The History of Holy Trinity Church
In June, 1947, a start was made on a vast new housing estate which was to cover the sand dunes at Aberavon Beach. As the houses were developed and were occupied, the Parish of St. Mary and St. Paul started to look for suitable premises to commence Services and a Sunday School. They were first held at a Canteen provided by Wimpey Bros. and then a Nissan-type Hut behind Dalton Road. This all happened in 1953; Priests came from the Parish Church of Aberavon to conduct Services.

The first Curate to be assigned to the Estate was the Reverend Donald Rose.
As the Church grew, the Diocese of Llandaff, through the Archdeacon, The Venerable Lawrence Thomas, laid plans to build a Church. This was built on the present site as a dual purpose Church/Hall. The Foundation Stone was laid on the 2nd July, 1959, and the completed Church/Hall was dedi­cated by Archbishop Glyn Simon, in May, 1960. Soon after it opened, Scouts, Guides, Brownies and Cubs were formed.

At this time a dedicated team of Young Wives were meeting to help formu­late Christian work on the Estate.
The Parish of Aberavon had a new Vicar, Reverend Graham H.B. Hopkins, M.A. whose first task was to organise a Christian Stewardship Campaign to cover the whole of the new Estate. The Campaign opened with a dinner for all Parishioners at the Working Men's Club at Aberavon, involving about five hundred people.
The Reverend Lionel Webber, was responsible for the over-seeing of the building of the Curate's house - now the Vicarage. He left at this time and Archbishop Glyn Simon decreed it a Parish on 1st June, 1965.
The New Church building was dedicated on 15th November, 1969.

Disappointingly this building did not stand the test of time and early in the new Millennium it became apparent that the fabric of the building had deteriorated to such an extent that very costly work was required. A feasibility study was under taken and it was recommended that as the current site was extensive, that some of the land be sold and the proceeds used to assist in funding the building costs of a new church, it was decided to proceed with this recommendation.

The new church building was constructed in 2008, the bell of the original Holy Trinity Church was transferred to the new building and continues to ring calling the faithful of Sandfield’s to worship.

Then came the big day, the sun shone, the people came, the church looked stunningly beautiful and everyone was happy! I write of the 28th September 2008 when we welcomed Archbishop Barry and his wife Hilary to the new Holy Trinity Church for the Dedication.(Pictures taken at the Dedication)

In his address, the Archbishop spoke about new beginnings, and pointed to the wonderful opportunities this building presented, especially as it was on the main road, and so clearly visible to all. It is a reminder to all of us, in all the churches, that the buildings are there as a sign of God’s concern for the community, and a representation of the care we should have not just for each other, but for all the people within our parish.