: The Elland & Ryburn Circuit 

Southgate

The first Methodist building on this site was a school chapel built in 1891. The present Church building was opened for public worship in June 1915 and was originally called St. Pauls. In 1962 Temperance Street, a nearby Methodist Church, joined with St Pauls. In 1972 Elland Wesley and Middle Dean Street Church in West Vale combined with St Pauls. After two years of all three Churches worshipping at Elland Wesley, in November 1974 we moved back to the St Pauls site, which in the intervening period had been extensively refurbished, and became Southgate Methodist Church.

As a Church we are looking towards the future and we are currently engaged in fund raising activities to enable us to finance redevelopment of our Sunday School building - see below

There is disabled access to the Church and to parts of the Lower Sunday School building. There is also a fully equipped disabled toilet facility.

Southgate - The community and the future

The premises at Southgate are already extensively used by and for the local community. Sponsored by the Church, Boys' and Girls' Brigades and Parents and Tots groups meet weekly; regular Shoppers' lunches are held; there is a Drama Group; Table Tennis teams play in local leagues; and there is a weekly Coffee Morning. Other organisations using the premises regularly are Slimmers' World, Ladies Probus Groups, Goat Club, Blood Donors, and a Yoga group, Surestart, Macmillan Nurses and the local Town Twinning Group. Our Member of Parliament holds a regular surgery and the building is used as a Polling Station.

The Church has an ongoing programme of works to upgrade our large 2 storey ancillary buildings, and already a number of smaller rooms and the toilets have been refurbished. There is a fully equipped disabled toilet and baby changing facilities. The upgrading of our large well equipped kitchen has also just been completed. With a view to encouraging even more community use, we are currently working on a scheme which will see the upgrading of 2 large halls, one of which already has a stage equipped for dramatic productions. The coffee bar will also be altered; disabled access will be provided throughout, and a spacious and welcoming new entrance foyer will be created.
We believe that the scheme will provide an attractive suite of rooms, flexible in use, which will be of great benefit to the people and organisations of Elland.

We look forward as a Church to continuing to serve the town of Elland in to the 21st Century.

People

Our Minister is Rev Andrew Scutt. The Manse is at 1 Savile Road, Elland, HX5 0LA. Tel: 01422 372104. email revaascutt@fish.co.uk

The Senior Steward is Mrs Lisa Crowther.

Organist is Mr Andrew Jacobs, Tel: 01422 362391
Choirmaster is Mr Ray Wilkinson. Tel: 01422 372913

For weddings and christenings (Infant Baptism) contact the Minister.

Chairman of the future group is Mr Keith Iredale tel 01484 311259

There are 148 members

Weekly Programme

Worship and Study

Worship on Sundays at 10 am and 6 pm - contact the Minister

The Zone (formerly Sunday School) (ages 3 to 18) and creche during Sunday Morning Worship at 10am: contact the Secretary, Mr Colin Lees Tel: 01422 374402

Prayer Fellowship - Friday mornings: contact Mrs Betty Riley. Tel: 01422 376022

Friday Fellowship - Friday evenings, meeting in homes: contact Mr Clifford Lees. Tel: 01422 374402

Bible Study Groups - Monday Afternoon and Thursday Evening - contact Mrs Maureen Wragg 01422 373927

Choir Practice - Wednesday evenings - contact either The Choirmaster or Organist (see above).

Serving and Meeting People

Girls Brigade - Monday Nights: contact Mrs Catherine Howe. Tel: 01422 376799

Boys Brigade - Wednesday Nights: contact Mr Andrew Jacobs 01422 362391

Parent and Toddlers' club - Wednesday mornings: contact Mrs Fiona Fox 01422 375924

Ladies Guild - fortnightly on Thursday afternoons: Mrs Sheila Wadsworth on 01422 371680

Tuesday Group (ladies) - monthly on Tuesday evenings: Mrs Jean Stabler. Tel: 01422 372634

Nomads (mixed group for those around 30 - 50) - monthly on Sunday evenings: Mrs Kathryn Wilkinson. Tel: 01422 375924

Table Tennis - social table tennis on Tuesday afternoons: Mr Derek Hagreen Tel: 01422 373866

Friday Coffee Mornings - Weekly 10.00am to 12noon

Friday lunches - monthly: Mrs Christine Chadwick Tel: 01422 453890

Rambling - as announced: Mr Philip Wilkinson Tel: 01422 375924

There is also an active Social committee which, among other events, organises a popular annual pantomime in November and a play production in May.

Southgate Church Office: 01422 374562

Christian and Community Involvement

Churches Together, Citizens Advice Bureau, NCH, Methodist Homes; Barnardo's Cornerstone Project, Coronation Street, Elland; Sure Start Elland; The Wesley Centre, Eastgate, Elland.

Bookable Facilities

Many community organisations use our facilities, e.g. Probus, Asian Women's Group.
For enquiries about booking - Mr Michael Bailey - 01422 372910

Where we are

Here is a map of Elland. Southgate is on the roundabout at the corner of Southgate and Catherine Street.
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