with nearly 50 Methodist Churches in this area of the Southwest of England, serving the city, the suburbs, and the villages around Bristol

worshipping, serving, caring in about 50 **churches and other centres throughout the Circuit


Great work is done for and with Students in Bristol through the ministry of Victoria Methodist Church and the Free Church Chaplaincy in the care of Rachael Fletcher.

You can catch up with Rachael's Summer Term report by clicking on the Chaplaincy Logo (Left)

There was a meeting of the Mission Action Group on 19th July at faithSPACE, the unique venture in Mission in Southville.

The members looked around the premises (right), having heard of Plans to hold a Circuit Second Birthday Celebration there on 30th October, and learning about various ventures, and the next Appeal project -as described below.
A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE CIRCUIT

As another year of service and caring is about to begin members of the Circuit were told at the Circuit Meeting that there is a new mission Project for 2010 / 2011, as the funds collected for the 'COAT' orphanage in China are gathered together.

This Project is to provide Funds to be used at the new MHA scheme in Kellaway Avenue, Bristol, and more details are on the MISSION page

Warmest thanks to all members at the Farewell Service (next item below), whose Offering amounted to nearly £570
which means that the COAT APPEAL and the new MHA APPEAL will each benefit by £285.


On SUNDAY, 4th July at St Andrews Methodist Church, Filton a large congregation from across the Circuit held a FAREWELL SERVICE to thank Ministers who will be moving before next September and to welcome 3 newly-accredited Local Preachers
There are more pictures on our GALLERY PAGE, taken by Rev.Chris Dobson, the Bristol Diocese Ecumenical Officer and kindly passed on for us to use


NOT GOING AWAY?
HAVING A "HOLIDAY AT HOME"???

Several Churches in our Circuit are holding fun days for those people (especially retired) who are not going away during the Holidays
There is news about one at Yate, and another at Made-for-Ever, in the Diary for later
that is, for August

And if you are going away, we wish you a wonderful and refreshing break

Don't forget, you can get a free book about nearly 100
Methodist Heritage sites
around the UK to put in your map box

from the New Room!

 

**All the Circuit Churches are listed HERE
with their postal addresses and the names of those who have Pastoral Charge

If you would like to see how the contents of this website are arranged, and to go more directly to something in particular, please try the SITE MAP


"NO MEETINGS ALLOWED!"
You think  we've got problems?
-Read THIS about our fellow-Methodists in Fiji


Those who are entitled to read the Minutes of the most recent Circuit Meeting (TUESDAY, 22nd June!) can open a copy by going to the AGENDAS and MINUTES page, and using the password
(Check with Gordon James if you've forgotten it, please)

At the Circuit Meeting some were interested to hear about as new network called 'Inspire' from David Lawrence.
"The vision of Inspire is to promote discipleship as a way of life that is essentially missionary in nature, or 'mission spirituality'."
Click on the Logo on the right and you can go to the Inspire website.


THANK YOU
from Ros Holt
It is with grateful thanks that Ros can now let you know that the donations in memory of Adrian have been distributed as follows:
Macmillan Cancer Support £350
Macmillan Palliative Care Unit at Frenchay £100
Eurovangelism £349.20

Thanks to those who supported the great Wesley Day Hymn-Sing at the New Room. £75 from the collection was given to the Methodist Centre in Midland Road.
and Thanks, via Revd Florence Daley in the Dutch West Indies, to those who have donated money for Gordon James to send to Bethel Methodist School, St Eustatius (nearly 500 US dollars) which will go to help complete the building of 3 new classrooms

One of the sources of graphics we use is
CHRISTIAN COMPUTER ART.
You can see their website -with some FREE art as well as others which ask a very moderate subscription, if you click on their logo

Disclaimer: Any images used on this website are used on the understanding that, with acknowledgement, they are in the public domain and available to be used for the promotion of good causes. If in any case the owner of the rights to an image considers that we have used it unlawfully, we apologise and will remove it on being notified.
The content of this website is maintained by an individual retired Methodist Minister who makes every effort to ensure that the content is accurate and reflects the work of the Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit of the Methodist Church.
However, it is not an official publication of the Circuit, although it is acknowledged as being produced on its behalf.