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Plymouth and Devonport Circuit,
Stoke Methodist Church,
Devonport Road,
Plymouth
PL3 4DS
Phone/Fax:
(01752) 551514
(Mon-Thu, 8.30am-12.30pm)
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Welcome to the Plymouth and Devonport Circuit
Dear One and All,
Welcome to the Plymouth and Devonport Circuit website. We are part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Plymouth and Exeter District, which comprises almost 300 churches in the District and about 9000 members.
The Plymouth and Devonport Circuit stretches from Ivybridge and Bittaford along the A38 to the East of Plymouth, through the City of Plymouth and across the Tamar into Cornwall to Torpoint and Millbrook. Our Circuit serves rural communities, the suburbs of Plymouth together with industrial and military installations in the Devonport area. Our Circuit is as diverse as the City and locality we seek to serve in the name of Christ Jesus.
It is serving the Lord Jesus Christ which the Methodist Church in this Circuit is really all about. It’s not just a Sunday thing, but a 24/7, 365 total commitment thing! It’s a way of life. So, in the Methodist Church across the City you will find people doing all kinds of things in the name of Jesus. People will be involved with Street Pastors, the health and healing ministry, schools’ ministry, chaplaincy in our hospitals at Mount Gould, Derriford, St. Lukes’ Hospice and the Devon and Cornwall Police. There will be people working with young people in the uniformed groups and the Boys and Girls Brigade. There will be Bible studies and Christian courses, and people wishing to explore Christianity through courses like Alpha and Disciple. And of course we worship together in styles which range from the traditional to modern and contemporary, from Messy Church to Celtic. You will also find, being the Methodist Church, we eat a lot together – the Methodist gift to the World Church.
It is my hope that in our churches you will find a welcome. It is my hope too that you will be able to make a spiritual home with us; where the life of prayer, the life of faith and life transformed by living it with Jesus will be a great joy and hope to you.
So welcome again, in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord!
Every blessing,
Revd Simon H Leigh
Superintendent minister.
Latest News from the Circuit:
A Day of Prayer and Fasting
- (Added: 05 August 2017)
A DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING - Friday 1st September 1st 2017
Friends,
The Methodist Conference meeting at Birmingham earlier this year agreed for there to be a day of prayer and fasting for the life and mission of the Methodist Church; seeking God's guidance and the Holy Spirit's inspiration to lead the Methodist Church into the better service of Christ Jesus.
If you are able to fast that day, but not if there are good medical grounds for you not so doing, then please join in this simple act of devotion. You may also wish to pray for the life and mission of your church and to seek God's guidance on what God is requiring of your church. You may wish too, to pray for ministers and church leaders, for preachers and worship leaders; for those who work with young people and those who offer pastoral care. There is no prescribed requirements, but pray fervently for God's guidance for the Methodist Church.
Every blessing,
Simon.
Revd Simon H Leigh
Superintendent Minister
September to November 2017 Circuit Plan
- (Added: 05 August 2017)
The circuit plan for September to November 2017 is available on the website - please click here to download the file as a PDF document. The lectionary readings can also be downloaded.
Pregnancy Twinning
- (Added: 11 July 2017)
In late 2014, two twenty-one year old Methodists in Stoke-on-Trent heard a story.
The story was of a woman in obstructed labour in Niger, she turned up to the clinic and needed medical help but couldn't afford a $21 cesarean pack, consisting of basic items for a safe birth such as like a sterile scalpel and clean sheets. Because of this she and her baby died, right there in the waiting room.
Childbirth is leading cause of death for adolescent girls in developing countries and, as the poorest country in the world, women from Malawi are seventy times more likely to die in childbirth than their British counterparts. Yet with better access to maternal healthcare, most of these tragedies could be avoided.
For a one-off donation of £42, a UK mum can be 'twinned' with a expectant mother in Malawi or Nigeria. Pregnancy Twinning uses this donation to work with local Christian organisations to provide potentially life-saving maternal care to one family.