The next significant date in the church’s history is 21st May 1809. On that date a certain Charles Brooker became a member of the church and a cause of discord with the then ordained minister, Mr George Betts. One Sunday, a disagreement between the men led to Mr Betts arriving to take service as usual when he found another Preacher, Mr Sands, already in place, arranged by Mr Brooker. Mr Betts quietly took a seat in the family pew but Stanton Collins, a local man, and his friends, heard what happened and rushed to the church to order Mr Sands to stand down. A struggle took place during which they forcibly ejected him, breaking the balustrades of the pulpit in the scramble.