Minister Rev Sharon Read contact
Pastoral Worker Paula Collins
Address Corner of Ilkley Street & Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester M40 9PA
Telephone 0161 688 4482
Email mostonmethodistchurch@googlemail.com
Website mostonmethodistchurch.org.uk
About the Church
History
It all started in 1819 when two devout followers of John Wesley, named Owen and Jacques, heard the call to preach in the districts outside Manchester. They had only vague ideas as to the exact field of their labours, but full of enthusiasm and faith they set out from Oldham Street Chapel and along Rochdale Road as far as Barnes Green. Arriving at the junction of two lanes, they decided to throw a walking stick, and the direction in which it pointed when it fell was to be regarded as the Divine Finger. The stick pointed up Moston Lane and those bold disciples of John Wesley borrowed a stool from one of the Moston cottages and the Methodist flag was unfurled. At that time this area was semi-rural but times have changed and we are now just another suburb in the north of Manchester which has its own social challenges.
Services
Moston Methodist Church has one service each Sunday at 10.45am. We have children and teenager groups who leave the main service of worship and go into the Sunday Club after the second hymn. All Age Worship is usually held on the first Sunday of the month, with Rev. Sharon Read.
The congregation is ethnically diverse and we welcome anyone to our services and weekly activities.
Activities
Launching on 18th September 2024 is Women’s Wellbeing Wednesday, a wellbeing group who will meet in the lounge, 7-9pm on the third Wednesday of the month, refreshments provided. This is an informal group looking into our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing. For more information please contact Rev. Sharon Read.
Our Baby Basket project meets on a Thursday morning between 10 and 12. We are always looking for extra volunteers so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to join us.
A bible study group meets on Fridays during term time 10.30am for refreshments and 11-12 for bible study.
The church playgroup meets every weekday apart from Tuesday afternoon.
There is a commitment to expand our work within the local community and we are looking to remodel our premises to allow greater flexibility to meet the needs that have been identified locally and to present the Good News to those whom we serve.
For further details of all our activities please visit our website mostonmethodistchurch.org.uk.
Preaching Plan
Key: AAW = All Age Worship; B = Baptism; HC = Holy Communion; LA = Local Arrangement; OA = Own Arrangement; P = Parade; US = United Service; WL = Worship Leaders
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Date | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | |
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| Church calendar | Covenant Sunday | Sunday after Epiphany | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Ordinary 3 | |
| Readings | Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 147:12-20 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:(1-9) 10-18 | Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 | Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 | |
| Moston | 10:45 | Read AA COV | Allotey | Sewart | LA |
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