Your support keeps this space vibrant and accessible for all. With your help, we can:
• Preserve a Historic Legacy:
Maintain and restore the chapel’s architectural features, including its stunning stained glass windows, original woodwork, and historic pipe organ.
• Sustain Cultural Programming:
Support ongoing musical and literary offerings like our First Sundays poetry and music series, classical recitals, and seasonal organ concerts; events that draw artists and audiences from across the region.
• Expand Educational Outreach:
Help us bring in thought-provoking speakers, host workshops and heritage tours, and create learning opportunities that engage schools, families, and lifelong learners.
• Enhance Accessibility and Experience:
Improve signage, update visitor amenities, and make the chapel more welcoming and inclusive for all who enter — whether they come for art, history, spiritual rest, or inspiration.
The Joseph Priestley Memorial Chapel is more than a historic landmark; it is a living testament to community, culture, and continuity. Nestled in the heart of Northumberland, this intimate Gothic Revival chapel offers a space for reflection, artistic expression, and collective memory.
Your donation, no matter the size, directly supports the life and longevity of this special place.
Support the chapel today with a gift of any amount. Donations can be made securely via PayPal, by check, or money order. Every contribution makes a difference.
Become a sustaining donor by setting up a recurring monthly or annual gift. Members receive early access to event announcements, periodic newsletters, and recognition in print and online materials.
Interested in deeper engagement? Sponsor a concert, support the restoration of a window or organ pipe, or underwrite improvements to the gardens or visitor amenities. Sponsorships can be personal or on behalf of an organization or loved one.
We welcome in-kind contributions such as:
The chapel hosts inspiring musical performances that fill the space with harmony and spirit.
The chapel welcomes volunteers to share their time and talents in support of its programs and upkeep.
Photos and videos are welcome to help capture and share the chapel’s beauty and events.
Professional services are greatly appreciated to support the chapel’s preservation and community programs.
Priestley Chapel Associates is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
EIN: 23-2121684
We also participate annually in regional fundraising efforts like Raise the Region.
