John Wesley observed in1787 that there was no church in Sark.

A French preacher, Jean de Quetteville, subsequently moved to Sark, and after meeting for a while in members’ houses, Jean Vaudin made land at La Ville Roussel available for a chapel to be built. Ebenezer Chapel was built on this site in 1796, costing £300 (equivalent to around £60,000 today). It was a small, plain, square Methodist Preaching House with a central pulpit and oil lamps. It contained a room known as “the Prophets Chamber” where visiting preachers could cater for themselves. The Anglican's, having seen the Methodists become established in Sark, later proceeded to build St Peter's church which opened in 1821, 25 years after the Methodist Chapel

In the 1920’s a new owner at La Ville Roussel complained about the loud singing on Sundays from the Chapel, and a plot of land (away from neighbours) was given to the Methodists, on condition they moved the Chapel, stone by stone, about three quarters of a mile to where it stands today. Ebenezer Chapel was demolished in 1925, and the new Wesleyan Chapel was commissioned in 1926. It cost £3500 (about £200,000 today) to build. A School Room was also built to the rear of the church, the latter serving the church and community for hospitality, entertainment and, during the war, as the boy’s school.

In 2016, the Schoolroom was demolished to make way for The Sanctuary Centre, the result of the vision of Ministers and congregation to provide a modern facility that could be used by the church and the whole community of Sark.

The Sanctuary Centre was opened in 2017 and has proved to be a great asset to the island, furthering the community work of the church in following the Methodist social ethos which is rooted in "social holiness," emphasizing that personal faith must be expressed through active love of neighbour, justice, and community care. The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission. John Wesley famously stated that "the gospel knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness"

In 2026, we celebrate the moving of the Chapel to its current site, but remember too, as we rededicate ourselves as servants of God and part of the body of Christ here in Sark, that, but for the saints that have gone before us, none of which we celebrate today would be possible.

The image of the church shown here was painted by Robin Poteet, (a regular visitor to Sark and great friend of the chapel) for our centenary.