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Unity Choir Concert 5th December 2015

On Saturday 5th December members of the Unity Choir from Halmer End Methodist Church, visited Claybourne, the MHA (Methodist Homes for the Aged) Dementia Care Home, in Chell. The choir, with their conductor Margaret Nicol and pianist Margaret Ing, sang Christmas music for the residents and staff and everyone joined in with the singing of Christmas carols. This was a first visit to Claybourne by...

Operation Christmas Child

Halmer End welcomed a visiting preacher, Mrs Yvonne Birchmore (left in our picture) and her husband Ian, from Chesterfield on Sunday 22nd November to take the special service for Shoebox Sunday when 284 shoe boxes were sent from our Church for Operation Christmas Child. Yvonne and Ian support the work of Samaritan's Purse which organises Operation Christmas Child and have visited some of the...

Messy Church

The theme of our Messy Church was Advent. We had eight very messy craft activities and we watched an Advent Gangnam style video clip together. We sang "Little Donkey" and then joined together to eat a meal of Lancashire Hot Pot followed by...

Christmas Chip 'n' Hymn

You are invited to Halmer End's Christmas Chip 'n' Hymn service on Wednesday 16 December at 6.30 pm. The evening will be a celebration of Christmas music, led by the Unity Choir. Phillip Cartwright will be the soloist, accompanied by Stefan Andrusyschyn, and there will also be a number of congregational carols. The evening will conclude with lots of fellowship — and chip...

The Brownie Sponsored Ramble

The Ramble took place on Saturday 10th October in the Bateswood Nature Reserve with 15 children and about 10 adults following a trail around the reserve stopping for a picnic at the half way point. The total raised was...

Church Garden Party

The sun shone, the stalls and food were ready and people came to Dorothy and Bill's home for the Garden Party. A good time was had by all. We are very grateful to Dorothy and Bill for hosting this annual event which raised money for Church...

Jo's Sky Dive

Jo decided to do a tandem sky dive for Parkinsons UK in memory of her granddad.Jo went to Tilstock airfield in Shropshire and awaited her chance to sky dive. Eventually she had lift off and then sky dived from 10,000 feet making £524.50 for her charity.For more information about Parkinson's, visit http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/.11...

Englesea Brook Flower Festival

Halmer End Methodist Church floral exhibit, commemorating the Minnie Pit Disaster of 1918, at the Englesea Brook Flower Festival. The exhibit, prepared by Mrs. Sylvia Minshall, and photographed by the Methodist Recorder Newspaper, is included on our web site with permisssion from the http://www.methodistrecorder.co.uk/.11(Methodist...

Open Air Service

Rev'd Roger Baker was the speaker at our Open Air Service on the 7th June led by Rev'd Helen Hoe. Newcastle Salvation Army Band played a selection of favourite hymns and songs. There was a good attendance from local churches and the community, followed by afternoon tea in the Church...

The Long Walk

On Good Friday 2015 over a 100 people stood in the gentle rain in the village to watch and take part in a re-enactment of the Easter story from the Passover Meal to the Crucifixion. It was a combined venture between St. John's Anglican Church and the Methodist Church and members of other local churches. People found it very moving. Afterwards Rev'd Alison Anderson led a short service to...

'Love Where You Live'

A member of our congregation got together with colleagues from McDonald's to host a 'Love where you live' event; a scheme set up by McDonald's. They chose to clean up the Minnie Pit Remembrance Garden just across from the Chapel, along with other members of the congregation and local residents. They got the Garden looking wonderful just ready for the summer, and it left everyone...

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