BORDERS

METHODIST CHURCH BRAMPTON                                                                                                 in the

    NORTH CUMBRIA METHODIST                              CIRCUIT

Welcome to the web site of Borders Methodist Church, in Brampton, in the North Cumbria Methodist Circuit. The North Cumbria Circuit was formed in 2014 by the merger of the Brampton Methodist Circuit and the Carlisle Methodist Circuit. We are a community based church located in the centre of the market town. Our aim is to show God’s love for all - in our church life, our worship and witness. We work closely with the other churches in our town and local area through Brampton Churches and our local Mission Community. The Green Door Centre (opposite the church) is an ecumenical youth project working across all areas in Brampton.We are a family friendly church, dementia aware and with disabled access throughout.  If you are new to the area, on holiday, wanting to return to church or with questions why not join us?  

Minister: Rev. Tokunbo Asogbon              Tel: 016977 2452

      tokunbo.asogbon@methodist.org

Everyone is welcome to any of our services in our part of the North Cumbria Circuit (as  below). Please contact our Minister or a Steward for a chat and further details.

Sunday Services-

Brampton

10.30am. Sunday Service

   Traditional and contemporary worship, for all ages, including a Crèche and Junior Church.

   Junior Church. Bible stories and activities for children and young people.

Wednesdays  

10.30am. Wednesday Morning Reflective Service

Gilsland

10.30am.  Sunday Service (1st. & 3rd. Sundays)

Longtown (in the Community Centre)

9.30am. Sunday Service  (Joint Service with Church of Scotland).

Wetheral

10.45am. Sunday Service.

Walton

11.00am. Sunday Service (1st Sunday of the month joint service with Church of England)

 *Times shown may vary for special Services, see Church Notice board for more details.

Cumbria Agricultural Chaplain link-

www.cumbriamethodistdistrict.org.uk/agriculturalchaplaincy.htm

and:

www.cumbriamethodistdistrict.org.uk/godforall.htm

Link to God for All:

www.godforall.org.uk

Link to the North Cumbria web site:

https://www.northcumbriamethodists.org.uk

The Brampton Methodist Church is also on Facebook at Brampton Methodist Church

Church Notices for March 2025

Church email address:

bramptonmethodists@gmail.com

 But what does it say? “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and confesses with the mouth and so is saved.

Romans 10:  8 - 10

Dates for your diary during March

Tuesday 4th 10.00am - 1.00pm Quiet time at Port Carlisle Community Chapel with Soup and roll lunch provided.

Tuesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm. Brampton &  Wednesdays 2.00pm at the old Vicarage Walton. Lent + Course for 8 weeks starting on 4th.

Wednesday 5th 10.30am. Ash Wednesday Service (with Ashing)

Friday 7th 2.00pm.  World Day of Prayer at Brampton

Wednesdays 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, & 9th. 12.00 Lent Lunches. Theme Growing Together - in  community, prayer, friendship, rest/play & challenge.

Tuesday 18th. 7.00pm. Church Life Meeting

Tuesday 25th. 7.00pm. Borders Church Council Meeting at Wetheral.

Wednesday 26th. 7.30pm. Circuit Meeting at CMC, Wigton Rd.

Tuesday 25th  Feb 1.00pm. Foundation Safeguarding Course at CMC. Wigton Rd. (Book onto the course with Vicky Logan)                           

   Tuesdays.  Wellspring Ladies House Group    10.00 - 11.00 Every Tuesday during term time. Please see Events page for more details.

Thank you to all who give to the Church in any way, and particularly to those who have set up Standing Orders for their regular giving. If you are a UK taxpayer and would like us to claim Gift Aid this is the best way to make your contribution,  please talk to Linda about doing this. Remember Gift Aid gives us an additional 25% on every donation.

A link to Bible readings and thoughts.    www.friendshipfiles.com/head-and-heart

      Wonderful God, as we enter this season of Lent,

 this time of preparation for the mystery of Easter,

help us to ready ourselves, so that we can journey with Jesus through the wilderness, to meet with him in resurrection joy.  

Make us ready to fast from criticism and feast on the good we see in others.  

Make us ready to fast from inactivity and feast on action for justice.

Make us ready to fast from greed and feast on giving.

Make us ready to fast from conflict and feast on peace making.  

Make us ready to fast from selfishness and feast on Christ-likeness so that we might be changed to become more like your Son.  Amen        

Saturday April 5th.

3.00pm - 5.00pm.

A Community Spring

‘Sing- a-Long’

Come and have a sing with us! A light and varied programme of songs for all ages and abilities to join in All welcome.

Donations invited for Church funds

Future Events at Borders Methodist Church, Brampton

Outstanding musician Simeon Wood is coming to Brampton Methodist Church on

Friday, April 25th. 7.30pm

Simeon enjoys performing all over the world playing an ever-increasing array of unusual instruments. A real mixture to suit all tastes. Music to include Riverdance, Hallelujah, Never Enough, 500 miles, Fields of Gold to name a few.

Tickets £10, £2 for 12-18 yrs. Available from Half Moon Wholefoods, or Millie- bramptonmethodists@gmail.com

See bottom of page for special events during April..