Stourport Wesley is a two-storey height church in the centre of the town, with pedestrian access into the garden and main entrance through a gateway from the High Street. There is another gate into the garden and church from Parkes Passage, a no-through road which also separates the church from the Schoolroom. The original Methodist Society was formed in 1781, about 10 years after the arrival of the canal which linked the River Severn to the developing industrial West Midlands. The original rectangular brick chapel was built in 1788 and John Wesley preached there twice. As the small village of Stourport grew to be a town, the society grew and the chapel was extended in stages, and altered inside, to create the current structure. The worship area is 16m x 14m at widest, extendable by 5m x 8m. The Baldwin family, ancestors of Stanley Baldwin, were prominent in the growth of the town and the society.
The original rectangular brick Chapel was built on a North-South axis. It was enlarged in the early 19th Century by the addition of extensions to the East and West with the orientation being turned through 90 degrees. The addition of a balcony at the West increased the seating capacity. A small brick Manse was attached to the rear of the Chapel in the mid 19th Century. In the late 19th Century a new main Entrance, Lobby and Staircase was added to the North-West corner. At the same time the principal elevations were rendered with sand and cement and were ‘classicised’, including the addition of a porch with Doric columns. There is a corniced parapet on the North and East elevations, partially concealing the hipped slate roof.
Internally, at the East end the most dominant elements are a finely carved alabaster pulpit, communion rails, side panels and statues forming a dominant focus on the preacher. Stretching over the pulpit is a two-colour sandstone fluted arch with carved ballflower ornament and decorative corbelling. Behind this is the 1836 Nicholson pipe organ.
Turning to face the West, and only visible from the pulpit, is the broad sweep of the balcony that curves along both sides, and into the West extension. The curved front is finely detailed, with simple mouldings and raised and fielded panels, the whole being supported on slender cast iron columns, finely detailed and with a painted finish. To the rear of the balcony are original box pews with simple detailing. The other balcony pews are contemporary with the building of the balcony. On the ground floor the box pews in the main body of the Church appear to be of a later date.
There are several memorial plaques fastened to the walls and four stained-glass memorial windows.
As part of the 2005 redevelopment scheme, a multi-panelled glazed screen was installed under the west balcony creating a multi-use area which can be easily added to the main worship area, when necessary. The screen has a commissioned design etched and sandblasted on to it. The multi-use area becomes the Oasis Coffee bar for three mornings a week.
The separate Schoolroom, which was built in 1874, is a popular community and ecumenical resource.