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An exterior view of Southlands Methodist Church (far left) in Bishopthorpe Road, York, and a view of the interior |
WE WELCOME you to the website for Southlands Methodist Church, in York, which we hope will give you a picture of the work and witness of the church and its members in the South Bank area of York.
Many pages on this website have been updated this month, including the detailed calendar of events and activities, and the message or thought for the month which has been written by a Southlands member.
Southlands is situated in Bishopthorpe Road, York, just a few minutes walk outside the city walls. It is at the top of a hill at the junction with Southlands Road, on the south side of the city. A location map can be found on the page detailing our links with other churches in the area.
The church has a tremendous outreach in the South Bank area of the city through an extensive programme of work with children and young people.
It is a living church and we hope you will look at the other pages on this site, including our Message page, and the Calendar.
Sunday services
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Our minister, the Rev Keith Himsworth |
Services in May are held at Southlands at 10.00am and 6.30pm, but there will be no evening service at Southlands on Trinity Sunday (May 18). Instead there will be a circuit service, marking Aldersgate Sunday, at Central Methodist Church, in St Savioursgate.
History
The church originally started in a butcher's shop in the South Bank area of the city before opening on its present site on the crest of a hill in Bishopthorpe Road in 1887. Structural alterations have taken place on several occasions in its 120-year history.
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The Youth & Community Centre at the rear of Southlands Methodist Church with its new oak block floor. |
Last year we installed a new sound and digital projection system with loop, had the premises rewired throughout, and had the original pine block floor in the Youth & Community Centre replaced with a new floor of European oak blocks.
Magazine
The Southlands magazine, OUTLOOK, which is published on the first Sunday of the month, gives news and information about what is going on at Southlands, and in the York South Circuit, to which this church belongs.
The May issue carries a variety of reports, pictures and features including the following:
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'Many hands' plea for Christian Aid |
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Picture story from the Rainbows |
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Calling all Kids Club helpers |
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Reports from the General Church Meeting |
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New vote to be taken on service times |
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Church stewards for 2008/09 |
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How to use the sound system |
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What's all this waiting about? (Thought) |
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Visions of ways of being church, with pictures |
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Walkers all set for season |
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Profile of retiring circuit minister Dr Maurice Staton |
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Forthcoming JMA events |
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Thanksgiving service for life of former Guides stalwart Nellie Buckley |
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Church family lunch picture |
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Family news |
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New name for Malawi project |
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Children's Corner |
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£275 boost for Network projects |
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Festival banner decision |
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Our What's On calendar pages |
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Next Film Club evening |
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Our Puzzle Page |
Church groups visiting York are invited to try out Southlands hospitality. As we are only a short distance outside the city walls we can provide teas on our premises by prior arrangement. Contact Gill Hagyard, 19 Nunthorpe Crescent, York, YO23 1DU (tel 01904 632174), for further details.
This update of our Web site was completed on May 4, 2008. The next update will take place on or about June 1, to coincide with publication of the June issue of OUTLOOK, our church magazine. If you have any queries or comments please phone Southlands Web Master Bob Lawrence on 01904 639231 or send an email to Bob Lawrence.