The United Reformed Church

The Congregational Church in Repton started life in the late eighteenth century as an independent chapel in Acton Cottage in the High Street; graves can still be found in the back garden.

The Toleration Act of 1689 was supposed to guarantee freedom of worship, as long as new churches were built not less than seven miles from a parish church.   This meant that village churches had to worship in houses, as in Repton, and faced closure if they were reported to the authorities.   However, following the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts in 1828, free churches realised that sentiment was moving in their direction and started planning their own buildings.   Permission for the chapel in Repton was finally granted in 1835, and the building opened on 15th March 1837.

The schoolroom was completed in 1850.   This was used to provide education for local children on weekday mornings as well as a Sunday School.

In 1972 the church became part of the United Reformed Church.