On a February day in the year 1878 Kate Watts and Harriet Parkin two young evangelists, arrived in Merthyr for the purpose of establishing a branch of a new religious organisation known as the Christian Mission. The two lady evangelists were succeeded by Mrs Sayers and Miss Smith and during their tenure the name of the organisation was changed to the now more familiar title of the Salvation Army

In those early days meetings were held at various locations however in 1904 the corps acquired the church from the Morlais Baptist Church who by then had moved to another building. These premises where used to hold meetings until 1925 when the building became unsafe because of flood damage.

Between 1925 and 1937 the meetings were held at different venue many of which were local churches. In 1937 a new Citadel was opened one of the people who were asked to lay memorial stones at that time was Mrs Colonel Taylor (nee Kate Watts) who was one of the two original evangelists. The citadel of the present day has been extensively modernised at a cost of £250,000 and still continues to serve the community for which it was founded to this present day.

Corps Mission Statement

We aim to be God's people to all people by leading people to Christ, offering a spiritual home to all and meeting the needs of the community

Captain's Neil & Elizabeth Duquemin

Glebeland Place

Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8BH0

01685 722232