Cyffylliog Church is situated in a small village four miles to the north-west of the market town of Ruthin. The church is ancient, but was restored in the last century. The church is in a quiet and peaceful location by the side of the river Clywedog. An entry in the church registers indicates that King Charles I stopped at Cyffylliog to review his troops during the English Civil War. Another interesting feature of the church is a set of dog tongs.

Although the church and congregation are small, we extend a very warm welcome to all worshippers. In addition to regular worship the church organises a number of social events throughout the year.

St.Mary's has a good relationship with Salem chapel and the two congregations worship together frequently.

From crisis to new beginning

A the end of 2006,  St.Mary’s Church, Cyffylliog was facing a crisis. The church was in need of considerable repair work and the finances were very low as this church which serves a tiny village also faced difficulty in finding its day to day expenses.  However, as an act of faith the Parochial Church Council decided to proceed with the repairs.  One factor that influenced the decision was that the congregation, although small, is of a somewhat younger age profile than many churches are these days.

Once the decision was made to go ahead, the whole community became involved in the project.  In a short time over £20,000 was raised, mostly through local events and some very generous donations. Also some grants were received.

Work commenced in late January during which time the church was closed for worship.  During that time church members worshipped in Salem chapel, the members of which were very supportive of the project in every way.  The work involved rendering to the stonework on the west wall on the inside and outside. The inside of the wall now has a considerably improved appearance after the removal of the plaster to reveal the original stonework.   A new heating and lighting system has been installed and the congregation looks forward to worshipping in a warm church. 

The church re-opened on Whitsunday May 27th 2007 with the Eucharist celebrated by Bishop John S.Davies, Bishop of St.Asaph.  We now look forward with a renewed optimism. The pictures on the left show the new look to the church following the repairs and renewals

Events and functions are held at various times. Please send e-mail to the Rector at jbd@dyffrynclwyd.org.uk for information.