Churches Together in South-West York

FOR many years we at Southlands Methodist Church have been working with other local churches in South-West York where most of our members live.

wpeF.jpg (29293 bytes)Churches Together in South West York has its own mission statement setting out ways in which churches should work together and support each other. This should be on display in each of the churches in the area, as they have all undertaken to support it.

Last summer, in conjunction with Churches Together in South East York, we held five Praise By The Bridge events on the paved area beside the Millennium Bridge. We were blessed with dry weather on each occasion although dark clouds hovered overhead on more than one occasion. We are planning to run a series of similar events this year on the third Sunday of May, June, July, August and September, starting at 3.00pm.

We are also planning to have a stand again at the Rowntree Park birthday party in July with a display featuring the different churches in our area. Church councils have been asked to consider putting serious money into this particular aspect of our witness so we can make a bigger impact at this event.

Churches Together has its own battery-powered wireless PA system for use principally for Churches Together events, particularly the Praise By The Bridge services, but it can also be hired out at £10 a day.

We run occasional ecumenical Bible studies, and the latest of these was a Lent course held in the run-up to Easter, on Sundays at 8.00pm at Southlands,  and on Thursdays, at 2.30pm, at St Chad's.

In addition, Churches Together supplies leaflets to guest houses and hotels giving details of churches and services in the area for visitors.

We believe it's important to work together in the community and that whenever possible our members should meet together for fellowship.

Apart from belonging to this grouping known as Churches Together in South West York, Southlands is also a member of Churches Together in York and actively supports the work of One Voice.

For further information contact: Bob Lawrence (tel 01904 639231).

Churches Together in South-West York comprises:

bullet   Southlands Methodist Church (the Rev Keith Himsworth, tel 01904 622858); co-ordinating steward Alison White, tel 01904 646082, email Church.Stewards@southlandsmethodist-york.freeserve.co.uk)
bullet   St Chad’s, Campleshon Road (the Rev Simon Stanley, tel 01904 674524)
bullet   St Clement’s, Scarcroft Road, and St Mary’s, Bishophill  (the Rev Andrew Stoker, tel 01904 624425)
bullet   Bar Convent and St Bede’s Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street (Sister Theresa, tel 01904 629359)
bullet   English Martyrs' RC, Dalton Terrace (tel 01904 623783)

NOTE: This page updated on April 9, 2009.