Minister: Rev James Bamber 01480 453857

Holy Week Events
Online Reflections for Holy Week will take place on the Monday (Rev James),
Tuesday (Rev Latika) and Wednesday (Rev Nick) evenings of Holy Week from 7.30-8pm.
The reflections will be led by the ordained staff and will be based around Bear Grylls’ book ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’.
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Meeting ID: 956 4098 5296 Passcode: 990768

• Tuesday 31st March FTS (Fun to Socialise) 10.30am for a morning of Easter Crafts, Hot Cross Buns, Tea and Coffee. £3 donation

• Wednesday 1st April 9.30 – 10am Prayer & Holy Communion

10am to 12 noon Open Door, a welcoming cafe to relax, children and their carers are welcome

• Maundy Thursday 2nd April 7.30pm to 8.30pm Circuit Service

• Good Friday 3rd April Noon – 1pm Worship followed by soup and Hot Cross buns lunch

• Holy Saturday 2-4pm – Allsorts Messy Church for children up to 11 years (must be accompanied by an adult)

• Easter Sunday 8-9am Holy Communion

10.30am All Age Celebration Service

Regular Events -

• Monday 9.30 – 11am Seedlings – free pre-school stay and play with craft activity, play area and snacks (Term time only)

• Wednesday 9:30am Prayer and Holy Communion 10am – 12noon Open Door Coffee Morning
• Thursday 10am-12noon Thursday Craft & Social, welcoming people to come and take part in activities such as art, puzzles, mindful colouring. Thursday Craft will be alongside, gathering & creating "fillers" for gift-filled boxes.

Upcoming events Save the dates!

• Quiz Night – Friday 17th April in The Link 7pm The date is booked – everyone is welcome, bring your own team of six or just come along on the evening and find your team.

• Saturday 16th May. ‘A Spring Event’, including a variety of stalls suitable for all ages. Food and drinks will be available.

Advance notice: Holiday at Home for Adults will be from Monday 3rd August until Friday 7th August. Daily fun activities and lunch in The Link.

Sunday morning worship 10.30am Children are welcome
Refreshments served after the service in The Link.
Regular Events -check out our Facebook page
Wednesday 9.30am Praying Together & Holy Communion

Monthly events – check for details on Facebook (Huntingdon Methodist Church)

Allsorts -Messy Church – first Saturday of month
Men's Breakfast Club – on Second Saturday each month 8.30am to 10am Contact Brian Pawlett on brianpawlett2@gmail.com if you would like more details.
Seniors Lunch
FTS – Fun to Socialise – for active Seniors

Hall bookings: If you are interested in hiring any of our halls or rooms please click this link to our bookings document.

Our church building history – It All Began In Barns!

The Methodist Church in Huntingdon has a splendid history going back well over 200 hundred years though at times it has been checkered. Methodist Societies are recorded as meeting barns at North End and at Duck End in Godmanchester as early as 1768 – these early members were obviously hardy folk. Not the least of these was Sarah Reeve who walked to Bedford to persuade John Wesley to preach at Godmanchester, which he did on the 25th November 1774, the first of nine visits he made to the area. Shortly afterwards the first official 'Meeting House' was provided in Castle Hill Lane just east of the present Orchard House.

The present site was acquired in 1811 and the first new church was built and served for sixty years when it proved inadequate for the needs of the town and the congregation. Having been demolished the present building was erected in 1878, the foundation stones being laid on the 22nd May and the new chapel opened on the 18th October – a comment perhaps on the speed of building at that time.
The Link, adjoining the main sanctuary, was built during the covid pandemic and provides a practical welcome area for Sunday and midweek activities.