St Peter and St Paul was built in 1969-1970 to the designs of local architect Ken Davies,in conjunction with Rev. J F Davies. The church had been established in a temporary building in 1964, a wooden office building donated by the oil refinery at Llandarcy, and which now forms the ancillary block to the church. The Church was concecrated by the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Glyn Simon, on may 18th 1970 and the first Holy Eucharist was celebrated the following day.

The church has an open octagonal plan, formed of steel portal frames, supported by a circular ring at the apex. A low stone plinth supports large triangular windows to the north and south elevations and a styalised cross to the east. The building has a steeply pitched roof clad in brown tiles, which oversails the top of the plinth wall externally. Internally the north and south windows have stained glass depictions of St Peter and St Paul, while the eastern cross is set with yellow and amber dalle de verre glass, suggetsed as inspired by the Maltese Cross of the Neath rugby team. The church originally boasted a large central chandelier of eight lamps with octagonal shades, but this had been removed by the time of our visit. Entrance to the church is from the west, via a vestibule from the main entrance. At the western entrance stands the font, a large, irregularly shaped but roughly octagonal, column of granite. At the base is an inscription 'Thomas Cllifford Harris: 14th November 1968'. This entrance sits to the north of the church building itself, aslo providing access tot he church hall, and mirrors the dominating features of the church with the tall pointed bell-frame that sits above. The bell previously marked the shaft chages at the nearby Melyn Tinplate works before its closure.

The church hall and associated vestry, kitchen etc... are housed in a low, rectangular building to the north of the church. At the time of vistiing (November 2021), the church was out of use and had been stripped of most interior furnishings, and services were being held in the church hall. The altar, lecturen and other furnishings had been moved to this room to facilitate worship. 

The church closed in 2022. An application to Cadw for listing was made from within the church community but, after assessment, SS Peter and Paul was not deemed to be suitable for listing.

RCAHMW December 2022