Welcome to the Gledholt Methodist Church website
baptisms, weddings and funerals by arrangements with the minister.
Vision
Gathering, Growing, Going for the Glory of God
Mission Statement
Gathering as one for prayer, worship and fellowship
Growing in faith and maturity
Going out into the community and wider world
to serve and witness for the glory of God.
Contacts
All enquiries: 01484 421461
Room Bookings: Rosemary Marchington, 01484 648224
About Gledholt
Our fellowship has a real family feel. We have a membership of around 70 and a regular congregation that spans an age range from 0 to 90+. There is a growing proportion in the younger age groups and we have a significant core of young adults aged 18 to 30. We also have a number of families with young children and a small group of younger teens. Our building has modern and flexible facilities for worship and other activities, and is occasionally used for residential youth weekends.
The church is situated in an urban area of West Yorkshire, close to Huddersfield town centre, with excellent public transport links to Leeds and Manchester. The church has good relationships with other churches within the Methodist circuit as well as with neighbouring churches of different denominations. We are actively involved in Churches Together in Huddersfield, and we are regularly involved with Alpha. Many church members are involved in youth activities including weekends away and an annual Camp.
We describe our mission as 'gathering, growing, going for the glory of God': we gather for worship, prayer and fellowship; we grow through prayer, teaching, worship, Bible study and service; we go out into the community and wider world to serve and witness for the glory of God.
Our Sunday services are based around a Methodist format but we use creative and interactive worship styles as well as the more traditional, and we try to get a balance of music styles each week. We have a small worship band that leads the music. Many of our members are involved in weekly house groups
Visitors can be sure of a warm welcome, with an opportunity to chat over tea and coffee at the end of the service.
Sunday at Gledholt Methodist Church
A Warm Welcome Will Always Greet You
Morning Service at 10.30am includes Junior Church and Creche
Members of the Worship Band provide the music
Please stay for Tea, Coffee and biscuits after the service
Prayer
A different topic is chosen each month as a prayer focus.
Count your blessings, not your crosses;
Count your gains instead of
losses.
Count your joys instead of woes;
Count your friends instead
of foes.
Count your smiles instead of tears;
Count your courage, not
your fears.
Count full years instead lean;
Count kind deeds instead
of mean.
Count your health instead of wealth;
Love your neighbour as
yourself.
Weekdays
Gledholt Toddlers
Gledholt Toddlers meet every Tuesday during term time from 1.15-3pm. All carers of under 5s welcome.
"It is with great sadness that Gledholt Toddlers will meet for the very last time on 12th June 2018, after over 45 years.
Big thanks to everyone who has supported the group in any way over that time."
Monthly
Limitless
Contempory Worship
Every third Sunday
Housegroups
Gledholt has several housegroups which meet during the week
Sunday
We meet on Sunday evening 7.30 at 2 Hill Grove Lea, Salendine Nook. We are mixed age and gender, and there are currently 5 members.
We study the Bible and have a discussion ranging from deep and meaningful to light and amusing. We pray together, chat and laugh in a relaxed atmosphere.
We tried to describe ourselves as an animal and settled on a sloth, we don't move very fast but we keep clinging on as disciples of Jesus!
Contact Nicky on 01484 359727
Tuesday
We meet every Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm. The meetings are held at Eileen Hill's house (5 Hill Grove Lea, Salendine Nook).
We have no age or gender limit - all are welcome. We have Bible study, looking at various topics, we have also looked at special topic such as Lent and Advent.
We also discuss church matters. We have attended special events within the Circuit - Carols in the Barn (Outlane) and the Christmas walk (Lindley).
Contact: Eileen Hill 01484 315173
Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesday
Time: 8pm
Venue: usually 30 Warwick Ave, Golcar
We are currently all female and aged 30 - 40+. Our meetings include supporting each other, fun and fellowship, cake and nibbles.
We are currently half way through studying 'Acts of the Apostles'. We also have weekends away (sometimes involving foreign travel) and meals out.
Contact Rosemary on 648224 if you'd like to join us.
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Varies between Marsh and Lindley
This group has been running in this format for 1 half years with 8 members, all in our 20s.
We have covered a number of topics over the last 18 months including Old Testaments, Prophets Challenging Life questions (money, Death, War etc) and just finished a book called Dysfunctional Dysciples.
The group meets to support each other in our daily lives as well as studying topics, as we try to grasp the difficulties of maturing lives and faiths.
The group is passionate about seeing Jesus affect the lives of the communities we live in and the importance of the Church within them.
If you want to find out more, please contact Matt on 07989 158945
Wednesday
If the House group that meets Wednesday evening at the home of the Hoyles was a holiday, we might say we are like a Cruise!
We are very laid back and enjoy one another's company. We're all on a journey of discovery and we each have things to learn and share.
Mirth, merriment and a good laugh together help us not to take ourselves too seriously or imagine we are so holy that we can't have weaknesses and needs.
Like all fair weather sailors we don't plan too far ahead but may map out a study series for 6 weeks or so.
If, however, we begin a series and decide we don't like the material we simply abandon it and find something else to do.
Like visitors to a port city, sometimes we leave the safety of our study guide and go it alone.
This may involve one of us researching a topic or bible verse and bringing the findings to the group to discuss.
We pray for others, and also minister to each other through prayer and occasional laying on of hands.
Although the group is presently all male, females are most welcome.
Contact: John Carson 300765 or Richard Hoyle 359727.
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Specials
Let's Create! First Tuesday of the Month 2:30 pm till 4:30 pm
I'm running a community craft afternoon at church from 2.30 until 4.30, which I hope
will be the first of many. The aim is to build relationships and improve wellbeing
through exploring creativity together, and I hope perhaps inspire people to connect
with the source of human creativity. All are welcome and I hope church people will
come and enjoy creating alongside others. There will be variety of materials to work
with and some inspiring resources to get the creative juices going! For more
information or to book a place, please either see me, call me, or email me, or go to the
church Facebook page. You could always come for lunch first too! Nicky Hoyle.
Junior Church
In Junior Church we have around 7-10 children a week who explore the Bible in different ways through craft, baking, reading and drama. We have a topic which we study over a three week period so we can look deeper into the subject. In the past we have done Narnia- linking this into the Bible, Space and creation, Prayer and Communion. We also hold activity mornings on various Saturday mornings throughout the year. We would love to see you there!
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