Henley Chapel was built in 1841 by "Independents" - a group of Christians not affiliated to any particular denomination - 14 years after the chapel up the road at Low Ham was aquired from Wesleyan Methodists by another group of Independents. At that time the average congregation was 60, packed into the pews. The congregation on census Sunday 1851 (30th March 1851) was reported as 51, a little lower than average. In 1896 the building was renovated and enlarged by the addition of "The Schoolroom".

Today the pews have been replaced by chairs. Although this reduces the capacity of the building, we feel this makes the space more comforting and welcoming. Since 2001 a number of inprovements have been made, completely replastering the main hall, adding toilet and kitchen facilities, replacing the floor and roof and installing a homely wood stove, not least to help with the soaring cost of electricity!

The current congregagtion is small but over past couple of decades God has been our provider enabling us to do this work to improve the facilities and also to equip other churches by encouraging our young people to use their skills. Many have now moved on to other churches as they have grown, married and moved away, but we thank God for their time with us.

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