Welcome to our worship resources page for ease of accessing resources to engage with online and use at home.
Online resources from the Methodist Church in Scotland…
You will find worship services, podcasts, webinars and other resources for worship and engagement offered by ministers, local preachers and worship leaders, lay workers and volunteers across our circuits:
- Shetland District offers worship services on the Shetland Methodist YouTube Channel. The Shetland District Facebook page has lots of other news and resources too.
Around the circuit
- Inverness – you can follow all that’s happening at The Bike Shed Coffee House with Dave Saunders the Bearded Woodworker.
- Peterhead Methodist Church Facebook Page has lots of videos and devotional material for all ages.
- Further resources are available on the Aberdeen Methodist Church Facebook page.
- Livingston United Parish Church every Sunday at 10.30am via Zoom. LUPC has a range of other activities online. For more information please visit Livingston United Parish Church Facebook page.
- Stirling Methodist Church also offer worship every Sunday at 10.30am via Zoom. If you would like to join them please email Jon for instruction on how to link to the service.
- City of Edinburgh Methodist Church every Sunday at 11am on YouTube.
Online resources from the Connexional website including:
- A Word in Time Bible Study which follows the lectionary, with background information and links to the passage as well as points to ponder.
- Prayer of the Day
- Creative Prayer
- Resourcing Local Arrangements section of the website has lots of resources for personal use or for families to use together.
Other online links to live worship services, meditation and prayer:
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- Live worship from other Methodist Churches:
Wesley’s Chapel, London – from 11.00am every Sunday
Aylesbury Methodist Church – from 10.30am every Sunday
Godalming United Church (Methodist/URC) – from 10.30am every Sunday
Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
Swan Bank Methodist – from 10.30am every Sunday
- Live worship from other Methodist Churches:
- Taketime meditations are an ideal way to listen to and reflect on a bible passage, using your imagination to provide a calm, comfortable space in which to meet God.
- Podcasts are available at Sermons from Methodist Central Hall
- Time to Pray app, a free resource from Church House
- Sanctuary First is a pioneer ministry in Scotland developing new ways for people to connect with God, spirituality, and one another as an authentic caring worshipping community online. They offer creative ways of using the internet to wrestle with our faith – to learn, celebrate, and find solace.
- Check out radio stations such as Premier Christian Radio and UCB and television including Songs of Praise for pre-recorded worship songs and events.
Resources for use with children and families:
- Care for the Family and Care for the Family: Raising Faith book
- D6 Family
- FischyMusic Youtube Channel
- Going for Growth simple downloadable Worship at Home liturgy (with suggestions for creative resources) from Mary Hawes, National C&Y Adviser for Church of England
- Messy Church are designing sessions for use at home
- Methodist Church resources from The Well Learning Hub from the Children, Youth & Family Ministry Team on Mental Health and Being a Community When You Can’t Meet, as well as links to Together with God and Family Lives
- Mini Movie Matters for children and families, written by Lorraine Darlow
- Mothers’ Union: Faith in the Family
- Scottish Bible Society
- The Kitchen Table Project
- We Wonder podcast offers Bible readings & reflections designed for children, with children contributing thoughts and prayers, twice a week during Lent
You can find a range of digital tools for discipleship in the local church on this site, including streaming services, podcasting and music, virtual communion, small groups, prayer, community support, and others.