: 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. During 2008 the Sunday School premises have been refurbished again – see below.
There is disabled access to the Church and all the Sunday 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 just completed 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, during 2008 there has been there been an upgrading of 2 large halls, one of which already has a stage equipped for dramatic productions. The coffee bar has been altered; there is now disabled access throughout, ample disabled toilets and a lift has been installed. 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.

Christmas services

Sunday 14th December 6.00pm Advent Carol Service led by Rev Stephen Barnett
Sunday 21st December 10.00am Service of Lesson and Carols with music from the Choir and
5.00pm Café Style Worship – informal modern worship for Christmas
Christmas Eve 6.00pm Carols For All
Christmas Day 10.30am Family Worship

Sunday 25th January 2009 at 10.00am
Service of Rededication of the refurbished Sunday School

Preacher: Rev Peter Whittaker – Chairman West Yorkshire Methodist District

Other dates for your diary

Sunday 7th December 10.00am Gift Service
Friday 12th December 12 noon onwards Christmas Shoppers lunch (for tickets contact Mrs Christine Chadwick tel 01484 453890)
Sunday 28th December 6.00pm Circuit Service at Southgate to say farewell to Rev Peter Stoodley our circuit Anglican Authorised Minister – followed by refreshments
2009
Friday 9th January 12 noon onwards Shoppers Lunch
January 16th& 17th Celebration Concert by the Social and Drama Group
Tuesday 27th January 8.00pm Tuesday Group – Speaker Mr Clifford Lees O.B.E
Friday 30th January 7.00pm Whist Drive
Saturday 14th February Line Dance at Shelf Village Hall
Saturday 28th March Spring Craft Fayre

People

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

The Senior Steward is Mrs Jenny Iredale.

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 Colin Lees 01422 374402

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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