© Barton Brigg Methodist Circuit
2009 

WELCOME TO BARTON TRINITY CHURCH

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TRINITY MISSION STATEMENT

"Trusting in God's grace and strength,
we seek to know Christ and to make him known,
through worship and fellowship,
through prayer and service,
through caring and sharing with others."

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Sunday Service 10 am

Sunday School 10 am

The ancient settlement of Barton upon Humber can be traced back to prehistoric times, with Neolithic and Bronze Age Man leaving evidence of their existence. The tower of the Church of St Peter, built a thousand years ago, has many features to attract the historians. The first record of regular Methodist preaching in Barton dates from 1796, and although the first Chapel was built in 1816, the current Chapel was built in 1861. The circuit key church with one hundred and thirty-eight members is housed in large premises, which are extensively used by various community groups. Subsequent development to the Chapel resulted in a number of rooms of varying sizes being added. Today we have a galleried Church that can seat almost a thousand people, and a suite of other rooms, which are widely used by various community groups for meetings and assemblies in this town of some ten thousand inhabitants. The building are listed and have had a lot of work done on them with help from English Heritage and the generous giving of our members and friends. There is an on going scheme, which includes the provision of disabled toilets.

Ther is currently only one Service each Sunday with an average congregation of seventy as well as an active Sunday School.The monthly family service is proving to be very popular. The age of the members of the congregation progresses from twenty-five to ninety-four. Coffee and biscuits are served following morning worship to extend the fellowship from the service.In addition to Sunday worship, there is a Bible fellowship group meeting during a week; a twice-monthly meeting Sisterhood meeting for ladies (tending towards those over sixty); a twice-monthly meeting of Trinity Friends (a younger ladies group). The Church Council has committees with responsibilities for Finance and Property and Pastoral Matters. There is a regular mid-week service, which uses modern hymns/praise songs and music. In addition to the Methodist Church in the town, there are other Churches covering the needs of Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Evangelicals and Salvationists. A Share Jesus team visited the Christians Together in Barton in August 2001 and progressed the outreach of our Christian Community as well as our togetherness. Celebration Singers are an ecumenical group who have joined together to present Christian Musicals such as Snakes & Ladders and Hopes & Dreams. On the first Sunday of each month an ecumenical Prayer Breakfast is held.

First Wesley Church in Barton

 

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