WELCOME TO MENSTON METHODIST CHURCH
Main Street, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 6NB,9
Ministers: Rev Tim Perkins  & Deacon Liz Day
Lay Pastor (Discipleship & Outreach): Jo Dixon

Welcome to the website of Menston Methodist Church.

If you live in Menston or nearby, are new to church or just browsing, we hope you will find the information you are looking for.   If you don’t, please use the contact form and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Our calling is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ, to live out our discipleship in worship and mission and to offer care and compassion to all God's people, locally and globally, through the power of God's Spirit.

There are many activities taking place within our Church, but the best way to meet us is to come to our main Sunday morning service at 10:30am.  All are very welcome, whatever your age or background.

You will find us on Main Street in the middle of Menston.  We are easy to find, almost opposite the Malt Shovel pub!  There is a small carpark to the right hand side of the Church.  The building is wheelchair accessible.

Our community café, Cornerstone immediately adjoins the main Church building.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE:

Following Government guidelines we regret that all Church services and meetings on our premises are suspended until further notice.  In order to keep our community safe, the Church will not be open for private prayer.  Let us remember in this difficult time that God is present in all places at all times.

Cornerstone is also closed.

Please take time to read Rev Tim's:

Pastoral letters of 31 March 2020, 24 March 2020, 17 March 2020 
Blog of 26 March 2020.

WORSHIP FROM HOME:

Please click on the links below for Worship from Home service sheets:

SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2020  Blessed be your name by Matt & Beth Redman

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020 

This service sheet and hymn were available for use at Burley and Menston when the churches were open on Sunday 22 March.
 

LIVE STREAMED SERVICES:

Please click on the link for live-streamed services from Wesley's Chapel

and Burley Methodist Church: https://www.burleymethodist.org/sermons

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISES:

Just as during this time of social distancing and self-isolation we are encouraged to find ways of continuing to do physical exercise, so it is important for our spiritual health for us to find ways to train our souls. Soul-training exercises are simple exercises that we can practice in order to enable us to become more aware of how God is at work within us and the world. The exercises included in this section are taken from two books by James Bryan Smith, “The Good and Beautiful God” and “The Good and Beautiful Life”. They may need to be adapted slightly in some instances to take account of our current context. However, simply taking one exercise a week and practicing it as often as you are able to will help you to know more of God’s peace and grace in your life.

Soul Training Exercises
 

THE METHODIST WAY OF LIFE:

We have recently been considering as a church/circuit how we might use the Methodist Way of Life resource in our small groups. Perhaps now provides an  opportunity for you to remind yourself of it each day and to reflect upon one of the questions.

UPCOMING EVENTS ...........

	ECUMENICAL LENT GROUPS 2020 'THE CHURCH IN THE NIGHT-TIME' Lent Housegroups will run weekly for 5 weeks from the beginning of March. ALL LENT GROUPS ARE CANCELLED
	FRIDAY LIVE : CANCELLED Friday 3 April 7.30pm to 9pm Fun, Food, Faith, Friendship for 13 to 18 year olds
	EASTER FAYRE & COFFEE MORNING : CANCELLED Saturday 4 April 10am to 12 noon £1.50 entry
	PALM SUNDAY : CANCELLED Sunday 5 April 10.30am Cafe Style Worship in the main hall
	FILM AFTERNOON : CANCELLED Saturday 11 April 3pm Free entry Refreshments on Sale
	EASTER DAY : CANCELLED Sunday 12 April 9am Holy Communion Breakfast in Cornerstone 10.30am Family Service
	FILM AFTERNOON : CANCELLED Friday 17 April 4pm Free entry Refreshments on Sale
	NATIONAL ORGAN DAY Saturday 18 April 10am to 12 noon Come and play the organ Ask questions Listen to our organist play

Please see weekly notices, Church Family News and Calendar for information on other events and activities.
		MINISTER'S BLOG Musings from Rev Tim Perkins
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