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Zoar Chapel, otherwise known as both Soar and Walston Chapel was built in 1832, and registered as Zoar Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in 1835, but some graves predate the registration. Originally the language of the chapel would have been Welsh. The chapel was closed in July 1970, but for some time had shared a pastor with Mount Pleasant Church, Ely, Cardiff.

Around 1842, Thomas Evans of Hope rented a barn for the purpose of preaching the Gospel and founding a Sabboth School. Although the congregation consisted of only seven members to start with, the membership soon grew rapidly and due to the increasing size of the congregation, a larger site was required. In 1862, with the help of members and generous donations, a chapel vestry and stables were built at Vaunog Hill.

Few changes were made for half a century, until the early 1920s when many improvements and renovation work took place. In 1934, a church hall was opened, and in 1940 it was commandeered for the temporary accommodation of evacuees from Liverpool.

From about 1956 onwards the Church saw a steady decline in membership although it was still active into the 1990s. In 1994 the Church Elders decided to unite with the two other churches in Pen-y-ffordd in a venture to form the Trinity Chapel. The congregations joined together in a special service on 9 October 1994. It was decided that the new Trinity Chapel should be based at the buildings of Pen-y-ffordd Methodist Church.

On 18 September 1875 the contract for building Zion Presbyterian Church, Buckley, was given to Mr Howard Peters of Leeswood at a cost of £800. In November 1875 the main foundation stone was laid by Mr Salisbury, MP, of Glanaber, Saltney. The chapel was officially opened on 24 June 1876.

In a Presbytery meeting at Holt held in November 1981 it was decided to close the chapel. A closing service was held on 25 November 1981. The chapel was in the Chester district of the Cheshire, Flint and Denbigh Presbytery.