The Methodist Church in Cumbria Broughton Methodist Church
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Wesleyan Methodists first began to meet in Great Broughton, as the village is more properly known, around 1840. They first met in Trough House, then Rock House, both houses still occupied by members of the church today.
In 1846 a chapel was finally opened. This chapel proved too small, so a new chapel and Sunday School were built on land nearby in 1884. The new chapel, still in use, was rumoured to have been built on the old Broughton Cockpit.
In 1953 the members of this church and the ex-Primitive Methodists at Little Broughton combined congregations, meeting for worship in alternate buildings.
By the end of 1970 they agreed to formally combine, holding worship at the Great Broughton site.

The members hold three special sales each year, attended by many local people, and bringing in a lot of money for the cause.

The present membership of the church is 11.

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