Anerley Methodist Church – In South London

Sunday morning services are held at 11am . At the moment we are not holding any evening services.

Resources for worship at home can be found by following the link to the Circuit Worship resources on the left of this page.

Requests for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals should be made to the Minister

Anerley is one of nine Churches that make up the Blackheath and Crystal Palace Circuit of the Methodist Church. We are a small but thriving Congregation that works hard to meet the needs of our local Community.

Our premises are well maintained and adaptable and we hope that you will find our friendly welcome as warm and welcoming as the premises themselves. Read More … about About

Corona Virus – Covid-19

There are no longer any Government restrictions on worship or the use of church premises.

We have been pleased to welcome back some of our user groups and to welcome some new groups . For information about individual groups please contact them direct – their contact details can be found on this web site under ‘Regular Activities’.

The Church continues to exercise caution at our services and meetings:

When attending Church you are asked :-

To Not come to church if you have a cough, cold or feel unwell.
To Not come to church if you have recently been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid or you have been asked to isolate.
To Consider whether it is safe for you to attend worship if you are particularly vulnerable.
To Consider if it is safe for you or others for you to attend worship If you have not been double vaccinated and boosted;.
To Use the hand sanitiser provided
Face Covering and Social Distancing is now a matter of personal choice.

Message From our Minister

‘You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus’ (Luke 1:31)

Friends, we have sang the words of the Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ since infancy. But those words actually do not come from Scripture. ‘Silent Night’ was a poem written by an Austrian priest in 1816. The words conjure up a serene picture with the happy couple watching their newborn baby. It’s not likely, however, that there was silence. After an exhausting journey on a donkey, Joseph and the very pregnant Mary didn’t check into the master suite of the Bethlehem Grand Hotel. They begged the use of an animal shelter, complete with the clatter and scents of barnyard animals – anything but silent.

Friends, ask any mother about giving birth. Even with the help of modern pain reducing medicines and sterilised environments, the bravest woman rarely remains silent while giving birth. For Mary, Joseph and Jesus – this was hardly a silent night. ‘Oh, Holy night’; of all the nights in history, this was the most holy. God set in motion His eternal plan to come to earth as the Redeemer of lost people. ‘God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them’(2 Corinthians 5:19).

Jesus came to take on Himself the sins of doomed humanity, so ‘that we might become the righteousness of God in Him’. It does not get any holier than that. ‘All is calm, all is bright’, on that holiest of nights, our spiritual and moral darkness was forever dispelled by Jesus, the light of the World. And our fears as lost sinners were replaced by the peace and joyful assurance that we are His eternally forgiven people.

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FULL OF THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN

Rev. William Davis

Welcome

Thank you for visiting our Web Site We are pleased to welcome you to our Church, here at Anerley, where there’s been a Methodist presence for over 150 years. As a people called Methodists, we strive to be a community where “none is excluded from the circle of God's grace". We do this by replicating the love of God, who first loved us, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by extending a gracious welcome and loving kindness to all who come through our Church doors. So, whether you’re joining us in worship on a Sunday morning, or a user of our building, you are most welcome! I hope you’ll find our website informative and useful but please do not … Read more .... about Welcome

All creation blesses you, O Lord. Exiles offer you worship. Pilgrims hallow your name. Saints adore you. Humanity offers its praise. And we your servants lift our hearts and voices to you in joy and thanksgiving. Amen.

Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

Gracious God,
you are almighty and greater than anything we can imagine,
and yet you are a friend and closer to us than every breath we take.
You are forever generous
and there are no boundaries to your love.
In a world that is forever changing, you remain constant.
Help us to remain firm in you.
As your people, may we seek to build each other up.
May walking together strengthen our pilgrimage,
trusting in Christ?s name, and by the power of the Spirit. Amen.

Paul Davis, Lancashire District Chair

Corona Virus – Covid-19

The Church continues to exercise caution at our services and meetings:

Message From our Minister

From our Minister:

Welcome

Methodist Prayer of the Day

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The Church continues to exercise caution at our services and meetings:

From our Minister:

Methodist Prayer of the Day