FALMOUTH METHODISTS START NEW VENTURE

Following the sale of the former church building on the Moor, Falmouth Methodist Church has relocated to New Street Church Hall, just behind the Parish Church of King Charles the Martyr. “We are extremely grateful to Rev. Bill Stuart-White and his congregation for kindly agreeing to our using the Parish Church Hall” commented Rev. Andrew Mumford. “Not only have we been made to feel very welcome, but we are delighted that we can continue to be an active Church in the centre of Falmouth.”

The Methodist Church services continue to be held every Sunday at 10.30am at New Street Church Hall, to which everyone is warmly welcomed. After Sunday services, the congregations of King Charles and Falmouth Methodist Churches meet up over refreshments, enabling both to get to know each other. “Coming just a few weeks after the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, what better example could there be of churches working together?” said Euan McPhee, Falmouth Methodist Church member and Chair of Falmouth & Penryn Churches Together.

As another indication of collaborative working, joint Midweek Communions are being held at New Street. These take place at 10.30am, normally on the first and third Thursdays of each month, being led alternately by a Methodist minister and an Anglican priest, with both congregations warmly invited to attend.

In yet another expression of churches working together, there are to be a couple of discussion groups during Lent, hosted by three churches – King Charles, All Saints and Falmouth Methodist Churches. These will be taking place on Wednesdays at 2.00pm starting on 9 March or at 7.00pm starting on 2 March at New Street Church Hall. All are welcome to join these events.

Whilst their new home in New Street is a temporary arrangement, it gives Falmouth Methodist Church members time to determine where their next home will be. They are committed to remaining in the Falmouth area; the Methodist Church used to be known as The Church on the Moor – now it is The Church on the Move! Rev. Andrew commented “We are constantly reminded that the Church is the people of God, not the building. We will still be together in our new location.”