On Thursday afternoon, August 30th, 1860, hundreds of people gathered to witness laying the foundation stone for the new Nazareth chapel. The Rev. D. Saunders presided, and the ceremony was opened with a prayer from the Rev. John Davies. After Rev. Saunders addressed the congregation, he called on Mrs. John Evans, the Forge, to lay the stone in place. Then there were speeches by Messrs. Benjamin Evans, John Evans, R. Saunders, John Davies, R. Edmunds, D. Griffiths, Aberaman, D. Daniel, Aberaman etc. 

The meeting was excellent and influential, and everyone was of the opinion, that the House had been consecrated with the laying of the foundation stone. Around this time Nazareth and Bethania split into two churches with separate accounts, although they worshipped together for some months because Nazareth was not opened until July the 7th and 8th the following year, when sermons were held in both chapels.