Sunday Services

Morning service at 10.30am
- come and join us; 
- all welcome

Service Schedule

October 25th - own arrangements

November 1st - Fiona Beadle

November 8th -  own arrangements

November 15th -  Rev Farai Mapamula 
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November 22nd - own arrangements

November 29th - own arrangements

To find out about future events click here.

Bible Lectionary - Read at Home

If you want to follow the readings for each Sunday follow this link to see the Methodist Lectionary. This shows the suggested readings and Psalms for each Sunday.

Christmas Shoe Box Collections
This year the collection of Christmas shoe boxes for the Link to Hope charity. The completed boxes will go to Eastern Europe and you are asked to fill one for a family or for the elderly.
Every box should contain
  • gloves,scarf or hat
  • sweets or chocolate
  • soap and flannel
  • toothbrush and paste
  • candles and holders
  • a small game.
Apart from these 6 items you are asked to send 5 more gifts from the choices given on the leaflets. Boxes can then be wrapped completely and the contents list displayed on the top of the box. You are also asked to donate £3 per box to cover transport costs and again this has to be selotaped to the outside of the box. Some people prefer to give a donation for transport costs so please do not be put off if you only want to fill a box with presents.
Each box needs a leaflet which can be downloaded here or collected from the Methodist church any Sunday in Oct from 10.15 to 11.15am. Please print the downloaded leaflet double sided and follow the clear instructions.
Boxes must be handed in by Nov.1st. 

Rev Derek Shaw

Sadly the Rev. Derek Shaw died on Wednesday night of October 21st, in the Marie Curie hospice at Solihull. He was our minister from 2009 until 2012 but despite being retired, he continued to serve us by organising Bible Studies, services and supporting events like the coffee mornings and concerts.
​Those who knew him will not forget easily his gentle concern for others.

Prayer list

Please pray for all those in our congregation but especially remember those on our prayer list here.  

You can also join others in this prayer list suggestion relating to Covid situation

Virtual Choir

If you are missing the singing at Church you can visit the web site for the Methodist Church virtual choir. There you can sing along to hymns you know such as “In Christ Alone” , and also learn some new ones

Ring pulls

PictureYou can buy these and other items from their website - all made using ring pulls
Bring us your ring pulls as these are sent to people in the Philippines to be made into jewellery. We have already sent one batch off and have decided to continue to collect ring pulls as they are worth 3p each to the Purple Community Fund. They will send them to the women homeworkers in the Philippines.....so bring your ring pulls from drinks cans only please, to the collecting container which is back in the chapel kitchen.
Find out more about the Purple Community Fund international and to purchase their products on their online show visit their website here here.

Spare Stamps

We collect stamps for the Leprosy Mission. It is hard to believe that a bunch of used stamps can help transform the life of someone affected by leprosy. But the fact is that it can! Over the past 30 years the Leprosy Mission has raised more than £1 million to benefit people affected by leprosy. Find out more here

1820 - 2020 Help us celebrate the Bi-Centenary of Whitacre Chapel

Whitacre Methodist Church was founded and opened in 1820 on a site in Birmingham Road moving to the current building in Station Road which was completed in 1914.
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A few copies of this new book are still available priced £7.99 plus £2.50 UK postage.Softcover with colour and 52 pages of text and BW photographs covering the contribution and history of the Methodist Chapel in Nether Whitacre. Virtually all photographs previously unpublished with new text written especially for this publication. 
Order direct from the church. Online please contact us through the contact section here with your requirements.

Louise's Hair Salon

Louise is operating again but only by appointment. Please ring first and arrange.
Did you know we are perhaps unique in having a hairdressers running from our church. Louise rents our business unit and is open for appointments by ringing 01675 463772 
Open are varied at the moment but are by appointment only.