Welcome to all!
This website will remain until the new Cumbria Circuit website is fully up and running. It's at www.cumbriamethodists.org.uk - have a look.
Note: Churches are listed by minister - it may be easier to pick them off the Circuit map. You can search the plan by date, by church or by preacher here.
Revd. Grace Cauldwell says to everyone in the South Lakes:
Friends, it has been a delight and a privilege to serve as your superintendent for these three years, and a joy to see you all serving Jesus in so many ways! I've noticed God at work in:
- Grange's "Journey to" events and seeking to be open to community;
- Cartmel's rousing worship and growing congregation;
- Ulverston stepping out into their glorious festival gazebo and developing eco church;
- Coniston engaging in village life through Love Coniston with warm blankets, and the Christmas Choir with the primary school.
- One of the the highlights for me has been the brave, prophetic transformation of The Lakes Class as we've reshaped how we express ourselves as the people called Methodist in Ambleside, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Lowick and Windermere.
There hasn't been a dull moment, and there have been joys and sorrows along the way. Thank you all for your commitment to following Jesus, to loving one another, and to loving our communities.
Special thanks to the Circuit Leadership Team for their support, encouragement and organisational skills! I am not going anywhere, merely morphing into a new role within our new circuit, so we can continue our journey together.
A special thanks to Hayley whose communication and pastoral skills have held us together for 2 years now, and to the amazing Juliana who keeps us connected, does so much of the behind the scenes admin, and generally keeps me in line!
Grace, as always, has new initiatives - see here and here.
Revd. Hayley Edmondson says:
I
hope you are all well and that everyone who wished to was able to join
in with the Cumbria Circuit Launch and Welcome service. If you would
like to watch the service back you can find it here. The service starts 20 minutes into this recording. There's a good report on the service here.
During
the service, the new Cumbria Connect magazine was mentioned. Please
find here a copy of the first issue of this magazine to read or download for
circulation to your churches. It introduces our new circuit, including
the circuit’s ordained staff and each of the churches. Some printed
copies will be available in each church in the near future.
If you are a Facebook user, please can I encourage you to follow the Cumbria Methodist Circuit page, where you will see photos from this morning’s service and updates on the work of the circuit. Please can I also encourage you to follow the South Cumbria Methodist and United Reformed Churches Facebook page, if you are not already (this was SWCUA’s page), as this is where information on local events will be shared going forward.
Sunday morning worship is held at our churches in Cartmel, Coniston, Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston and Windermere - see individual pages under "Our Churches" for details. Other churches hold services at other times, or less regularly. Click for the current preaching plan which has full details.
If you can't get to a church, many useful links can be found on the "Thoughts for Sunday" page, which is being updated frequently.
For recordings of services at Ulverston, see the Ulverston page.
For recordings of services at Grange, go to the Grange page.
All We Can and the Methodist Church in Britain are running an appeal in response to events unfolding in Ukraine. To donate, or for more details click here.
We are bordered to the west by South West Cumbria Uniting Area and to the east by Kendal Methodist Circuit, which like us are part of the North West England District of the Methodist Church. We are a registered Charity, no. 1160337 - for details click here