Our mission is to:

• Nourish our faith through worship, prayer, study and fellowship

• Practice our faith through serving and supporting our community and seeking justice, peace and hope throughout God's world

• Share our faith through the good news of the gospel, helping others to come to a knowledge and love of Jesus

Since November 2004, the Methodist family in Wellington, Telford has been occupying a modern, multi-occupancy building at the heart of the community. The new Wellington Methodist Church and Centre is a spacious suite of premises, which afford the kind of accommodation that will cater for almost every kind of activity, and has a bias towards being a church for all ages and circumstances.

In an era when people expect to find public buildings accessible, warm and welcoming; and in a community that is working to establish itself as a good and lively modern town, the Methodist Church now offers probably the best example of a community-serving building in the area, and the church family want it to be a place where everyone feels they can belong.

Nurture and Fellowship

In a growing church, as well as Sunday worship there is a need to provide opportunity for people of all ages to be nurtured and encouraged in their spiritual lives.

For Adults

• There are weekly meetings of Wesley Guild and Ladies Group.
   
• Weekly House Group meetings for those wishing to share issues of faith in a relaxed, informal setting.
   
• For all ages the Bible reading course ‘Disciple’ is offered and times to suit those wanting further help in thinking through their faith.

More details on Weekly Activities.

For Young People

An integrated part of the church family, these groups help to ensure for young people a right balance between spiritual training and the need to mature in dealing with relationships; team-working; and project-based self-achievement. These well-attended groups are a credit to their leaders and an important part of our mission.

More details on Youth Groups.

Social Engagement

There are lots of things to enjoy at Wellington Methodist Church and Centre. Twice a week there are coffee mornings open to the public (Saturday and Thursday) for shoppers and visitors to the market, health centre, library or whatever… and always there is someone to talk to or offer a prayer for anyone needing to find quiet or help.

The excellent church and hall provides an ideal venue for concerts, organ recitals, plays, etc, and a busy programme is planned throughout the year.

And if they can find a time when there is space – lots of community groups like to use our premises from dancing to conferences for local or business groups.

For more details on room hire please contact Elaine

Social Involvement

It has always been said that Methodism has a ‘social conscience’, and at the Methodist Centre we take this commitment very seriously.

Wellington Methodist Pre-School offers an excellent standard in pre-school learning and play-activities. Highly regarded by Ofsted, our paid staff maintains one of the best provisions of its kind in the community, with support from the church and regular involvement from church members in the management and control of the pre-school. This operates every morning and lunchtime through the academic year.

Minding the Gap is a partnership scheme involving Wellington Methodist Church, the LEA, the Methodist District and two major charities – The Esme Fairburn Trust and the Tudor Trust.

The purpose of the project is to provide one-to-one help for children who have been, or are in danger of being, excluded from school for whatever reason. Throughout the year, one of our rooms becomes an informal and relaxed classroom for up to 4 children at a time. They are taught by an experienced teacher employed on behalf of the church by the LEA, and supported by a team of volunteers from the local churches who have been trained to support the teacher.

By attending the project, these children get special help to get them back into main-stream education, while protecting them from the dangers of being out of school and on the streets. This exciting new project is only weeks old, but already it is being valued as an important expression of care and concern for a small but highly vulnerable section of the community.

AND MORE IS PLANNED

The life of this church has been transformed by the arrival of the new building, and as worship, nurture and fellowship, the youth programme and adult work is changing and adapting to the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, we know that there is a lot more that God wants to do in and through the growing church family here.

There are plans to expand our youth work; increase the number of people involved in study groups; prayer groups, or both; give people opportunity to provide practical support and encouragement to our various projects and activities.

Slowly, as new members and families are joining the church, so the potential to meet and answer the demands of mission and evangelism becomes ever more possible. We are a Methodist Church with an evangelistic heart – a desire to be in the community, but in it in order to extend the Kingdom and reach others with the Love of God.

If you come to Wellington and are anywhere near ‘The Top of the Town’, look us up and come in to meet us.