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LITTLE NESTON METHODIST CHURCH

site created 1997 Last update July 2011

Objectives	Activities	History
Minister	Location	Contacts

WHY ARE WE HERE
We are here as the Family of the Little Neston Methodist Church to worship Jesus as Lord, to encourage each other in our fellowship, and to serve others in His name.

OBJECTIVES

1. To spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in the neighbourhood.

2. To foster a deeper awareness of Him through worship and the nurture of faith within the church's fellowship.

3. To support activities that serve the wider community.

CONCERNS

1. Encouraging a deeper level of spirituality and commitment.

2. Nurturing faith among children and young people.

3. Increasing our level of outreach within the local community and the world.

4. Increasing our contacts with the various groups that comprise our church community.

5. To address the imbalance in ages, across the spectrum of membership.

ACTIVITIES

There is a lot going on in the Chapel and not just on Sundays. Here is a run down on some of the meetings and services. SUNDAYS Services at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. with Holy Communion once a month in the morning and once a month in the evening. There is a Prayer Meeting every Tuesday morning at 10.00 a.m.which is well attended as is the fortnightly Wednesday Bible Study/Discussion group which is held at the home of church members. The church has run ALPHA courses which are videos and discussions on Christian Discipleship. Fortnightly on TUESDAY afternoons the Women's Fellowship, now called Network meet for a varied programme at a local sheltered housing unit. There is a new Knit and Natter group which meets in the church hall, as the name implies, to knit and to teach people the intricacies of knitting if they don't know, to talk and to knit for charity. The younger people are not forgotten there is a Mother & Toddler group thriving on FRIDAY afternoons. The Sunday Club is the new name for our Sunday School. Every Sunday we start by worshipping with the adults in church for 15 minutes and then Bible stories, singing and creative activities using Scripture Union material. The church is conscious of the fact that it is part of the community and the church hall is also available for bookings for parties, and community groups etc., a U3A Table Tennis session is held in the church hall, also as a community service a luncheon club for the elderly is in operation. The church has been blessed over the last few years that we don't have to run to stand still like so many churches, being able to dedicate fund raising to outside projects, for this we give due thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour. Mission is close to our hearts and the World Mission Services are well supported, the Sunday School children are very dedicated in their support for J.M.A. (Junior Mission for All). We have a weekly newsheet to keep all the events and meetings at the forefront of everyones minds and a 20 or 30 page Newsletter at Christmas and Easter which is well furnished with contributions from members and friends.

We are forging closer links with Neston Methodist Church, having joint services from time to time, having a shared notice sheet and twice yearly newsletter and one treasurer looking after the finance of both churches. If you are within reach of the church or visiting the area please call in and say hello, for further info on the church or this web page see contacts below.

CHURCH HISTORY

The Church history was first published for the Centenary of the Church and our historian and church member Edward Hilditch updated it for the 125th Anniversary. The Church was built in 1872 as a Primitive Methodist Chapel. Records show that the church buildings and furnishings cost £645, considered a large sum in those days when the average farm worker's wage was just £39 per annum. New Sunday School extensions were completed in 1961 to cope with the influx of children as the area became a mixture of farming community and burgeoning dormitory town with the advent of commuting from the connurbations of Liverpool, Birkenhead and Chester. The Sunday School was further extended in 1971 as numbers rose still further.

John Wesley was a frequent visitor to Neston and sailed from Parkgate which was an embarkation port on the River Dee for crossings to Ireland. Little Neston Church later acquired the Communion Cup and Plate used by John Wesley when he preached in the Wesleyan Chapel on the road to Parkgate. The other Methodist church in Neston, Neston Methodist Church is situated near the Town centre closeby. The 125th Church Anniversary was celebrated in 1997.

Current membership stands at 84 and covers a broad spectrum of age groups with toddlers, younger children, teenagers, young marrieds, middle aged and senior citizens all represented.

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Minister Reverend Marcus Torchon.