We are a “seven-days-a-week” church at the heart of Birstall community, working closely together with our Anglican and Roman Catholic friends in the village.  On this website you’ll find lots of information about our activities.

Garden Party at The Manse – 3 July 2010

Our prayers for good weather for the Garden Party for The Hotpec Cameroon Orphanage and Action for Children were answered.  We drew back our curtains on the morning of 3 July to gorgeous blue skies and sunshine.  Our ‘wonderful team’ had erected gazebos on the Friday night so that on the Saturday morning various stalls could be set up; tables and chairs put in place and the refreshment tent prepared.  A large gazebo was erected for the Soar Valley Music Centre band that was going to entertain us during the afternoon.  Edward Sakwe (the Methodist Minister who lives in the Manse) and his family and friends got the barbeque organised and all was ready when the gates were opened at 2pm.

In June 1996 when our first Granddaughter Evangeline was born my friends at the Monday Women's Group bought me a very special present - an Evangeline Rose.  It was quite small, but 14 years later it has grown to be a very attractive rose which gives us great pleasure to admire when we are sitting in our garden.

Evangeline (or Evie as she prefers to be called) has also grown.  She is a very pleasant girl - she helps at the Saturday Coffee Shop when she visits us.

I attach a picture of Evie and the Evangeline Rose - thanks very much to the Monday Women's Group for all their thoughtfulness and love over the years which is very much appreciated.

The ten young people we took to MAYC Breakout at Cliff College did us proud in what was a wonderful weekend for all concerned.

By Sheila Wilson

The focus of Birstall Thursday Group's Summer Outing was a visit to Southwell Minster.

We set off by coach in glorious sunshine to be met by the Rev. John Hucknall ex-Superintendent minister of the Circuit. John had arranged for us to join him for coffee and chat in the Minster refectory. He was asked "What was the difference between a Minster and a Cathedral?" John explained that many years ago many large churches were built and called a Minster, over the years some of these Minsters were elevated to Cathedral status and each cathedral had a Bishop.

Birstall Messy Church finished its first "term" with a Barbeque and open-air games session at St James' church.  It was great to see families spread out on the lawn, children playing happily.  Nick and Zuse did a fantastic job with the barbeque (many thanks to Michael's butchers for a great deal on the meat) and Dorothy had made lots of jelly to go with the icecream.

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1st and 3rd Saturdays
4-6pm
At Birstall Methodist Church
From 6th March

Messy Church went to the seaside today.  Our story was about the wise and foolish builders, with the foolish builder having about as much chance of success in the construction industry as we do when we build sandcastles on the shoreline.  All our crafts were seaside related.  Here we are making aquariums out of cereal boxes: