Our worshipping communities, across the Manchester City area and beyond, work in very different areas, some affluent, many deprived. We offer opportunities for people to discover God’s love and justice through the work we do.
Our worship is the heart of our mission. In worship, we are drawn into the love of God. As we read the Bible and pray together, we are inspired to share in God’s caring love and passion for justice. This leads us to work of many kinds, responding to the needs of our local areas.
We have close links with Manchester South Central foodbank who have a base at our Wesley Centre location. Our Befrienders project based in central Manchester offers a place for people to meet and chat over free tea, coffee and biscuits, the opportunity for one-to-one conversations and prayer for those who would like it. Many of our churches run playgroups or nurseries, or carer and toddler groups and Moston Methodist Church host our successful Baby Basket project which provides baby essentials to those in need. We host uniformed organisations and clubs for older children. We support chaplaincy in our local universities, hospitals and prisons. We care for the senior generation too, with craft and chat groups and dementia support. We provide space for community groups to meet, hosting everything from slimmers’ groups to Alcoholics Anonymous and IT support groups. We support Methodist charities such as Action for Children and MHA, and we partner with groups such as Christian Aid and the Street Pastors.
In all this, we try to live out the words of the Lord’s Prayer: ‘Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’.
