Coulsdon Methodist Church
Address: 83 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2BE
Coulsdon Methodist Church is the main Methodist Church serving the centre of Coulsdon. It is just north of and on the edge of the main commercial centre of Coulsdon.
Another Methodist Church - Whitethorn Avenue - operates in another part of Coulsdon, between the Clockhouse estate (which is in the borough of Sutton) and Woodmansterne station.
Senior Steward: Mrs Maureen Cebreiro
The Church is open for worship and many activities; please see "What's on When" page, and "Groups using the premises" page.
The mission of Coulsdon Methodist Church is to:
- Serve God
- Serve the people of the neighbourhood
- Be a vibrant, open, broadly based Christian community, caring for all ages and meeting together for worship, fellowship and learning
- Encourage others to explore the Christian faith based on the message and person of Jesus
The Church celebrated its centenary in 2011 - and has a very imposing building built in 1911. Various other premises have been added over the years to create an impressive suite of rooms. The interior of the Church itself has been transformed in recent years - and now offers a flexible space for worship and other activities.
The main act of Worship takes place on Sunday morning at 10.00am. The congregation appreciate and are offered range of worship styles. For details of who is preaching, please see the worship page. A small Junior Church / Creche or some activity for children and young people is available during this service - so children are very welcome.
Holy Communion is celebrated one Sunday morning each month (usually on the first Sunday).
Toddlers' Group meets each Wednesday during term time from about 9.15am intil 11.15am
The church is also open every Thursday from 11.00am giving an opportunity for people, both members and from outside the church, to drop in for friendly chat and share in the prayer time at 11.45am.
The extensive premises are used by many community groups. A new page - Groups using the Premises - has been added to this web-site. Please take a look to see if there is anything of interest. Contact details are included for each group.
The Church offers services for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals. In the case of the last the Minister may take services at local crematoria and burial sites, as well as in Church. Baptisms are conducted during the worship of the church on Sunday mornings. Weddings are usually on Saturdays and are now available for both male-female and same-sex marriages.
A Facebook page for the church is now available at @coulsdonmethodist, which is also accessible via the Facebook tab on this site.
Members are actively involved in Churches Together in Coulsdon and local social action groups. They are keen to work with other churches in the area.)
