Author: Verity Comms
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Lakeside Creative Arts Centre at Newmillerdam
The decision to redevelop Newmillerdam Methodist Church and reconfigure this chapel into a Creative Arts Centre dates to 2019, when serious consideration was given to re-envisioning an alternative future. In similar fashion to many small Methodist chapels, the existing congregation had diminished in size over a period of years, and it was difficult to imagine…
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Shepley helping Eco Elves deliver Christmas
Reflecting on how keen Jesus was for his disciples to pick up all the scraps of food and not let any be wasted, even after some 5,000 people had been miraculously fed (John 6:12), scripture seems to suggest that recycling is to form an integral part of Christian discipleship. Shepley Methodist Church were already doing this…
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District Grants receive Warm Welcome
The Yorkshire West Methodist District was delighted to be able to offer grants to churches in our District for the purposes of providing Warm Spaces to local communities in Winter 2024. Read on for good news stories, great feedback and photos from some of the participating churches… Mosaic Community Café at West Ardsley Methodist Church,…
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3Generate 2024
Once again we had a significant number of young people from the District attend 3Generate, with groups from Leeds North & East, Huddersfield, Calderdale, Leeds South & West, and Aire & Calder, as well as various volunteers who headed to Birmingham for a weekend of fun at the NEC. Over 1800 people took part in…
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Baildon Methodist Church is the second A Rocha Gold award in the Yorkshire West District
This article was originally shared on The Methodist Blog on 21 February 2024 and written by a member of the Connexional Media Team. You can find the original blog here: Baildon Methodist Church is the second A Rocha Gold award in the Yorkshire West District – The Methodist Church Baildon Methodist Church’s congregation in the…
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Silsden Methodist Church win two awards in two weeks!
Silsden Methodist Church is celebrating two Eco Awards in two weeks! Having gained the “A Rocha Silver Eco Church Award” in April 2023, the church family has worked to upgrade this to the Gold Eco Church Award. We are delighted to report that Silsden has now reached the required standard, and has been awarded the…