Methodism came to Woolavington during the social upheaval of the 1820s when farm workers were in revolt against starvation wages. Becoming a Methodist was often a protest against the established hierarchy. At first meetings were held in the open-air or in people's homes but in 1838 William Hurman built the chapel for the congregation and the following year handed it over to the Methodist authorities.

In 1849 the Methodist movement was split apart by a disagreement over whether key decisions should be made by the preachers alone or by the chapel members. The Woolavington congregation divided over the issue and for twenty years there were two Methodist congregations meeting in the village. The breach was finally healed in the 1870s. In 1914 a plot of land was purchased next to the chapel and on it were built two schoolrooms for the Sunday School.

In 1935 more land was purchased, presumably for an extension that in the event was never built. Numbers attending declined and the last service was held in June 1979. The chapel was eventually sold in 1982, twenty years ago this year.(2002)