Welcome to Wokingham Methodist Church

We are now part of the Blackwater Valley Methodist Circuit, formed by the merger of our previous circuit, the Berkshire Surrey Borders Circuit, with the circuit to the south of us, the Hants-Surrey Border Circuit, effective from 1 September 2025.

Our previous minister, Revd Catherine Bowstead, has retired.  We welcome her replacement Rev Wes Hampton, from 1 September 2025.

Starting on Sunday 21^st September, evening service (with Holy Communion) will resume on the third Sunday of each month at the new time of 6.15 pm (new time chosen so you can park in the Rose Street car park without having to pay both an afternoon fee and an evening fee).

We now aim to open Little Fishes every Thursday throughout the year when Café Mosaic is open - including school holidays, but not Christmas/New Year.

Future worship and recorded services are on this page.

10.30am Morning Worship - Mr David Betts

from Rev Wes Hampton

Dear Friends,

A fortnight ago I attended a wedding.  The families of the bride and groom took their places on each side of the church, and the couple stood together at the front as they made their vows to each other.  The coming together of two people, as is often the case, brought together wider family who had not seen each other for months or longer.  It also enabled people to meet their new family and learn how far it now stretches.  As families tend to spread themselves, so such occasions bring us together both geographically and socially.  And, of course, we all said that we must not leave it so long before we meet up again.

The wedding took place in a church building that is home to five different denominations.  The traditions of all five are included in the worship and ministry of the single church of which they are all part.  There seemed to be something appropriate about the marriage taking place in a setting that speaks of the potential for unity, bringing together different backgrounds and characteristics in an optimistic intent to forge a partnership for the future.

Easter and Pentecost have brought us to the early life of the Church, where we see the Holy Spirit’s work in building up both individuals and the Christian community.  We remember some of the key players, but for every Paul, Lydia, and Barnabas, there are the unnamed followers who responded to and passed on the Good News that the Church shared.  To this day, it is the Church that remains in the world, not the individuals whose stories we tell.  It is both our calling and our privilege to be part of this partnership, and to draw others to the triune God in whom it is held together.

Wes

from Rosi MorganBarry

The Christian year has times of joy and celebration: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, perhaps also Harvest.  The remaining days fall into “ordinary tine”, which is where we are now.

In ordinary time, we live out our everyday lives: at work, at home, in the garden, meeting with family and friends, listening to the news (which is never ‘good news’) doing the chores, in fact, not doing anything special.

 So where is God in ordinary time?  God is with us.  In special times and even more in ordinary time.  God is with us in all we do.  Which is a reminder that whatever we are doing at any one moment of ordinary time, we are being watched; reminded to take care what we do; being looked after; being loved.  Reminded too that we need to take care of others in the same way.

Jesus said: “I will be with you always, to the end of the age”.

And that means even in ordinary time.

Some previous Pastoral Letters are available here.