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    Dore Methodist Church

     

    High Street, Dore

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     Hello and welcome to the Dore Methodist Church website!

     

     

    As you look through this information you will discover that Dore Methodist Church has much to offer. There are activities happening every day of the week, and the premises situated in the centre of the village provide community space for other activities and groups. 

     

    At Dore Methodist Church our aim is to be:

    A place of Welcome

    A place of Belonging

    A place of Acceptance, Love and Forgiveness

    A place of Community for the community 

     

    It is a place where, together, we are discovering more of God's love and purpose for our lives. We are in partnership with Christ Church and Dore and Totley Christian Fellowship investing in pioneering youth work in the community headed up by Joel Toombs and a team of dedicated volunteers.

     

    You will find Dore Methodist Church a place of WELCOME, BELONGING and BELIEVING, ACCEPTANCE, LOVE, FORGIVENESS and a place of COMMUNITY with a caring people who will help you discover more of God's love, and purpose for your own life.

     

     

     

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     There is a weekly Sunday service at

    10.30 a.m.

    Minister:           Revd Rachel Downs-Lewis

    Pastoral Assistant: Revd David Willie

    Stewards:         Daphne Willie, Mary Burgin, Nigel Thomas, Rosemary Thomas 

     

     

     

     

    150 years of Dore Methodist Church 

    The story of Dore Methodist Church and its people, as told in a commemorative history booklet written by Dr John Dunstan and published by The Dore Village Society in 2011, began not long after the death of John Wesley. A new movement, Primitive Methodism, came into being and took root in Dore when the local Wesleyans had faded away. The 'Prims' built their first little chapel on part of the present site in 1861, and enlarged it in the 1880s. For its first 75 years it catered largely for labouring families. Then the social make-up of Dore began to change and that of the chapel followed suit.

    In the early 1900s it started calling itself a church, but for some it was still a 'chapel' a century later. Meanwhile its numbers have grown and it has seen three more phases of re-building.

    (More information about the book, Chapel Life at Dore, may be found on the Who We Are page of this website.)

     

    Special Events in 2011

    During our sesquicentenary, various special events were arranged to encourage everyone to join the celebrations.

    They included the consecration of a new banner, an exhibition of artefacts and photos, at which everyone was invited to provide the memorablia, including any written memories, a photographic record of the life of the church, an Anniversary Service, a contribution to the Dore Festival programme: 'Dore - Raising the Curtain', a local history talk and a Methodist history talk by John Dunstan, an open event to which Festival visitors were welcome, and a series of special services with guest preachers.

     

    You will find our regular activities on the What We Do page.

    A Victorian Christmas Exhibition was held in the church in December 2011. Click on the What We Do page to see some pictures.

    The well-dressing at Dore village green in July 2011 featured Dore Methodist Church:

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