Wroxham Road Methodist Church

 
Key Ministers / Leaders: 

Trevor Hardingham, (Administrator) Tel. 01603 427446 e-mail: trevor.hardingham@gmail.com
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Times of Worship, Events & Other Information

SUNDAYS:
 9.30am (‘Traditional’ worship)  9.30am (‘Traditional’ worship)

11.00am (Family orientated) + Junior Church

 7.15pm (Praise Service – mostly ‘modern’ songs)

 2.00pm Chinese (Cantonese) Methodist Church + Junior Church

Tuesdays – 10.00am Service of Holy Communion
                    11.15am Prayer Meeting

Monday (2^nd in each month) 7.30pm – Church Prayer Meeting

 

Mondays (1st & 3^rd in the month) Chinese Church Bible Teaching & Outreach
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AREA SERVED:
Sprowston and N. Norwich

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REGULAR CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES:
Tuesday afternoons – ‘Pushchair Club’ (for under 5s)

Wednesday afternoons – CAMEO – for ladies (varied programme)
Wednesday evenings – Boys’ Brigade

Thursday evenings – ‘Ladies Group’ – (varied programme)

Fridays – ‘Rock Solid’ for 11s-14’s

Saturday Morning (usually last in the month) Men’s Breakfast

 

Housegroups meet either weekly or fortnightly (mainly in the evening) – every weekday except Friday

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OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Monday evenings – Badminton, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides

Wednesday morning – Club for Childminders (& their children)

Thursday evenings - Guides

Nursery Playgroup – 9 sessions per week (not Monday mornings)
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FACILITIES AVAILABLE

Not really available for ‘outside hire’ as building is fully-used most of the time. Occasional Christian ‘one-offs’ sometimes possible.

KEY EVENTS PLANNED
Open Air Service (with local Anglicans) in July

Alpha Course (Sept – Dec)

Alpha ‘Follow on’ (Jan – Mar)
Social Evenings (one Saturday each month)
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PRAYERS ASKED FOR:

The expansion of the growing connections between Local Anglican, Methodist and Gage Rd Chapel congregations.

More ‘workers’ - willing to use their gifts

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OUR CHURCH AND ITS LIFE:
We aim to provide facilities for mums and toddlers through to the older folk in our area.

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CAUSES FOR REJOICING:
People continuing after Alpha.The number of visitors who come to worship with us – sometimes staying.

The share we have in a NYFC Fusion worker to be alongside the teenagers.
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OUR STRENGTHS:

Pastoral Care – Welcoming and befriending.

The premises have been extended twice since opening in 1958 (Replacing the old Primitive Methodist Church in Shipfield in Sprowston Road). 50^th Anniversary to be celebrated in October 2008.