Mapping Methodism – Rosuick United Methodist Free Church

Rosuick (previously Rosuic) is a hamlet on the Lizard peninsula to the west of St Keverne. This profile of Rosuick United Methodist Free Church has been compiled by Terry Moyle.

Built 1838

Referred to as Trenithon in some Trades Directories

Originally Wesleyan Methodist Association Chapel

1840 fortnightly preaching services

1845 three Sunday services & Monday evening service

WMA Preaching Plan 1847-1847 two Sunday services & Monday evening service

1849 Sydney Smith, a member at Rosuick, entered the UMFC ministry

1886 booklet UMFC Sunday School Union Report in Helston Circuit – Rosuick listed as having

12 teachers
35 scholars
average attendance of teachers 5
average attendance of scholars 28
number of teachers members of Society 11
members of Band of Hope 25

1915 Inventory – chapel £370, fixtures & fitting £15, organ £12, two stained glass windows

£30, Coach House £10, Stable £30, China etc £2- 10 s. Total £515.

Stained glass windows given in memory of Mary Trerise Trounson Olivey (born 1821

Trelaminney, died 1910 Buffalo, New York) by her husband Richard Olivey

Scattered nature of congregation – from Traboe village, St. Martin and surrounding farms such as Trewince, Tretharrup, Anhay, Trelaminney, Trelease, Treworgie, Roscrowgey and Trenithon. Some of these farms were in St. Martin, St. Keverne and Manaccan parishes but Rosuick was the nearest chapel.

1879-1969 72 baptisms at Rocuick

In 1884 George and Emily Gilbert brought their 7 children from Ruan Major to be baptised at Rosuick; the children ranged in age from 13 years to 12 months in age.

18 members at closure in 1971

United with St. Martin Methodist Chapel

Tea Treat Traboe Green – probably St. Martin Band