A DISUSED church in Malmesbury will open its doors to the public for the first time in 20 years.

The Moravian Church, which was recently bought through public donations by the Friends of Athelstan Museum (FOAM), are holding an open day at their new acquisition.

The building will be renovated to allow for the museum, situated across the road from the site, to be expanded.

Its doors will be open for the first time in two decades on Saturday, September 10, as part of Heritage Open Day.

Roger Griffin, a former chairman of FOAM who was heavily involved in bid to acquire the church, said the day offers people a chance to see the church and have their say on what they think the museum could do with the space.

“A lot of people will want to see what we plan to do with the room,” he said.

“We hope people will come along and share ideas for how to develop the church.”

The Moravians stopped using the church 20 years ago and it was sold it to someone who had ideas for it to be a house and art gallery.

These plans never reached fruition, so the church was left empty, until now.

Two people from Moravian church HQ in London will be there on the day to answer questions about the church.

The open day will run from 2-5pm on Saturday, September 10.

All are welcome.