Information for Preachers

Blaydon – Worship:
Sunday:              11.15am - 1st, 2nd, 4th (and 5th) Sunday. Coffee from 10.45 Traditional but open to new ideas.
                             4pm 3rd Sunday Café Church—Meet in the Church Hall to discuss faith while sharing food & refreshments
Hymn Books:     Hymns & Psalms, Singing the Faith
Music:               Organ/Electric Piano
Other Notes:      MWB

Burnopfield – Worship:
Sunday:              10.30am Traditional but open to new ideas.
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith (Main), H&P, The Source
Music:                 CDs or Digital music
Other notes:      MWB, GNB (pew), Prayer Request Book, projector available
WORSHIP COORDINATOR
Mrs Irene Middlemass - irene.middlemass@btinternet.com
07963 144079

Centenary – Worship
WORSHIP:
Sunday:              10.30am - Modern & Traditional.
                         6pm Worship held on telephone conference call please email info@centenarymc.org.uk for the details on how to join the call
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith (main hymnbook), Hymns & Psalms, Mission Praise & also have own folder of worship songs.
Music:                 AM - Piano/Organ or StF CD
                             PM - Piano or StF CD
WORSHIP COORDINATOR
Mrs Elizabeth Peart - steward@centenarymc.org.uk
0191 413 4819
Mrs Kathleen Lucas - pastoral@centenarymc.org.uk
0191 4132821
Miss Sandra Mitchell - treasurer@centenarymc.org.uk
0191 4232216

Café Church – Worship
1st Sunday of the month at Greenside Community Centre starting at 10am.
Walking Church usually 3rd Sunday of the month at 2pm. Occasionally Saturdays for a longer walk or Monday evenings in the summer.
The walk begins at a different venue each time so please check Facebook for times and venues or email greenside@centenarymc.org.uk
Information: Further details can be found on the website: www.greenside.centenarymc.org.uk or on the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Greenside-Cafe-Church-101388011342432

Fellside – Worship
Sunday:              11am   Contemporary worship - family orientated
                             6.15pm 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month
Hymn Books:     AM SoF /latest worship songs - all on AV
PM                    Singing the Faith, H&P
Music:                 AM Band (on rota)
PM Organ
Other Notes:      MWB, GNB (pew Bibles), prayer request book. AV/data projection used in am

Ryton – Worship
Sunday:               10am. Mix of modern and traditional
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith. Modern songs on AV.
Music:                 Singing the Faith on CD. AV/Data projection always used. Keyboard available to play.
Other Notes:      All age service every quarter
WORSHIP COORDINATOR
Mrs Alyson Moody - alysonmoody@hotmail.co.uk
0191 413 5552

Spoor – Worship
Sunday:              10.30am - Traditional, but open to new ideas.
Hymn Books:     H & P, Mission Praise. Singing the Faith.
Music:                 Organ or Piano
Other notes:      MWB, GNB (pew Bible), Prayer request book.

Strathmore Road Methodist Church - Worship
WORSHIP AT CHOPWELL
Sunday:              10.30am Traditional service but in relaxed style.
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith
Music:                 Digital
Other notes:      MWB (Communion)
WORSHIP COORDINATOR (CHOPWELL)
Mrs Mary Glease - 01207 562 109

WORSHIP AT ROWLANDS GILL
Sunday AM:       10.45am   Informal, family orientated. Available for people to join on Zoom, Sunday club, music by band. Together Worship (All Age - no Sunday club) and Cafe style worship               occasionally.
Hymn Books:     AM contemporary songs displayed on screens.
Music:                 Band, with Band leaders choosing music.
WORSHIP COORDINATOR AM (ROWLANDS GILL)
Michael Eve - mjeve@gmail.com

Sunday PM:        6.00pm Mostly Traditional
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith
Music:                 Organist/Piano/Digital
WORSHIP COORDINATOR PM (ROWLANDS GILL)
Mr David Thompson - David.thompson@rowlandsgill.org.uk
01207 544940
Mrs Fiona Buckley - fiona@psalm121.co.uk
01207 542 056
Other Notes:      AV System with Screens. MWB
TRAINEE WORSHIP LEADERS
William Gray - william.gray@rowlandsgill.org.uk
Linda Innes - linda.innes56@gmail.com
01207 544251
Mrs Helen Johnson - msjohnson@fastmail.com (Forest Church)

Unity – Worship

WORSHIP:
Sunday 10.30am. Traditional
Hymn Books Singing the Faith, H & P, Complete Mission Praise,
Music Organ / Electric Piano
Other Notes MWB, GNB (pew Bible), Prayer request book. Sunday School.
Occasional All Age Worship. Digital Projector and Screen. CD Player.
Church does not have its own Wi-fi or laptop.

WORSHIP COORDINATOR

Mr Graeme Herdman - graeme.herdman@outlook.com

0191 697 4943

Whitehall Road – Worship

Sunday:              10.30am. Traditional
Hymn Books:     Singing the Faith, H & P, Complete Mission Praise,
Music:                 Organ / Electric Piano
Other Notes:      MWB, GNB (pew Bible), Prayer request book. Small Sunday School.
                             Occasional All Age Worship. Digital Projector and Screen. CD Player.
                             Church does not have its own Wi-fi or laptop.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits from 10am, before the service begins. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 2 or 3 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

images: Services

What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Creche (0 months to 3 years). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
Livewires (3-7 years)
Encounter (7-11 years)
Katalyst (11-15 years)
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the end of the notices someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy. Whilst you are dropping your kids off at their groups, we pause to take time to chat to someone sitting near or next to us, giving folk a chance to come back before the sermon begins.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries
Night Shelter
Foodbank

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Telephone:

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


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We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

(Handwritten Signature)