Welcome to all!
From 1 September, the South Lakes Circuit will officially cease to exist and be merged into the new Cumbria Circuit. This website will remain until the new Circuit website is fully up and running.
The new Circuit website is at www.cumbriamethodists.org.uk - have a look, it's not live at the time of writing but will be any moment!
Revd. Grace Cauldwell's role as our Superintendent Minister ends on 1 September; in addition to being the minister for Coniston (including the Central Lakes Class), Cartmel and the Ambleside Parish Centre, she has new initiatives - see here and here.
Revd. Hayley Edmondson joined the team in September 2023 and was ordained in June. Hayley has responsibility for the Methodist Churches in Millom, Kirkby and Ulverston, and Grange.
For more information about the new Circuit and its staff and churches, look at the new Cumbria Connect newsletter - click here to read or download, or collect a copy from one of our churches.
Our Circuit newsletter is included on the News page here; if you would like to receive each isssue by email, click here.
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.
Meanwhile, we continue many of the new ways of sharing in worship used during lockdown; many useful links can be found on the "Thoughts for Sunday" page, which is being updated frequently.
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.
This page will be updated as the situation changes. If you come here often - which is great - click Refresh in your browser or press the F5 key to ensure you see all the updates.
On Sunday 31 August, there will be no live worship in Grange or Ulverston. Instead, a live stream of the inaugural Cumbria Circuit service from Penrith Methodist Church will be streamed at both churches. Five newly-arrived ministers will be welcomed to the Circuit during this service. Please note the service starts at 11:00am - if you arrive at the usual time, there will be refreshments available while you wait! We don't know how long the service will last, so it's OK to leave before the end if you have commitments elsewhere.
If you are unable to get to Grange or Ulverston, you can watch the stream online at home:
Sunday 31 August 11:00am - led by Rev David Newlove at Penrith
For recordings of earlier services at Ulverston, see the Ulverston page.
For recordings of earlier services at Grange, go to the Grange page.
Calendar Back to topWe 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