Last weekend saw the sixth anniversary of the new building that is our local Methodist Church.
There has been a church on this plot for many years. It started as a tin hut, then a brick building. By the grace of God, the church family grew so much that a new building was needed to seat the congregation.
The new Harrowby Lane Church is also a Community Centre and has excellent facilities, including meeting rooms, hall, internet cafe and fantastic kitchen and hall, all under one roof.
This year we celebrated the anniversary by having a day of teaching on discipleship, mission and service. The day was led by Revd Dr Pete Phillips from CODEC at Durham University. We had a wonderful day and the teaching was fully interactive and Pete made use of video clips and other media too. We all left feeling renewed and motivated!
On Sunday Rev Phillips preached at the morning service and gave us a strong message that was particularly relevant to the situation the church finds itself in at the present time. During the service there was an opportunity for people to re-commit theirlives to God and his work. Virtually the whole congregation came forward to do so. God is at work, make no mistake about it!