2006 was a significant year in the development of the Audlem Methodist Church premises. That summer, various alterations and improvements were made to the chapel. They included:

- re-doing the main entrance and adding disabled access at the main chapel door,
- making the main entrance and porch area more open and welcoming,
- creating a useable gallery over the porch, providing a proper technical area for the musicals and congregational seating at other times,
- simplifying and extending the communion area, offering greater safety and greater flexibility,
- refurbishing the present windows, and
- attending to various health and safety concerns.

These improvements were pondered for three years. Back in 2003 it was appreciated that the chapel would be the next area for redecoration. Was there any work to be done before redecoration? The 2006 scheme grew from there. It was the subject of three different General Church Meetings and numerous Church Council and Property Committee meetings. Architect's sketches and approximate costings were considered and a decision to proceed finally taken in October 2005. It was understood that the scheme would cost about £100,000 and that at least half of that would have to be raised locally. A Chapel Development Appeal was launched and members and friends responded with tremendous generosity. The scheme went out to tender at the beginning of March 2006 and, at the end of March, a tender was accepted from Redfern & Strickland. The work began in June and was completed in October.

A number of alterations papers are available here as .pdf files.

Questions considered at the initial General Church Meeting
Initial expressions of interest in different alterations options
Information leaflet - September 2005
Chapel Development Appeal leaflet - November 2005