(Image: Zion Chapel Morley)
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Improvements could be made to facilities at a popular church if plans are agreed with the city council.
Upgrade work is planned for Morley Community Church to make the building more accessible for its congregation and visitors.
The church, also known as the Zion Chapel, would get ramped access, improved toilets and modernised crèche and kitchen facilities.
Leeds City Council has been asked to approved a planning application to improve the building on Merlyn Rees Avenue.
A design report said the church was used by Brownie groups and for school PE classes, as well as for Sunday workshop.
It said: “The building is consequently required to function as more than a place used only for occasional worship.
“It needs to provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive base for church and community activity.”
The report said some congregation members had been unable to attend services because of problems getting into the building.
A wheelchair entrance, improved external lighting and refurbishment of the kitchen were planned for the church, part of Morley Town Centre Conservation Area.
The report said: “The intention is to make the church usable as a place of worship and community activity by people who currently encounter physical barriers.
“The proposal addresses these needs through a coordinated set of relatively modest alterations.
“It retains the existing building envelope and character while improving the way the building works for its users.”
The report said existing parking arrangements, including the use of nearby Morrisons car park, would remain unchanged.
It said: “No new parking areas are proposed and no additional parking provision is required within the historic church grounds.
“The existing graveyard and its burial plots will therefore remain undisturbed by changes to parking arrangements.”
A full planning application is out for consultation until October 27.