A time capsule from the 1930s was discovered in the walls of an 18th-century church last week in Bristol, England, as a restoration crew completed the first phase of the church's restoration project, according to local officials.

The capsule contained an order of service for the Whitfield Tabernacle, where the capsule was discovered, and a 1913 newspaper article from the Western Daily Press, according to the South Gloucestershire Council. The capsule is believed to have been placed by the tabernacle's caretaker approximately 90 years ago.

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The renovation is part of a project jointly undertaken by the council, Whitfield Tabernacle Trust, and Ferguson Mann Architects to restore the church, which will be reopened as a community building and performing arts space, officials said in a press release.

The site was recently visited by Toby Savage, the leader of the council, who met with members of the trust to get an update on the project and said the progress was "immensely satisfying" to witness.

“It is fantastic to see how work to restore the tabernacle is beginning to take shape, and it is immensely satisfying after the years of hard work it has taken to get to this stage," Savage said. "The building has international significance in terms of its associated history with the nonconformist movement, so it is important we restore and protect it for the benefit of the local community and for future generations."

Restoring the church has cost $969,941 so far and is expected to reach $3.3 million, according to the BBC. The funds were used to restore the pillars and provide a new roof, windows, and security door, the trust's secretary, Kim Scudamore, said.

“The last time some of our trustees had been inside the building, there was no roof," Scudamore said. "We had to carefully pick our way over rotten floorboards and try to avoid the trees and vegetation that had taken over the space in the years that the building lay abandoned. To see the restored pillars, new roof, windows, and security doors gave us a glimpse of what the restored space will look like when the full development is achieved next year.”

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The church, constructed in 1741, became an important venue for a branch of the Methodist movement after the evangelist preacher who headed the congregation of Whitfield broke from the Methodist movement of John Wesley, according to the Bristol Post.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.