Well, actually, this event is on 24th September 2026
Our guest speaker will be Rev Mark Slaney, President of the Methodist Conference. Join us online or in Stirling Methodist Church to pray for peace and justice for our neighbours in Israel and Palestine.
Join us online.
The final preparations are in place for the Gathering – but it is not too late to book your place. An email will be sent to those who have signed up at the beginning of next week. It will give details of public transport and car parking as well as routes between Malmaison, the Friends Meeting House and Roseangle Gallery. The Methodist Modern Art exhibition was safely installed at Roseangle Gallery yesterday and is ready for you to look around over the weekend.
There are over 100 people who are coming and there will also be plenty of time to chat and get to know others around the District, renewing old friendship and creating new.
If you have any questions, please contact scotmethgathering@gmail.com
The Scottish Methodist Gathering:
It’s Almost Here!
The final preparations are in place for the Gathering – but it is not too late to book you place. An email will be sent to those who have signed up at the beginning of next week. It will give details of public transport and car parking as well as routes between Malmaison, the Friends Meeting House and Roseangle Gallery. The Methodist Modern Art exhibition was safely installed at Roseangle Gallery yesterday and is ready for you to look around over the weekend.
There are over 100 people who are coming and there will also be plenty of time to chat and get to know others around the District, renewing old friendship and creating new.
If you have any questions, please contact scotmethgathering@gmail.com
“I invite you to contemplate deeply what solidarity you and the church to which you belong both practise, and might be called to practise, in local contexts and in relation to the cries for justice and mercy worldwide.”
The 2026 Methodist Conference received a report on the Missional Use of Property, posing questions about how we can best use our property in missional ways. The report highlighted three strategic areas which needed to be developed further to support The Missional Use of Property:
The Conference noted that each of these areas needed to begin by listening across the Methodist Church, so as part of that listening process, we are inviting people from across the Connexion to sign up so as many voices as possible can be heard.
There will be three online consultations held on the following dates:
Each of the three sessions will be the same so you only need to register for one.
The sessions will be held on Zoom and the link will be sent by eventbrite before the meeting.
Sign Up – Click on check availability.
If you have any queries about these events please email goodalld@methodistchurch.org.uk
We look forward to welcoming Rev’d Nel Shallow (and her husband James) to the Scotland Circuit. Nel will officially become minister of Aberdeen and Peterhead Methodist churches from 1st September. She will also be supporting new Christian communities throughout Scotland (via the New Places for New People programme).
A special welcome service will take place on Sunday 30th August, at 3pm, in Aberdeen Methodist Church. There will be refreshments afterwards and a chance for fellowship. If you are in the area, please come along.
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Across the Methodist Church, many treasured pipe organs sit silent, often assumed to be beyond economical repair. Yet a new initiative from the charity Pipe Up for Pipe Organs is demonstrating that appearances can be deceiving. According to the charity, an accumulation of relatively minor faults can sometimes lead to an organ being written off after receiving a costly “death estimate”, when in reality it may be possible to return it to a playable condition for a fraction of the expected cost. |
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To help address this, Pipe Up has launched its “Sleeping Beauty” grant scheme, which funds 100% of the cost of a two-day visit by a local organ builder to assess and carry out practical repairs to silent or unreliable organs, particularly instruments dating from before 1915. The aim is not a full restoration, but to make organs playable once again where this can be achieved at modest cost. |
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One Methodist beneficiary is Mount Zion Methodist Church, Ogden, near Halifax, where work is being funded through the scheme. Pipe Up hopes to bring 26 silent organs back into use during 2026 and is keen to receive applications from Methodist churches across the UK. The charity is also developing a national list of churches that welcome visiting organists. Churches with playable instruments that would be happy to host visiting musicians may wish to express their interest in joining this future network. |
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If your church has a silent pipe organ, or one that is increasingly unreliable, it may be worth exploring whether the “Sleeping Beauty” scheme could help breathe new life into an important part of your worship and heritage. |
The Leadership Year is an exciting opportunity for 18–30-year-olds in the Methodist Church aimed at those just starting a
leadership role, or who want to be involved in leadership, either within or outside of the Church. It runs over three residential weekends, with a chance to reflect on what it means to be a Christian leader in church, secular workplaces and local communities.
There are 12 fully funded places available and applications close on 20 September.
The Community of Evangelists is welcoming new members – could you be one of them?
The next Community of Evangelists retreat is at Cliff College from 12 to 15 November. Come and experience being part of the community and discern if it’s right for you.
Head to the Community of Evangelists webpage to find out more and apply, or email Cameron Lee-
Hume if you’re interested in attending the retreat.
