No-one at Cockfield Methodist Chapel is quite sure exactly how long the Sunday school has been running, but its superintendent Evelyn Humphries said it predates her 77 years.
Mrs Humphries and the school’s assistant Joyce Heddle welcome 16 children along each week.
As well as Sunday school, all the youngsters, aged three to 11, are members of the church’s youth club, which meets weekly on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm.
To celebrate the Sunday school’s anniversary, they took the service in the form of a performance of Noah.
Mrs Humphries said the Sunday school at Cockfield was one of only two remaining in the Bishop Auckland and Shildon circuit.
The anniversary service was chaired by Robin Young, from Barnard Castle, and all the children had their faces painted as animals to tell the story of Noah.
Cockfield parish councillor Jonathan Milroy, whose children are following in his footsteps at the Sunday school, said: “It has been operating for as long as I can remember.
“The recent anniversary performance was fantastic.”
He also praised the efforts of the two Sunday school leaders.
“I think these ladies deserve a lot of credit for the time and effort they put into the Sunday school. Evelyn was my Sunday school teacher 35 years-plus ago – that’s some dedication. We are lucky to have a Sunday school.”
Methodism has existed in Cockfield since the 1820s. The present chapel was opened in October 1888 and extended with the Sunday school building in 1906.
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