 that the church officially joined the URC and Baptist denominations and  was affiliated with the Evangelical Alliance, all of which it continues in relationship with today.