We welcome local students and young adults to join us for worship and other activities. We like to stay in touch with our young people as they move on to study in universities and colleges around the country. We hope to soon restart a discussion group for students and young adults to explore questions about faith and current issues. For more information please contact Rev Katherine.
Our Work in the Community
Students and Young Adults
Eco Group and Fair Trade
We are working towards becoming an eco-church and have a church Eco Group to explore ways in which we can reflect God’s purposes in caring for the natural world, and to express these aims in prayer, worship and practical action.
We are a Fair Trade church.
We organise an annual service on an environmental theme and hold events such as
our annual “Eco lunch" to support local environmental causes such as
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. We also produce notice board displays on various
environmental issues and provide recycling facilities for the church.
We are members of the international Christian environmental group A
Rocha and group and the Worcester Green Churches network.
House Groups
We encourage members to become part of a housegroup. We have groups meeting on Zoom, more details in the fortnightly newsletter, Church Matters. The groups meet for discussion and Bible study, to explore questions and experiences of our faith and to pray. We believe that being connected with one another during the week encourages discipleship and our commitment to Christ. There is often a global dimension to our discussions as we consider issues of justice and peace. If you are interested in joining a local housegroup please contact Rev Katherine Pickering (katherine.pickering@methodist.org.uk)
Lunch Bunch
Lunchbunch provides a home-cooked Sunday lunch and friendship and takes place on the second Sunday of every month (except August), mainly for those who are living on their own. It is served in the main hall and runs from about 12-2pm
Tuesday Cafe
Meets in the hall twice a month on Tuesdays from 2-4pm.
Home-made cakes and sandwiches, music and entertainment, friendship and conversation.
Admission free, donations welcome to cover costs suggested donation £3 per person. All welcome.
Craft Group
Meets in the hall once a month on the 2 nd Saturday 10am-12noon. This is a friendly and creative group open to all. Group members bring their own craft projects to work on, often supporting charity sales with their work. Occasional workshops are organised to share skills and learn something new. Refreshments served.
Men's Breakfast
Men's breakfast is a meeting for men who come to church and those who don't. It's an opportunity to socialise and have a laugh. It takes place at 9am on some Saturdays. Come along and enjoy breakfast and a chat. Details in the newsletter.
Our local links
Feeding the Homeless
We have a church team that works with other churches in the city to help provide hot meals and sandwich meals for homeless and vulnerable adults on Saturday evenings. About once a month, our team provides and cooks the meals and takes them to the city centre in the food van to distribute to those in need.
Worcester Food Bank
We are committed to helping those in need in the City of Worcester. One way in which we do this is by helping with the Worcester Food bank, both by providing requested items, and also by volunteering.
Amaudo
The church supports Amaudo through prayers and fund-raising. Amaudo was
founded in 1989 in response to growing numbers of mentally ill people roaming the
streets of south east Nigeria. A combination of negative cultural beliefs and a lack of
information and resources mean that these most vulnerable people are often left with
nowhere to go.
Amaudo provides residential and community-based services as well as challenging
stigma and discrimination. It works with local communities to raise awareness of
mental health issues and challenges the government to ensure basic human rights.
Amaudo UK was established as a UK charity in 2000 to support the work of Amaudo
Itumbauzo in Nigeria.
Amaudo Ntalakwu was established in 1993 for residents who are unable to be
resettled because of learning disabilities, complex care requirements, or problems in
tracing families. It is a place where individuals' needs can be supported and life skills,
training and education are continuously available. Our church is especially
responsible for helping with running costs of this special small community.
Christian Aid and Other Charities
We provide regular support and fund raising events for local, national and international charities, including Christian Aid, Action for Children and the Methodist Relief and Development charity All We Can. We support an annual shoe box appeal, providing gifts for people in poor communities in Eastern Europe