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The Network is recognised by the Methodist Church and has a Constitution.

About the Network
Belonging to the Network Membership is open to churches, projects, groups and individuals working in town and city centres
  • that have aims consistent with the aims of the Network
  • are interested in helping the Network to achieve its aims
  • are willing to abide by the rules of the Network and
  • who either have been entered on the connexional City Centre List list* or who pay a subscription
In addition to those who are members there will be a category of association consisting of those who shall be known as Network associates who have the same aims. The details of Network associates will be included in the Network directory.

*City Centre List This list (sometimes called the 'official list') is specified in Standing Order 440 of the Consitution, Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. Methodist Churches and Projects are entered on this list by a decision of the Synod of the District to which the church or project belongs. Membership of the Network automatically follows from being added to the City Centre List. A subscription will be requested from such members.

The Aims of the Network
  • Advocacy in promoting, presenting and developing the role of city/town centre ministry.
  • The continuing training and mutual support of those engaged in this ministry.
  • The discernment, encouragement and management of good practice in city/town centre ministry.
The Network provides
  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and resources.
  • A meeting twice a year that gives opportunity for updates and the sharing of experience.
  • A conference every two years.
  • The opportunity to collaborate with experienced practitioners.
  • Structure and support to aid in reviews.
Coordinating Group
  • Acting Coordinator: The Revd Martin Turner (Methodist Central Hall, Westminster)
  • Secretary: The Revd Luke Smith (Hull Central Mission)
  • Treasurer: Revd Mark Pengelly (The Crossing, Worksop)
  • Communications: Mr Ken Tait (Leeds Mission)
  • The Revd Jocelyn Bennett (Tiviot Dale, Stockport)
  • The Revd Jill Marsh (Bishop Street, Leicester)
  • The Revd Paul Smith (Plymouth Central Hall)
  • The Revd Peter Willis (Nottingham Central Mission)

Churches and Projects

For some churches and projects listed there is no Main Contact information. This is usually a result of stationing changes. If your church or project is one of these, or if the information given is incorrect in any way, please contact the web editor.

A small number of the links appear to refer to sites which no longer exist. The web editor would be pleased to receive the up-to-date addresses for these churches and projects. Please check that the link for your church or project is correct.

Those churches or projects on the City Centre List have an asterisk(*) against their circuit numbers in the following table.
Town or city Name Circuit Main contact
Aberdeen Crown Terrace (website) 31/10 The Revd Kenneth Morgan
Ashton-under-Lyne Town Centre Ministry 19/23 The Revd Robert Davies
Bangor St John's 2/3 The Revd Alf Williams
Birkenhead Charing Cross (website) 18/9* The Revd Blair Kirkby
Birmingham Birmingham Chinese Church 5/7 The Revd Goh Peng Beh
Birmingham City Centre Project/Methodist Central Mission 5/1* Beverley Francis
Blackburn Methodist Church Blackburn Circuit 21/2 The Revd Yvonne J Pearson
Blackburn Wesley Hall 21/2* The Revd Albert Gayle
Blackpool New Central & North Shore (website) 21/12* The Revd Beverley Ramsden
Bolton Victoria Hall (website) 6/2* The Revd Mark Street
Bradford Touchstone Centre (website) 27/33* The Revd Barbara Glasson
Brighton Dorset Gardens (website) 36/12* The Revd Lin Francis
Bristol Bristol Methodist Centre 7/2* Ian Webb
Bromley Bromley (website) 35/42 The Revd Karen George
Burnley Central 21/1 The Revd Phil Clarke
Burton-on-Trent Trinity George Street (website) 22/16 The Revd Julia Pellett
Cambridge Wesley (website) 14/26 The Revd Dr Tim Macquiban
Canterbury St Peter's (website) 36/27* The Revd Geoffrey Boxer
Cardiff Wales Synod 2 2/- The Revd Dr Stephen Wigley
Carlisle Methodists@Tithebarn 9/1 The Revd David E Hasson
Chelmsford Trinity (website) 34/9 The Revd Vivienne Gasteen
Chester The Wesley Church Centre (website) 11/1 The Revd Claire Heald
Chichester Christ Church (website) 36/8 The Revd George Gibson
Colchester Castle (website) 34/6 The Revd Catherine M Bowstead
Coventry Central Hall (website) 5/10* The Revd D Paul Wood
Darlington Bondgate (website) 13/1 The Revd Isobel Akers
Derby Queen's Hall (website) 22/6* The Revd Paula Hunt
Dewsbury Central 16/10 The Revd Michael Stopford
Dolgellau Dolgellau Methodist Church (website) 1/1 The Revd Patrick Slattery
Doncaster Priory Place (website) 25/14 The Revd Stephen J Clark
Dover Beacon Church & Christian Centre (website) 36/30 The Revd Bruce Allinson
Dronfield Brunswick 25/3 David Burton
Dudley Central (website) 28/13 The Revd Joseph Gomez
Dundee Dundee (website) 31/11 The Revd Mary M Patterson
Durham Elvet (website) 13/11* The Revd Shaun Swithenbank
Durham North Road (website) 13/11* The Revds Andrew & Julie Lunn
Edinburgh Granton (website) 31/1 The Revd Andrew Letby
Edinburgh St Andrews and St Georges West (website) Mr Joe Doody
Edinburgh The City of Edinburgh Methodist Church (website) 31/1* The Revd Andrew Letby
Exeter Mint (website) 24/4* The Revd Andrew W Sails
Glasgow Woodlands (website) 31/2
Gloucester St John's Northgate 7/7*
Gravesend Gravesend (website) 36/21 The Revd Kwabena Obuo-Dadzie
Halifax Ebenezer (website) 27/34 The Revd Judith M Satchell
Halifax Salem (website) 27/34 The Revd Judith M Satchell
Harrogate Wesley (website) 16/13 The Revd Trevor Dixon
Harrow Trinity (website) 35/36 The Revd David Varcoe
Hereford St John's (website) 5/24 The Revd David T Meachem
High Wycombe Wesley Methodist Church 23/27 Deacon Ruth Richey
Huddersfield Huddersfield Mission (website) 27/2* The Revd Stephen Day
Huddersfield Huddersfield Town Centre Chaplaincy 27/2 Deacon Gill Atkinson-Heck
Hull Central Hall (website) 29/5* The Revd Luke Smith
Hull Holderness Road (website) 29/4 Deacon Peter Ogle
Ipswich Museum Street (website) 14/2 The Revd Margaret E Heim
Lancaster Lancaster Methodist Church (website) 21/17* Professor Peter Brophy
Leeds Leeds Methodist Mission (Oxford Place) (website) 16/1* The Revd Dr Adrian Burdon
Leicester Bishop Street (website) 23/7* The Revd Jill Marsh
Lincoln Bailgate (website) 17/2 The Revd Mark Stennet
Lincoln Central 17/3* The Revd Christine Jewitt
Liverpool City Centre 18/4* The Revd Ian J K Hu
Llandudno St John's Church 2/12* The Revd Mike Long
London Bermondsey Central Hall (South London Mission) 35/7 The Revd Dr Janet Corlett
London Chelsea (website) 35/4* The Revd Michael Sawyer
London Ealing Green (website) 35/24 The Revd Dr Jen Smith
London Fulham Broadway 35/15* The Revd Rachel Bending
London Palmers Green (Trinity-at-Bowes) (website) 35/18 The Revd Mark Davenport
London Tower Hamlets (website) 35/9 The Revd Peter Powers
London Victoria 35/4 The Revd Michael Sawyer
London Wesley's Chapel (website) 35/1 The Revd Dr Leslie J Griffiths
London West London Mission (website) 35/2* The Revd Sue Keegan Von Allmen
London Westminster Central Hall (website) 35/3* The Revd Martin H Turner
Loughborough Trinity 23/10 The Revd E Adam Wells
Maidstone Tonbridge Road (website) 36/23 The Revd Gary Watt
Maidstone Union Street (website) 36/23 The Revd Chris Esgate
Manchester Nexus 19/1* The Revd Alistair Lowe
Manchester The Methodist Centre (website) 19/1* The Revd Margaret Mwailu
Mansfield Bridge Street (website) 22/23 The Revd Bob Jones
Middlesbrough Linthorpe Road (website) 13/2* The Revd Martin Ramsden
Milton Keynes Christ the Cornerstone (LEP) (website) 23/26 The Revd Brenda Mosedale
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Brunswick 20/1* The Revd Eden J Fletcher
Northampton Queensgrove (website) 23/13 The Revd Philip Taylor
Norwich Chapel Field Road (website) 14/1* The Revd John Fenn
Nottingham Life at the Centre (website) 22/5* The Revd Peter Willis
Oldham The Salt Cellar 19/11* The Revd Pete Moorhouse
Oxford Wesley Memorial (website) 23/1 The Revd Dr Martin Wellings
Paisley Central Hall 31/5 The Revd Lilly Twist
Perth Perth (website) 31/11 The Revd Benson Chongo
Peterborough Westgate 23/21 The Revd Kerry W Tankard
Plymouth Central Hall (website) 24/2* The Revd D Paul C Smith
Poole High Street 26/19 The Revd Fraser A Smith
Preston Central (Lune Street) (website) 21/11* The Revd Sue Griffiths
Reading Wesley Queens Road (website) 26/13 The Revd David Shaw
Rochdale St Andrew's 6/4 Jan Hicks
Rotherham Eastwood Mission (website) 25/17 The Revd Peter Edwards
Rotherham Talbot Lane (website) 25/17* The Revd Sean C C Adair
Salford Emmanuel (website) 19/3* The Revd Ken Stokes
Salisbury Salisbury (website) 26/23 The Revd Malcolm D Hickox
Sheffield Victoria Hall (website) 25/2* The Revd Noel G Irwin
Sheffield Wesley Hall Methodist Church (website) 25/1 The Revd John Simms
Southwick Cornerstone 36/9 The Revd Julian C Albrow
St Albans Marlborough Road (website) 34/13 The Revd David Dickinson
Stafford Rowley Street 28/9 The Revd Jeffrey A Reynolds
Stafford Trinity 28/9 The Revd Timothy J Lowe
Stamford Trinity Methodist Church, Barn Hill (website) 23/22 The Revd Andy Fyall
Stockport Tiviot Dale 19/13 The Revd Jocelyn Bennett
Stoke-on-Trent Longton Central Hall 11/20* The Revd Anthony R Tagg
Stoke-on-Trent Swan Bank (website) 11/18* The Revd Ashley Cooper
Swansea Brunswick 2/24 The Revd Alfred J Austin
Swindon Central Church (website) 7/24 The Revd Mark Barrett
Tamworth Central 5/9* The Revd Henry Lewis
Taunton Temple (website) 24/15 The Revd Bruce D Thompson
Torquay Central (website) 24/8 The Revd Glyn Millington
Walsall Central Hall (website) 28/4* The Revd T John Davies
Warrington Methodist Mission 18/15* The Revd Jacqueline Bellfield
Warrington Warrington Borough Ministry (website) 18/15* The Revd Stephen Kingsnorth
Weston-super-Mare Victoria 7/17 The Revd Carol Gill
Wigan Queen's Hall (website) 6/5* The Revd Stephen Dunn
Winchester Winchester (website) 26/7 The Revd G Howard Mellor
Wolverhampton Darlington Street 28/1* The Revd David Lavender
Worcester St Andrew's (website) 5/16 The Revd Anne Smith
Worksop The Crossing Church and Centre (website) 25/20* The Revd Mark Pengelly
Wrexham Regent Street (website) 1/1
York Central (website) 29/2* The Revd Chris Humble
York Trinity 29/1 The Revd David A Godfrey
Reviews

In accordance with SO 440 of the Constitution, Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD) every church, circuit or project on the City Centre List is reviewed at five-yearly intervals.

SO 440 (5)

Every five years the Synod shall carry out a review of the mission and ministry of each church, Circuit or project designated under clause (1), in collaboration with the responsible Church Council or Circuit Meeting (in the case of a church or circuit) or management committee (in the case of a project).

Churches and projects that are on the City Centre List are marked with an asterisk(*) against the circuit number.

Churches, circuits and projects that have been reviewed
  • Leicester – Bishop Street (2009)
  • Blackpool – North Shore (Spring 2010)
  • Worksop – The Crossing (Summer 2010)
  • Hull – Central Mission (Winter 2010)
  • Harrogate – Wesley (Spring 2011)
  • Huddersfield (Summer 2011)
  • Leeds – Leeds Mission – Oxford Place (Autumn 2011)
The Network provides some resources to help with reviews. It will also offer someone to act as an aide to the reviewing group.
Other useful contacts Role
The Revd Joanne Cox Connexional Team officer for evangelism in contemporary culture
Ian Serjeant Manchester Property Office
Erica Dunmow (until recently Urban Mission Development Advisor) Urban Mission Development Project – working to support urban mission across all Christian traditions and denominations across the UK, jointly funded by the Methodist Church and ECUM (Evangelical Coalition for Urban Mission)
Revd Dr Mark Wakelin Secretary for Internal Relationships (Connexional Team)
Ms Angela Connelly Methodist Central Halls (Postgraduate Research, Manchester School of Architecture, University of Manchester.)

Notes

  1. The appearance of a church or project in this list only indicates that someone involved has indicated that they have an interest in the Methodist City Centre Network. Where it is known that a church or project has been 'approved' in accordance with current procedures (SO 440) an asterisk (*) appears against its circuit reference.
  2. Where the circuit number is given as 0 (for example, 23/0) this indicates that the project is a District Project.

Making contact

To minimise unsolicited mail ('spam') e-mail addresses are not provided here. If you wish to contact anyone in this list and cannot find their contact information in the Methodist Directory then please e-mail the web editor who will be pleased to forward your message using the e-mail address in the Network database.

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11 January 2012