"The Christian Endeavour Movement was started in Williston, USA in 1881 by Rev. F.E. Clark, who desired to hold a weekly devotional meeting in his church.

The movement quickly spread throughout America, and soon it reached England where the first society was started in Crewe (Cheshire) in 1887.

The Lancashire and Cheshire Federation of Christian Endeavour Unions was formed in 1902 and soon afterwards, Mrs Wareing, the Rochdale representative, suggested that it would be a good thing if a house could be rented, where young Christian men and women could spend a holiday in Christian surroundings.

With this in view the Committee rented a school for the Summer Holiday at Kents Bank.  The centre proved very popular and later, when the school come on the market for sale, it was purchased after much struggling and saving by those interested.

The popularity of Kents Bank increased and it became necessary to look further afield for fresh accommodation - other homes being opened along the North Wales coast.

In 1924 Plas-y-Nant was added to the number of Holiday Homes run by the Lancashire and Cheshire Federation.

The Building we know as the Rec (now "the Old Chapel") was a private church and on
" de-consecration" the ornaments were presented to the church at Beddgelert where they still remain.

The number of homes has increased and there are now ten in different parts of the British Isles.