District Diary

June 2025

18 June District Executive 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX) and Online
26 June to 02 July Methodist Conference
30 June District Newsletter Deadline 5pm

July 2025

08 July Superintendents Meeting 9.30am – 12.30pm at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
21 July District Newsletter Deadline 5pm

August 2025

20 August District Executive 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX) and Online
25 August District Newsletter Deadline 5pm

2025-26

September 2025

02 September Superintendents Meeting 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
04 September District Induction Morning 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
08 September District Grants Committee 7.30pm at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
10 September District Safeguarding Group 7.30pm at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
13 September Autumn Synod 10am at Woodhouse Grove School (BD10 0NR)
22 September District Policy Committee 7.30pm at Christ Church, Hipperholme (HX3 8AA)
30 September Wesley Way Steering Group 10am Online
29 September District Newsletter Deadline 5pm

October 2025

02 October Equipping Mission and Ministry Group 10am Online
21 October Superintendents Meeting 2pm Online
27 October District Newsletter Deadline 5pm

November 2025

06 November District Executive 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX) and Online
17 November District Grants Committee 7pm Online
20 November Wesley Way Steering Group 10.30am Online
24 – 26 November Superintendents Retreat

December 2025

01 December Lay Employment Sub-Committee 9.30am Online
02 December Superintendents Meeting 2pm Online
02 December District Safeguarding Group 7pm Online
10 December District Policy Committee 7pm Online
11 December Equipping Mission and Ministry Group 1pm Online

January 2026

06 January Supernumaries Covenant Service
19 January Wesley Way Steering Group 10.30am Online
22 January District Grants Comittee 7pm Online

February 2026

03 February District Executive 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX) and Online
03 February Superintendents Meeting 2pm Online
21 February (Busy) Volunteers Retreat 10am at Lakeside Creative Arts Centre (WF2 6QQ)
23 February District Policy Committee 7pm Online

March 2026

03 March Superintendents Meeting 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
04 March District Safeguarding Group
15 March Equipping Mission and Ministry Group 1pm Online
18 March Presbyteral Synod 10am (Venue TBC)
25 March District Executive 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX) and Online

April 2026

18 April District Synod 10am at Oakworth Methodist Church (BD22 7HN)
20 April Wesley Way Steering Group 10.30am Online
24 – 26 April District Youth Weekend
28 April District Grants Committee 7pm Online

May 2026

05 May Superintendents Meeting 2pm Online
14 May District Policy Committee 7pm Online

June 2026

09 June Equipping Mission and Ministry Group 1pm Online
16 June District Safeguarding Group Time and Venue TBC
18 June Supernumaries Lunch Time and Venue TBC
26 June – 01 July Methodist Conference Telford

July 2026

07 July Superintendents Meeting 10am at Touchstone (BD7 1QX)
13 July Wesley Way Steering Group 10.30am Online


Dates of Future Synods

2026/27
Autumn Synod – Saturday 12 September 2026
Presbyteral Synod – Wednesday 17 March 2027
Spring Synod – Saturday 17 April 2027

2027/28
Autumn Synod – Saturday 11 September 2027
Presbyteral Synod – Wednesday 15 March 2028
Spring Synod – Saturday 08 April 2028