Freshwater
Upcoming services
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Sunday 16 February, 10:30am
Mike Hackleton – Communion -
Sunday 23 February, 10:30am
Anita Burt – Preaching Service
Minister
Rev John Izzard
Lay Worker
Mike Hackleton
Address
Brookside Rd
Freshwater
PO40 9ER
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We are a friendly, small but growing church in the centre of Freshwater.
'A heartbeat of prayer, worship and service in and for our community.'
We welcome all to join us for worship and to participate in our many and varied activities and meetings. Our modern church and hall were opened in 2014 on the site of the old Wesley Hall after a previous Church in Totland became unusable. Our Methodist tradition encourages members to live out their faith and provides supportive fellowship throughout the week including a mid-weekly time of prayer and praise and Bible study courses throughout the year.
We meet for worship each Sunday morning at 10.30am and encourage a variety of worship styles for all ages. Children of all ages are always welcome and if it is not All Age Worship, they can leave the service after 15 mins to meet for their own session of Sunday Club in the Upper Room.
On the first Sunday of the month, there is an informal café style worship led by our Worship Leaders and we always like to involve others to participate in this worship time. We meet for refreshments at 10am and Cafe Church worship starts at 10.30am and includes a short time of worship followed by small group discussion. This is followed by a shared lunch at 12.30pm to continue discussions.
We are working towards becoming an Eco Church.
We are very involved with the Churches Together in West Wight (CTWW) which is a group of 8 local churches from five denominations and support intergenerational activities working together with children and young people as well as involvement in a Care Home ministry.
Contact Doreen Dace 01983 754946 doreen.dace@googlemail.com or Mike Hackleton, Local Lay Pastor: laypastormike@outlook.com
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There are currently no upcoming events at this church.
To find other events please visit our main events page.
- Bible Study / Home Group
Weekly Prayer & Praise meeting with Bible Study. Every Wednesday evening 7 - 8.30pm in the Upper Room.
Discussions include the Bible Society study of Romans, the Bible course, Methodist Bible Month, MAF courses.
- Community Fellowship
Oasis Drop in Centre every Monday morning from 10am - 11.30am. Time for fellowship, to enjoy fairly traded refreshments, join the jigsaw group or knit and natter, play Scrabble or other board games, read the daily newspaper of generally have a relaxing time. On the first Monday of each moth there is a simple lunch available. Contact Mike, WW Lay Worker or Doreen Dace.
Prayer time - every Wednesday evening 7.00 - 8.30pm. Time for praise, worship and lots of opportunity for prayer and reflection. Contact is Mike Hackleton.
Tuesday and Thursday Toddlers' Groups 10am - 11.30am. Activities for parents and carers to enjoy activities with their children from 0 - 3 years old. Crafts, stories, singing, refreshments.
- Men's Breakfast
Blokes, Banter and Bacon Butties - 3rd Wednesday each month, 10.30am - 12 noon. Group of local men 50+ years old having their own monthly chit chat. Free but donations welcome. Contact is Mike Hackleton, Methodist Circuit Lay Worker.
- Messy Church
Held at FMC on the 1st Friday afternoon of the month 3.30pm - 5.30pm.
Children bring an adult. Lots of fun, games, craft, Bible stories and food.
All welcome.
- Open the Book
West Wight - a group of enthusiasts regularly go into the three local primary schools to share Bible stories through drama and other activities.
- Prayer Group
Prayer time - every Wednesday evening 7.00 - 8.30pm. Time for praise, worship and lots of opportunity for prayer and reflection.
Contact is Mike Hackleton.
- Rock Solid
RS - Held in West Wight Sports and Community Centre (WWSCC) every Tuesday in term time 6.30pm - 8pm for children aged 11 to 14 years of age.
RS 2 - held at WWSCC every Wednesday evening 7 - 8.30pm for young people aged 14 - 18 years of age.
The Pack - meets every Thursday evening at Freshwater Methodist Church from 5.30pm for young people wanting to explore their Christian faith.
- Sunday Clubs
Sunday Club is every Sunday morning. Children and young people are welcome to join us for the first 15 - 20 mins of family worship time then to meet in the upper room for 30 mins for Bible stories and activities
Oasis Drop in Centre - every Monday morning from 10am - 12 noon. Simple lunch on first Monday of the month. Traidcraft stall weekly selling fairly traded goods. Come along and enjoy a game of Scrabble or other board games, help at the jigsaw table, join the knitting group, relax in fellowship with others and enjoy fairly traded coffee, teas and biscuits. All welcome.
Blokes, Banter and Bacon Butties - third Weds of each month from 10.30am - 12.00pm Local men, 50+ having their own monthly chit chat.
Each week on Thursday evenings (6:00 - 7:30pm) there is a chance to keep fit and play table tennis in Wesley Hall.
There are two weekly Parent and Toddlers' Groups for parents/carers and children from 0 - 3 years of age, which meet in term time - one on Tuesdays and the other on Thursdays from 10am - 11.30am. Lots of activities including play time, crafts, story time and singing time.


