Worship
Sunday Services
Our services take place each Sunday, beginning at 10.30am and usually lasting between 45 and 60 minutes. All are welcome to worship with us.
Services are friendly, welcoming and relaxed. There is no dress code or entry requirement! Worship is 'all age' and we aim to be inclusive.
Afterwards, all are welcome to enjoy refreshments and a social chat in our coffee lounge.
We are part of the Manchester Methodist Circuit: Manchester Methodists
To enquire about booking a baptism, marriage ceremony, blessing or funeral service, please email methodistchurchcrumpsall@outlook.com
FAQs
How do I attend a service - do I need to contact you in advance?
No need to book, just turn up! We have an open-door policy on a Sunday morning: all our welcome to worship with us.
Do you follow a set service?
No - our services are varied and different, but contain the key elements of Old and New Testament readings, hymns and prayers. Services aim to be engaging and involve members of the congregation.
Do I need to be a member of the Methodist Church to worship at MCC?
No, everyone is welcome, and all belong to the congregation. Everyone is welcome to share in Holy Communion.
The Methodist Church also offers you the chance to show another step of commitment by being 'confirmed' and 'received into membership'. This means that there is a service in which you make promises - these are the same promises that are made when someone is baptised. A prayer for the work of the Holy Spirit in that person's life is also said in both services. If you have already been confirmed in another denomination, you can be received as a Methodist member by a simple act of welcome.
Why would I want or need to become a 'member' of MCC?
Becoming a 'member' is a way of saying that you belong to and support your local Methodist Church and that you want to do this.
Being a member of the Methodist Church means that you can hold certain responsibilities (e.g. steward, pastoral visitor, local preacher). Only members can be on the church council or be elected to the circuit meeting, district synod or the Methodist Conference.
The promise of mutual support is one of Methodism's strengths. When you become a member a pastoral visitor or a class leader is responsible for visiting you and offering spiritual support, encouragement and challenge.
Do I have to be a member of the Methodist Church to receive Holy Communion?
No - we have an 'open table'. Methodists believe that Holy Communion is itself a 'means of grace' which may well draw you on to make further commitment to Christ. Children also may receive Communion.
Finding out more:
Much of the information above is taken from the website of The Methodist Church. Please follow the links below if you would like to read further information about our faith, work and mission.