200 years ago a Sunday School began on the site of The Bridge Methodist Church in Radcliffe ....none of the original people were there but a good crowd gathered to begin a weekend of re-unions, parties and worship.
One of the highlights was when the minister, Derek North (a former colleague in the Preston circuit) went to the piano and asked us all if we recognised the tune.....and so we sang 'Jesus wants me for a sunbeam'...the place came alive as we sang a number of songs that most people knew from years ago
The following day I was with a former Cardiff MethSoc student, Ian Humprheys, at the opening of one of his churches in Boothstown. There was stanbding room only
as church members from across the circuit and district gathered with councillors, MP's, builders and many from the adjacent Methodist School(where the congregation have been worshipping for the past year) ........it was a great time of worship and the school provided enough food to 'sink a battleship' it was great- so much energy and enthusiasm as they can now concentrate on mission within their community.
There was a packed church onm the Sunday morning at Culcheth where I shared in a communion service with the ministert, Paul Martin. He and his family entertained me for lunch along with some friends - one of whom Joanne works as legal advisor in TMCP.....we had our photo taken bouncing together on a trampoline in the back garden...but so far no photos have been seen....so sorry not to be able to display them!! Our visit to Bolton & Rochdale concluded with a District celebration at the Victoria Hall with the Good News Singers from Eccleston and the Queens Hall (Wigan) worship group who added a real sense of joy to our time of worship. Once again I came away with a renewed sense that there are so many green shoots and God has a future for Methodism - although it will be very different to that of 200 years ago!!
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Beloved in Jesus Christ,
Greetings to you in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My name is Pr. Sonu kumar. I am serving the Lord as an Evangelist and helping the poor as a selfsupport Ministry, Uttrakhand, North India. I am pleased to introduce myself to you through this email. Thank you very much for taking time and reading this email. The Bible says in Proverbs 14 : 21 " Blessed is he who is kind to the needy " also in Psalm 112 : 9 " He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor " and we see in Luke 6 : 38 " Give, and it will be given to you " Beloved, in my Uttrakhand state, so many poor people are staying in small huts. They don't have proper food, clothes. Due to poverty they are not having education. They are living in so much agony and pain. They don't have proper Medical facilities. We have a burden for these poor people. We are giving them food, clothes and medicines. We are spending our own money to help them with God's Love. We are giving them Good News of Jesus. They are accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. We have no church but we have 1500 church membership. Please pray for these people. Please tell about us to your friends, relatives, church members and team members. Please remember us in your daily prayers. Please pray for the salvation of the 1 billion Indian people. India is the second most populated country in the world. Thank you so much.
Your servant in Jesus Christ,
Pastor Sonu Kumar and pinky
Maryampur no-3 Bazpur
Dist- U S NAGER
Uttrakhand
North India
Email- Sonu_kumar640@yahoo.com
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