Editing Ossett (section)

==Religion==
[[File:Ossett Church from Dale St.jpg|thumb|Holy Trinity Church, Ossett, viewed from Dale Street]]

There are seven churches in the town, each with their own particular identities and initiatives. Many of the leaders of these churches meet regularly to collaborate and support each other. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town had a reputation as a centre of religious [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/Yorkshire/dewsbury.htm|title=Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1837|publisher=oldtowns.co.uk}}</ref> Although Nonconformist churches were common all over West Yorkshire, Ossett was a particular hotbed. In 1890, seventeen different churches were recorded in Ossett, excluding "spiritualist churches". Trinity Church is one of the two [[Anglican]] churches in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinityossett.org.uk|title=Ossett Trinity Church|publisher=Ossett Trinity Church|access-date=4 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211142009/http://www.trinityossett.org.uk/|archive-date=11 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The other is Christ Church, South Ossett. St Mary's Church on Dewsbury Road closed in 2002, and its parish was divided between Dewsbury (Chickenley) and Ossett and Gawthorpe (Gawthorpe).

[[Ignatius of Loyola|St. Ignatius]] [[Roman Catholic Church]] was built in 1878. The [[Salvation Army]] is the only church in Gawthorpe. The Salvation Army building also acts as a community centre providing dinners for senior citizens & two parent & toddler groups. There is also a [[Kingdom Hall]] of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] on Ventnor Way, and a [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist]] church in the town centre. The King's Way church on Ventnor Way is a Methodist and United Reformed church.