There are almost 10,000 Methodist members in the Leeds District, and they belong to 148 local churches, grouped into 18 circuits. The District Chair, the Revd Liz Smith , chairs the District Synod and oversees the life of the District. |
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Garden of Creation
The Garden, based on the stories of Creation and Noah’s Ark, was the idea of Little School Proprietor Helen Franks and was designed by local garden designer Helen Taylor. There is a discovery trail which runs through the garden and incorporated in it are a series of mosaic tiles created by David James of Olicana Mosaics in Ilkley, depicting different scenes from the story of Creation. The planting around the garden has been designed to tie in with the mosaics and reflect the different aspects of the story. Along the back wall of the church and throughout the garden there are pairs of wooden animals, created by Lewis Morgan, making their way towards a centrally placed Noah’s Ark. The children of Little School had a great time working with Lewis to design the animals. The final section of the garden is a wild-life area, complete with wooden rats and hedgehogs as well as lots of real life creepy crawlies for the children to discover.
Ordination in the DistrictA rare opportunity to attend an ordination service within the District happened in August. The Revd Graeme Dutton, who ministers at Alwoodley Park, Moortown and Shadwell in the Leeds North East Circuit, was unable to attend his ordination service during the Methodist Conference because his wife contracted an infection and had to return to hospital after giving birth to a daughter a few days before Conference. Graeme was received into Full Connexion in his absence. THis ordination service, on Sunday, 15th August, at Lidgett Park Methodist Church, was led by the Revd David Gamble, Ex-President of Conference. New Workers in Leeds EastThe Leeds East Circuit has appointed two new pastoral Lay Workers. Rachel Richards has been appointed at Christ Church (20 hours per week) and John Prior at Seacroft (8 hours per week). They will be commissioned in the Circuit Welcome service for Rev John Mason at Garforth Methodist Church at 7.30 pm on Thursday 2nd September. Mission-Shaped MinistryOver 50 people have already attended msm courses organised jointly by the Leeds District and the Ripon and Leeds Diocese. Plans are being made for a third course, this time based at Gracious Street in Knaresborough.
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